Owen Covington

Sponsored by the North Carolina Open Government Coalition, Sunshine Day celebrates openness and transparency in North Carolina government. 

Jeff Carpenter, associate professor of education and director of the Teaching Fellows program, was one of eight Elon faculty members featured this year in "Passionately Curious," the annual Elon University President's Report. 

The Key Reporter, the publication featuring news about the national academic honor society, highlights House's work to secure a Phi Beta Kappa chapter at Elon.

The article notes Elon's leading role in transforming the traditional transcript and the challenges institutions face in trying to capture the full range of experiences students have. 

His research focused on clean air laws, jobs and the Great Recession in Pennsylvania. 

Williams, an Elon parent, will visit Elon Feb. 22 to discuss his role at Apple.

The Department of Religious Studies faculty will collaborate with colleagues from the University of St. Thomas and Augsburg University on the $7,500 Wabash Center grant.

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where the shooting left 17 dead, played a role in Thursday's events, which focused on remembering those who died and pushing for an end to gun violence.

Nine Elon alumni are now studying, teaching or researching in Finland, Germany, India, Spain and the United Kingdom through the prestigious fellowship.