News Releases

Elon University is among 45 colleges and universities from across the United States chosen to form a national coalition called the Bringing Theory to Practice Project (BTtoP), dedicated to the advancement of a liberal education.

Bestselling author Jonathan Alter, a nationally recognized columnist for Newsweek and a contributing correspondent to NBC News, comes to Elon University on Sept. 29 to talk about politics, the media and the upcoming presidential campaign. In addition to his evening lecture, the public is invited to a question-and-answer opportunity at 4 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium.

More than half of North Carolina residents have a favorable view of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, whose marks are much higher than those of Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama, according to the latest Elon University Poll.

A majority of North Carolinians support offshore oil drilling initiatives, and nearly four out of five respondents in the latest Elon University Poll believe that supplies should be available exclusively to people living in the United States – not sold to nations overseas.

Critical thinking is not just private pondering, mental gymnastics, or a bland set of teachable skills - it’s an activity that real people do together in community, according to Martin Fowler, an Elon University lecturer whose first book “The Ethical Practice of Critical Thinking” examines the concept.

Award-winning author and public education reform advocate Jonathan Kozol visits Elon University on Sept. 23 for its 2008-09 Common Reading Lecture to share with college students the joys of serving impoverished children.

CNN senior analyst Jeffrey Toobin visits downtown Greensboro on Sept. 22 to discuss his latest bestselling book on the Supreme Court as part of the Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series.

James A. “Jay” Hendrickson has been elected to the Elon University board of trustees.

Elon University earns a top national ranking in a new feature included in the 2009 U.S. News & World Report “America’s Best Colleges” guide. The magazine named Elon the top "School to Watch" in a listing of colleges and universities that have made “striking improvements or innovations – schools everyone should be watching.”