Political Science and Public Policy

Seventy-four percent of state residents would approve of legislation requiring voters to show photo identification before voting.

Many respondents also said they believe solar and wind power should be relied on more to meet the nation's future energy needs.

Thirty-eight percent of N.C. residents support marriage rights for same-sex couples; 29 percent oppose any legal recognition.

Views on same-sex marriage, the GOP presidential candidates and North Carolina's gubernatorial candidates were also measured in the latest poll.

Professors will research freedom of the press, social media, media images and the way stories of public assistance are communicated.

Women support the president in greater numbers than men, and movement was seen in public attitudes about Obama's handling of the economy.

The former editor of the News & Record in Greensboro will serve as director of communications. Follow the poll on Twitter: @elonpoll

The group faces prison should members return to their home nation and they now dedicate their lives to speaking for their oppressed countrymen.

Robin Wright, a regular contributor for organizations such as the BBC and CNN, visited Elon this week with firsthand accounts of the Arab Spring.