Archive for February 25, 2010

From the Rhinotimes (2/25/10): The irony is rich. The Rhino Times recently made a public records request for information on the development by the city of a public records policy.

From the Raleigh News & Observer (2/23/10): Linda Casey dialed 911 and screamed, "Oh, God!" over and over again into the phone after finding her daughter beaten to death in the driveway of their North Carolina home.

From the Raleigh News and Observer (2/21/10): Two town commissioners who met last month with a Wake County economic development official held another closed-door meeting this month, this time with property owners who own land in an area the town wants to turn into an office park.

Elon University has been recognized for the fourth year in a row as a national leader in service-learning and civic engagement. The Corporation for National & Community Service named the university this week to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction for exemplary service efforts to America's communities.

C. Michael Smith, a faculty member in Elon's English department from 1968 to 1970, will be the next president of The American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) in Kabul. Smith is a longtime leader of international higher education and previously served as president of the American University of Nigeria and oversaw accreditation of 30 universities in the United Arab Emirates. He was recently featured in a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article.