News Releases

Haley, the former governor of South Carolina who served nearly two years as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is the first speaker in Elon University's 2019-20 Speaker Series. 

Ashley Jay Elizabeth Poling L'13 was sworn in last month as a commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission, an independent agency that provides regulatory oversight over the United States Postal Service.

Francine Boissonneault brings to the new boutique hotel and event space more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry.

Shuman will join Elon as associate vice president for human resources and chief human resources officer.

A section of East Haggard Avenue that runs through campus will be closed for move-in traffic only from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23. Read this note for a link to the Move-In Day map.

Chunco, associate professor of environmental studies, will spend the next two years as the Japheth E. Rawls professor for Undergraduate Research in Science.

Faculty and staff attended two presentations by retired North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Eric Tellefsen about preparing for an active shooter situation.

Elon University President Connie Ledoux Book shared details of the university’s draft strategic plan during her address to faculty and staff for Elon’s 130th-annual opening of the school year. Book described a number of initiatives where Elon will lead on the landscape of American higher education.

The student-run agency’s multiplatform awards span eight contest categories, highlighting work created for five real-world clients during the 2018-19 school year.

The financial news publication noted Elon's approach to experiential learning and emphasis on global education in naming the university one of the top-100 private institutions in the country.