A momentous name change, a rise in the national rankings and a popular new academic program—these are just a few of the topics that captured our readers’ attention in 2019. We also won a substantial grant, welcomed distinguished speakers to campus and much more.
Here’s our countdown of the 10 most-viewed Elmhurst College news articles of 2019.
![A young boy wearing headphones looks at a speech pathologist in Elmhurst College's Speech Language Hearing Clinic.](https://www.elmhurst.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/news-csd-community-day.jpg)
10. Free Clinic Screenings
The College’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic will offer free screenings in January 2020.
December 4, 2019
![Students are greeted by their cheering peers outside Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel during Elmhurst College's 2019 New Student Orientation.](https://www.elmhurst.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/news-nso-19.jpg)
9. New Student Orientation
In August, the College welcomed more than 900 new first-year and transfer students.
August 22, 2019
![elmhurst university campus](https://www.elmhurst.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/news-campus-birds-eye3.jpg)
8. $2.75 Million in STEM Grants
The National Science Foundation awarded Elmhurst $2.75 million to support students in STEM fields.
August 29, 2019
![Historian and author Doris Kearns Goodwin speaks at the podium in Elmhurst College's Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel.](https://www.elmhurst.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/news-doris-kearns-goodwin-2019-792x528.jpg)
7. Doris Kearns Goodwin Speaks
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin presented “Team of Rivals: Leadership Lessons from Abraham Lincoln” at Elmhurst in March.
January 10, 2019
![A group of graduates is shown during Elmhurst College's 2019 commencement ceremony.](https://www.elmhurst.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/news-commencement-2019.jpg)
6. Hats Off to Our Grads
1,025 students graduated from Elmhurst at the College’s 148th Commencement exercises.
June 1, 2019
![Elmhurst College's U.S. News ranking badge for undergraduate teaching](https://www.elmhurst.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Elmhurst-College-US-News-Rankings-2020.jpg)
5. Rising in Rank
Elmhurst rose in the U.S. News rankings for teaching and innovation.
September 10, 2019
![A photo of a digital camera, a smartphone and a laptop to represent the digital media program at Elmhurst College.](https://www.elmhurst.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/digital-media-campaign-landing-page-hero-792x528.jpg)
3. Digital Media Starts Up
Elmhurst launched a new academic program in digital media.
March 26, 2019
![Doc Severinson greets the audience with arms outspread during the Elmhurst College June Jazz event in 2019.](https://www.elmhurst.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/doc-severinsen-june-jazz-2019-792x528.jpg)
2. Doc Severinsen Returns
Doc Severinsen headlined the College’s 24th Annual June Jazz concert.
May 17, 2019
![The spire of Old Main on the campus of Elmhurst College.](https://www.elmhurst.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/elmhurst-college-will-become-elmhurst-university-in-2020-thumb.jpg)
1. Some Very Big News
And the No. 1 most-viewed story of 2019 was …
Elmhurst College announced that it will become Elmhurst University in 2020!
June 18, 2019
Stay Tuned for Next Year!
To stay up to date on next year’s top stories, be sure to bookmark our Newsroom and follow us on Facebook or Twitter.