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Buzz Aldrin, the second man to ever walk on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission, visits campus Sept. 28 to talk with grandparents of current Elon students about his experiences during the historic lunar landing. Details…

Former presidential adviser David Gergen discussed the qualities of good leadership and the positive impact a woman or minority could have on the country as president during the first Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series program, held Thursday, Sept. 27 at Elon University School of Law in Greensboro. Details...

The Leadership Lecture Series at Elon University School of Law will open with a program featuring former presidential adviser David Gergen  at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 27 in the law school library. Details...

Elon University partners today with more than 500 private institutions nationwide for the launch of “U-CAN,” the University & College Accountability Network campus toolkit, a free service to help high school students and parents find concise, consumer-friendly information on prospective universities. Details...

The commons building at The Oaks student housing complex has been named for Caroline D. McCoy of Greensboro, N.C., following a major gift from McCoy to Elon’s Campus Preservation Endowment. Details...

What happened once the guns fell silent? As Virginia Tech professor Fred D’Aguiar discovered in the wake of the April massacre at his school, in times of crisis, students look to faculty to make sense of it all. And that, he says, is a vital responsibility. Details…

One of the nation’s top political commentators believes a sense of entitlement among Americans makes it difficult to change government programs that will collapse under the weight of a Baby Boomer generation on the verge of retirement. And George Will explained Sept. 20 that this mentality “makes us rebel against the slightest costs and frictions of life.” Details…

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George F. Will will discuss the national political scene and what the future holds for American society this Thursday as part of the Baird Pulitzer Prize Lecture Series. The lecture is at 6:30 p.m. in McCrary Theatre, and a Q&A session will be at 4 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium. Details...