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Many respondents in a new national survey say the United States is not living up to its founding ideals, that political divisions will worsen, and the signers of the Declaration of Independence would be disappointed in modern democracy.

�þ��� is featuring a variety of photos every month to highlight the exceptional learning, work and activities of students, faculty and staff.

Associate professor Erin Pearson’s book “Grievous Entanglement: Consumption, Connection, and Slavery in the Atlantic World” was recently awarded First Book Prize.

�þ���’s Department of Art and downtown Burlington collaborate to install traffic control signal boxes featuring student artwork.

Alexander Roberts ’27 is the recipient of the prestigious 2026 Undergraduate Research Award from North Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities.

�þ��� celebrated the Class of 2026 on May 22 as students officially became alumni during the university’s 136th Commencement Ceremonies in Schar Center, where they were encouraged to embrace failure, pursue growth and remain hopeful about the future.

Rua’s visit was part of Elon Music Theatre’s ongoing initiative to bring working industry professionals to campus for training, exposure to current Broadway practices, and expanded educational opportunities for students.

Retirees were honored during a faculty/staff luncheon on May 12 in Alumni Gym.

Helena Padial ’26 was awarded Broadway’s Next Triple Threat award at the Chita Rivera Awards on May 18.

The workshop focuses on collaborative research, in small groups of underrepresented genders, including female-identifying researchers, each group working on an open problem in a particular area of mathematical biology guided by a senior group leader.