¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ

Best-selling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds delivered the Common Reading lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 21, focused on his work on this year's selection, "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You."

Pre-service teachers met virtually with Meg Medina, a Newbery award-winning and New York Times best-selling author, to hear her story and learn how to represent Latinx culture in and through literature.

¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ looks forward to welcoming alumni back to campus for Homecoming & Reunion Weekend Nov. 5-7. Registration for the weekend's many exciting events is officially open to all alumni.

Scores of family members visited Elon's campus for a lineup of events for Family Weekend centered on community, culture and cheering on the Phoenix.

Lloyd was joined by her personal coach and trainer Danny Madaroski to open the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ Speaker Series at the annual Fall Convocation in Schar Center.

The dancers will perform around campus on Friday, Sept. 24, and Saturday, Sept. 25, as part of Family Weekend.

Read this note for the full schedule of events that includes Fall Convocation featuring soccer legend Carli Lloyd, informational sessions, performances, athletics competitions and social events.

Reynolds, who co-wrote "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You" with Ibram X. Kendi, will be delivering the address at 7:30 p.m. via www.elon.edu/live.

The Elon Contemporary Chamber Ensemble will perform "Unrelent" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20 in Whitley Auditorium. A pre-concert discussion of the pieces by Elon faculty and community members begins at 6:30 p.m.

The fifth Hispanic film series, "Global Migrations Through the Lens of International Politics and Human Rights," was launched last week with the first of five films from Spanish-speaking countries.