Forty-three students from Elon University School of Law were recognized Nov. 19 with the Greensboro Bar Association's annual pro bono award for providing free tax return preparation assistance to elderly and low-income residents of Greensboro.

In a November 13 article in The Triad Business Journal, Elon Law Distinguished Practioner in Residence John Englar proposes changes to traditional in executive pay structures in order to reward the successful execution of long-term strategies for corporations while minimizing compensation for short term gains.

• John Englar executive pay article in The Business Journal

Speaking with Elon Law students on November 11, David Gergen, adviser to four United States presidents, Director of the Center for Public Leadership and Professor of Public Service at the Harvard Kennedy School, and chair of the Law School Advisory Board at Elon, said that rising public confidence in lawyers would depend on meeting higher standards within the profession.

Second year Elon Law students Carla Rogers and David Stephens spearheaded a multi-week campaign this fall to collect goods for military servicemen and women overseas. The campaign drew support from regional corporations, local high schools and middle schools, and from Elon University's MBA program.