Eric Townsend

President Leo M. Lambert joined with faculty and Residence Life staff on Tuesday evening to set the tone and hopes for student life in the university’s newest residential complex.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, Junot Díaz shared with an Elon University audience on Tuesday his approach to writing, his concerns about the way minorities are marginalized in the United States - and how he thinks American youth can change the world.

Associate Professor Naeemah Clark writes in a newspaper guest column about the lack of minority female role models on television who can be a positive influence for all girls of color.

Elon University students, faculty and staff visited the center on the first floor of Belk Library to learn more about support and services available to the campus community.

The 5:30 p.m. program on Wednesday is sponsored by four academic programs: Peace and Conflict Studies, International Studies, Political Science and Policy Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies.

Registration is still open to join faculty and students from around the world in Raleigh, N.C., for an October conference organized by the university's Center for Engaged Learning.

A new location, a live band and big crowds marked the Sept. 7 debut of Elon's new tailgating experience on Bank of America Drive.

A reception from 4:30-6 p.m. will showcase services and opportunities for students, faculty and staff to improve writing as part of the university's Writing Excellence Initiative. Ice cream and fruit will be served.

Company and university leaders cut the ribbon Wednesday morning on a new dining option that represents the first of its kind for the popular North Carolina-based restaurant.

A ribbon cutting in Lakeside Dining Hall for the legendary North Carolina restaurant chain takes place Wednesday at 11 a.m. with remarks by university and Biscuitville leaders, and the announcement of winners from a student contest.