Academics & Research

The Elon Freedom Scholars is one of several university college access programs, launched in 2022. This summer, the second cohort of the program celebrated their civic engagement research and initiatives at their annual Symposium, inspired to find their purpose and better their communities.

The 12-day residential journalism workshop supports rising high school seniors interested in pursuing careers in journalism and communications.

Through practical strategies emphasizing recognition of humanity, collaborative learning and advocacy for unique needs, Nermin Vehabovic and Cherrel Miller Dyce offer guidance to educators on creating supportive spaces for individuals from refugee backgrounds in their recent paper published in Midwest Journal of Education.

During the spring semester, strategic communications majors created communications campaigns to raise awareness of the university’s new Imagining the Digital Future Center.

Carly Davenport '16, a former Business Fellow from Elon University's Love School of Business, has been named a rising star in equity research by Business Insider.

The newspaper of Elon News Network was recognized as part of the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence contest.

Seven students began the Elon in Charlotte summer program this May, a professional launching pad and way for students to explore a new city before moving after graduation.

All 17 sports at Elon have multi-year APR rates of 980 or above. The APR is a real-time measure of eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes competing on every NCAA Division I athletics team.

Across multiple studies, Assistant Professor of Psychology Adi Wiezel and collaborators at Arizona State University found that people still stereotype leaders as dominant males but prefer female leaders and those who rise to power through expertise.

The cinema and television arts major recently won a film contest celebrating the stories of African Americans and the positive impact they have made in Guilford County communities.