‘Effective, selfless leader’ receives Elon Law’s top award for graduates

published Dec 16, 2022

Emmanuel Agyemang-Dua was honored at Commencement for the Class of 2022 with the David Gergen Award for Leadership & Professionalism in recognition of an unwavering commitment to serving his colleagues, his law school, and the community.

Donning of the Kente ceremony celebrates Elon’s 2022 law, health science graduates

published Dec 12, 2022

The annual ceremony recognizes the achievements of Elon's graduating students who recognize their African roots.

Elon Law honors student excellence in the Class of 2022

published Dec 12, 2022

Graduates were recognized in two separate awards programs and at Commencement with school and professional honors for advocacy, academic excellence, and excellence in service.

NCBA president-elect to 2022 Elon Law grads: ‘The time to sow seeds and connect with others is now’

published Dec 10, 2022

Elon Law conferred degrees on 127 graduates during Friday's School of Law Commencement, which featured an address by Patti Ramseur, president-elect of the North Carolina Bar Association.

NCBA president-elect to deliver Elon Law Commencement address

published Nov 28, 2022

Attorney Patti Ramseur of Ramseur Maultsby LLP in Greensboro will highlight a December ceremony on Elon University's main campus for graduates in Elon Law's Class of 2022.

Gergen Award winner ‘understands what it means to uphold justice’

published Dec 16, 2021

Mike Davis saw many ways to help his classmates thrive during their legal studies. His passion for bettering the community earned him Elon University School of Law’s top student honor at Commencement for embodying the highest levels of selfless leadership and service.

Kente ceremony honors cultures of law & health sciences grads

published Dec 13, 2021

Elon University’s School of Law and School of Health Sciences celebrated the pride and heritage of students who recognize their African roots in a Commencement eve program filled with laughs, cheers, and many boxes of tissues for the tears of joy of both graduates and their guests.

ABA president-elect to Elon Law graduates: ‘Say yes to service’

published Dec 11, 2021

In her Commencement address to the Class of 2021, attorney Deborah Enix-Ross of the American Bar Association emphasized how "our justice system does not function properly when vulnerable people who are poor are forced to appear in court without a lawyer."

Elon Law honors student excellence in the Class of 2021

published Dec 09, 2021

Graduates were recognized in a virtual program with school and professional honors for advocacy, academic excellence, and excellence in service.

ABA president-elect to deliver Elon Law Commencement address

published Oct 28, 2021

Deborah Enix-Ross, a senior adviser to the International Dispute Resolution Group of Debevoise & Plimpton in New York City, will offer reflections and wisdom in December when Elon Law graduates the Class of 2021.

Gergen Award recipient ‘fights for what is right’

published Dec 16, 2020

Julianna Kober’s efforts to help digitize hundreds of pre-Civil War bills of sale of people enslaved in Greensboro, North Carolina, and nearby communities earned her Elon University School of Law’s top honor for embodying the highest levels of selfless leadership and service.

Elon Law class gift honors the memory of former dean

published Dec 15, 2020

Led by a matching gift from an anonymous donor, Elon Law’s Class of 2020 expanded a student emergency fund and sponsored a memorial that will celebrate the legacy of Dean Emeritus George R. Johnson, Jr.

Kente ceremony at Elon Law honors history and achievement

published Dec 15, 2020

Elon Law’s Donning of the Kente ceremony on the eve of Commencement for the Class of 2020 was the first to be hosted in a virtual format as graduates active in the Black Law Students Association and their families celebrated the significance of their achievement.

Federal judge to law grads: ‘Always believe in justice’

published Dec 13, 2020

Elon Law conferred degrees Saturday on 122 graduates who celebrated the end of their legal education with an online ceremony streamed from Alumni Gym and featuring an address by Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Virtual ceremony honors Elon Law student excellence

published Dec 11, 2020

Graduates in Elon Law’s Class of 2020 were recognized in an online program with school and professional honors for advocacy, legal writing and research, academic excellence, and excellence in service.

Fourth Circuit chief judge to deliver Elon Law Commencement address

published Nov 19, 2020

The parent of a 2016 alumna of Elon University, Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will deliver remarks to graduates in the Class of 2020 in a December online ceremony.

Gergen Award winner praised for integrity and authenticity

published Dec 18, 2019

Anna Kathryn Barnes received Elon University School of Law’s top honor for new graduates when she was named recipient of the David Gergen Award for Leadership & Professionalism at Commencement for the Class of 2019.

Elon Law ceremony honors academic success and leadership

published Dec 16, 2019

Graduates in Elon Law’s Class of 2019 were recognized Friday with school and professional honors for advocacy, legal writing and research, academic excellence, and excellence in service.

N.C.’s top jurist to Elon Law grads: ‘Transform our legal system’

published Dec 15, 2019

Elon University School of Law conferred 107 degrees in a Commencement ceremony on Saturday that featured an address by Chief Justice Cheri L. Beasley of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, who tasked the Class of 2019 with using the knowledge bestowed by a legal education to expand access to the justice system.

Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, the first African-American woman to lead the Supreme Court of North Carolina, will share her wisdom at December's graduation ceremony for the Elon Law Class of 2019.

Encouraged to “be brave for who you will become,” African-American students in Elon Law’s Class of 2018 were celebrated by family, friends, faculty and staff in a kente-donning program preceding Commencement.

'Helpful mentor and friend' honored with top Elon Law award

published Dec 18, 2018

The David Gergen Award for Leadership & Professionalism, bestowed each year at Elon University School of Law’s Commencement, recognizes one student in the graduating class who embodies the highest levels of selfless leadership and service.

Graduates in Elon Law’s Class of 2018 were recognized with school and professional honors for advocacy, legal writing and research, academic excellence, and excellence in service.

'Carry on Elon's tradition of service'

published Dec 15, 2018

Elon University School of Law conferred 102 degrees in a Commencement ceremony that featured an address by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, who reminded graduates of their duty to seek justice and to protect the rule of law in troubling times.

N.C. Attorney General to deliver Elon Law Commencement address

published Dec 14, 2018

Josh Stein, the state of North Carolina's top attorney, will address graduates in the Class of 2018 in a December 15 program inside Elon University's Alumni Gym.