CREDE - Center for Race, Ethnicity & Diversity Education

Ten freshmen were welcomed into the Odyssey Program at a Sept. 3 luncheon for recipients of five university scholarships that provide academic and social support for talented students whose access to an Elon education would otherwise be limited.

L'Tanya Richmond, a 1987 Elon graduate and former director of Elon's Multicultural Center, was awarded the Elon Medallion on Saturday, April 25, at the university's annual Phillips-Perry Black Excellence Awards ceremony .

He grew up in a slowly dying Midwestern city where few of his school classmates ever dreamed of overcoming the challenges of living in an impoverished community. Leon Williams, however, did, and he has dedicated his career to helping others achieve their goals.

From the level of interest that many African-American male students show toward schooling, to a lack of adequate role models in high schools, leading voices from North Carolina historically black colleges and universities gathered Feb. 26 at Elon University for a panel discussion on how to address issues affecting minority participation in higher education.