Cultural Programs

Among those visiting Elon next year are former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, advocate for equality and civil rights Anita Hill, and leaders in the legal field Alan Dershowitz and Loretta Lynch.

Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and famed civil liberties attorney Alan Dershowitz will visit Elon Law in the next academic year as part of the Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series presented by the Joseph M. Bryan Foundation.

A staff writer at The New Yorker, Lepore talked about the importance of facts and its modern challenges as she delivered the James P. Elder Lecture on April 11 in Whitley Auditorium.

Duckworth, a University of Pennsylvania professor, co-founder of the Character Lab and 2013 MacArthur Fellow headlined Elon's annual Spring Convocation on April 5. She's the best-selling author of "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance."

The Office of Cultural and Special Programs is communicating the following information to seniors, President's List and Dean's List honorees planning to process at Spring Convocation at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 5.

With input from senior class officers, President-elect Connie Ledoux Book has selected Elon’s eighth president to address the Class of 2018 at the 128th undergraduate Commencement exercises on May 19.

Elon's Lyceum Series presents a duo recital (piano and cello) by faculty artists from the Lamont School of Music in Denver, at 7:30 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium. 

The best-selling author and social justice advocate delivered the lecture as part of Elon's events this month celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author visits Elon University for a day of student interactions hosted by the Liberal Arts Forum. His 7:30 p.m. lecture will be in Whitley Auditorium.

The prominent author and expert in the fields of autism and animal welfare will visit campus on Tuesday, Feb. 27 with a 7:30 p.m. lecture in McCrary Theatre titled "Developing Individuals Who Have Different Kinds of Minds."