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An ordained rabbi and founder of an award-winning seasonal and organic kosher catering company in San Francisco, Joseph comes to ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ with deep experience in community building and fostering multi-faith leadership.

Six Elon staff members received awards for their outstanding work at the university's annual staff event on May 30.

Recent ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ graduate Sarah Holland's study of Christian complicity in the evils of Nazi Germany shed light on the way people of faith can be led astray by leaders who exploit religious beliefs at the expense of marginalized populations.

The acclaimed poet and civil rights icon died May 28, 2014, a year and a half after visiting campus for Fall Convocation where she encouraged students to "have an attitude of gratitude" and called Elon a "rainbow in the cloud."

In a Saturday morning Commencement address, the acclaimed sportscaster and former professional tennis star encouraged ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ’s Class of 2014 to be guardians of the planet by showing kindness and respect to everyone they meet.

Associate Professor Naeemah Clark writes for regional newspapers about the joys and sadness each spring of watching students graduate.

¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ has made available online customized announcements for graduating seniors and their parents to submit to hometown newspapers.

Forty-three percent of ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ students in the Class of 2014 - an all-time high participation rate for the Senior Class Giving Campaign - contributed more than $52,000 this year to support areas of campus close to their hearts.

¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ parents Ed and Joan Doherty P’07, co-founders of a company that operates dozens of family restaurant franchises, offered wisdom May 23 to Master of Business Administration candidates gathered in Whitley Auditorium for Commencement exercises.

The assistant professor of political science and assistant director of the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ Poll penned a May 8 viewpoint analyzing the way in which North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature might inadvertently boost Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan's reelection bid.