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Funded by the North Carolina Local News Lab Fund and housed in Elon’s School of Communications, the local news initiative will support four student journalists this summer as they cover the impact of COVID-19 and other important stories across North Carolina.

During an online ceremony, these six new Elon alumni formalized their participation in service-year programs offered by Elon in partnership with local organizations. Six fellows who have completed their year of service were also recognized.

Maggie Davis '21 and Allie Hawley '21 have been awarded this year's Leadership Prize for their respective research and solution plans.

Elon is offering a variety of ways to learn about the graduating class and to show your Phoenix pride this week as members of the Class of 2020 prepare to receive their degrees on Friday, May 22.

Beginning with the selection of the university’s Class of 2025, prospective students can decide whether to submit standardized test scores as part of their applications.

The North Carolina Local News Workshop, housed at Elon’s School of Communications, will champion new approaches to providing reliable, high-quality journalism and information for NC residents and offer a base of support for organizations and individuals working to reinvent and sustain local news.

A grant from the Greensboro Virus Relief Fund is helping the law school’s Small Business & Entrepreneurship Clinic hire a practitioner-in-residence to coordinate its new COVID-19 Small Business Response Initiative.

Nine members of the Class of 2020 and one member of the Class of 2019 have been selected for the prestigious program that offers opportunities for recent graduates in more than 140 countries.

Cherrel Miller Dyce, associate professor of education and director of Intercultural Education, has been appointed to serve on the Governor’s taskforce to develop a representative and inclusive vision for education in North Carolina.

Beginning on Monday, May 11, the school will host five nights of programming, premiering student work and celebrating academic achievements at 7 p.m. on ElonComm apps for AppleTV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Android TV. The programs will also be available on the school’s Facebook and Vimeo platforms.