Tag: Elon University

News Roundup

Elon U Removes Name of a Former Leader Associated With a Lynching

Elon University has removed the name of a former university president associated with a lynching from a hall on campus after a petition demanding its removal gained more than 5,000 signatures, said an Elon News Network report. The university has taken off William Harper’s name from the Harper Residence Hall. The report provided a link […]

July 8, 2020

Leadership & Policy

A Time to Lead: Constance Ledoux Book Leads Elon as its First Female President

Over a year ago, Dr. Constance “Connie” Ledoux Book was named Elon University’s first female president. However, being the “first” in a leadership role was not uncharted territory for her.

January 22, 2020

Opinion

A Free Press Is Essential To Democracy

At its best, news reporting provides a voice for marginalized communities, while also holding people in power accountable. It is important to note that accurate reporting does not have a political leaning, but rather an obligation to share and promote the truth without bias to the best of human ability and balanced.

August 29, 2018

Students

Elon University President to Step Down When Successor Picked

ELON, N.C. — The president of Elon University plans to leave the post when a replacement is found. The school said in a news release Monday that Leo Lambert has decided to step down and will take a year off. He will serve as president emeritus and a professor after the sabbatical. Lambert has been […]

February 13, 2017