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Microfinance can help home businesses recover from calamity in developing countries
February 18, 2016
Research by Elon University senior Michael Keenan finds that household businesses in Indonesia are more likely to cope with natural disasters and disease when they have access to banks that provide savings and loans.
Strategic communications major recognized by PRWeek
February 16, 2016
Hattie Hoskins ’16, agency director for Live Oak Communications, was one of five national finalists for the PR magazine’s student of the year contest.
Spring Organization Fair showcases dozens of campus student groups
February 12, 2016
With new class schedules for a new semester, many Elon University students discovered additional opportunities for campus involvement in a Thursday evening event sponsored by the Office of Student Activities.
Sigma Phi Epsilon honored for member development
February 11, 2016
North Carolina’s Mu chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon received the Donald C. McCleary Excellence in Member Development Award this month in Atlanta at the national fraternity’s annual Carlson Leadership Academy.
Forging identities through hip hop
February 7, 2016
As Miles Williams ’15 co-captained the Elon Phoenix football team over the past year, he was also conducting undergraduate research just a few miles away on the way hip hop music might help African-American children develop self-confidence and a sense of self.
Leadership Fellows journey to Deep South to learn civil rights history
February 4, 2016
Visits to Birmingham, Selma and Atlanta culminated with Elon students meeting Martin Luther King III, the oldest son of the slain civil rights leader, and King III's wife, Arndrea Waters King.
Ann Bullock named dean of Elon's School of Education
February 2, 2016
The associate professor of education from East Carolina University will oversee an Elon school with 22 full-time faculty members and five full-time faculty members from Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences, who work with teacher education programs.
Special College Coffee to honor Elon trailblazers – Feb. 23
February 2, 2016
Glenda Phillips Hightower, the first African-American to enroll as a full-time Elon student, and Eugene Perry '69, the first African-American to receive an Elon degree, will have formal portraits unveiled during a McKinnon Hall event.
Elon senior teaches piano 15 seconds at a time
January 31, 2016
Honors Fellow Addison Horner created the account @thehashtagmusician to provide musical "micro lessons" to budding pianists, and he's sharing his undergraduate research findings this spring at several conferences.
Black History Month programs at Elon
January 30, 2016
More than a dozen events in February will honor African-American contributions to the campus and the world as Elon University celebrates Black History Month.