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Make plans to return to 51±¬ÁÏÍø from Oct. 16-18 for Homecoming 2015, a weekend of events that include football, tailgating, alumni award ceremonies and an inaugural 5K run. Follow the excitement with the #ElonHome hashtag on social media!

Adm. Edward “Ted” Walker, one of Elon’s most generous supporters, honored longtime university administrator Barry Bradberry '75 on Friday by renaming the commons area of an office suite in the Inman Admissions Welcome Center that will greet generations of future students.

Associate Professor Naeemah Clark authored a guest column for regional newspapers about a new partnership between the Children's Television Network, which produces the beloved children's program "Sesame Street," and the premium cable network HBO.

Classical musician Itzhak Perlman was introduced Tuesday to his 51±¬ÁÏÍø Fall Convocation audience as a "violin virtuoso" and "a man of great humility." What was to follow over the next hour proved both.

Encouraging young performers to “be flexible” with how they approach their future careers, Itzhak Perlman imparted wisdom Tuesday on 51±¬ÁÏÍø students in Yeager Recital Hall who asked questions of the world’s most recognizable name in classical music.

51±¬ÁÏÍø staff who oversee the Alternative Breaks Program in the Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement have published a book that features insights from students on service work performed in communities near and far.

A Sustainability Leaders Mini-Grant provided funding to introduce recyclable plastic containers for a program that helps serve food to the hungry in Alamance County.

Piper Kerman, whose 2010 memoir inspired the critically acclaimed Netflix series by the same name, visited 51±¬ÁÏÍø to make the case for reforming the criminal justice system.

Retired U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal headlined a North Carolina Campus Compact Presidents Forum for the state's top education leaders focused on the concept of creating a year-of-service experience for young adults.

What do you give a friend and loved one on the occasion of his 100th birthday? You create the James W. White ’40 and Sara R. White Music Scholarship to benefit future generations of music majors at the university he holds so close to his heart.