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A recent survey of NCAA Division I campus leaders reveals deep concerns over direction of Division I sports, financial stability and the impact of the House v. NCAA settlement on collegiate athletics.

For the fifth year in a row, �þ��� tops a “Best Undergraduate Teaching” list published by U.S. News & World Report, while the university was ranked among the top 10 in the nation in every category that comprises “Programs that Enhance Student Experience.”

Findings were presented at a Sept. 17 conference, “The Human Edge: Our Future with Artificial Intelligences", co-hosted by �þ��� and RTI International in Durham, N.C.

Grounded in shared values and civic purpose, the partnership is designed to grow with Charlotte and shape the region’s educational future.

“Breaking News: First Amendment on Trial,” the theme of the Elon Law Review’s 2025 annual symposium, will take place Friday, Sept. 19, with lawyers, scholars and journalists discussing current challenges to our core freedoms.

Leading experts will explore humanity’s role in AI and develop a shared research agenda for responsible innovation when they convene for the Sept. 17 program in Research Triangle Park.

The free resource published by �þ��� and AAC&U has been adopted as an important learning resource at 4,000 colleges, universities, schools and organizations.

President Connie Ledoux Book presented the medallions on to Rebecca “Becky” Olive-Taylor, retired executive director of the Koenigsberger Learning Center, and retired Vice President G. Smith Jackson as part of a ceremony that formally opened the new academic year at �þ���.

In her new role on the university’s Senior Staff, the current chair of the Department of Human Service Studies will help establish more formal policies, procedures, and practices to support the creation and growth of graduate programs at �þ���.

The Elon Law Flex Program in Charlotte enrolled its second cohort of 47 students during New Student Convocation on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at �þ���’s Charlotte center. The Flex Program is a part-time, in-person, evening program for place-bound students in the Charlotte area.