Elmhurst University

An Elmhurst University program that encourages underserved and uncertain students to embrace the idea of attending college has been awarded a highly competitive National Endowment for the Humanities grant worth $59,400.

A festive concert of Brazilian choro music will be performed at 7 p.m. June 16, on the high school's north lawn.

The school cut the ribbon on its new E-celerator Innovation Space, and applauded two students whose idea took first prize in the competitive Big Idea startup pitch contest.

The Elmhurst Heritage Foundation hosted a Vintage Baseball Game on Sunday, June 4, 2023.

An idea for “singing” clothing earned sophomore Venezia Munoz the contest's $1,500 first prize.

Elmhurst University has named Romeoville High School senior Ella Boyden the 2023 winner of the American Dream Fellowship Competition, awarding her a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to attend Elmhurst University this fall.

Daniel Greene curated “Americans and the Holocaust,” an exhibition for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.

The Rev. Dr. John Dorhauer, president of the United Church of Christ, will speak about Christian nationalism and the need for religious leaders and people of faith to openly discuss and confront it.

Devery Anderson will discuss his book, “Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement.” It prompted a television series streaming on Hulu.

An expert in the field will lecture on “Nuclear Accidents, Disasters and the Future” at 4 p.m. March 8 at Elmhurst University.

Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger of University of Notre Dame football fame will speak at Elmhurst University on Feb. 23, with a screening of the film "Rudy" planned that evening.

The guest speaker has authored numerous academic books and articles on classical and contemporary Islam thought, Sufism, women and gender in Islam, Muslims in South Asia and Muslims in America.

The chefs will take part in “Chicago Dish: A Chefs Roundtable,” a lively discussion about creativity, challenge and using their seat at the table to advocate for others.

Attorney Nubia Willman, director of Chicago's Office of New Americans, will speak at Elmhurst University, presenting “There is No Line: Demystifying Our Complex Immigration System.”

With a group of seven seniors including Wheaton North graduate Lavon Thomas and talented junior guard Wesley Hooker from Downers Grove South, the Elmhurst University men's basketball team made history by advancing to the Division III national championship game for the first time.