Articles by Dan Anderson
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Author Thomas Moore asks: “Can a university educate for the soul?”
April 24, 2009
Bestselling author and philosopher Thomas Moore urged the Elon community to educate for the soul in an April 23 lecture. Moore spoke at Elon at the invitation of Chaplain Richard McBride, who is retiring this spring after 25 years of service.
Five Phoenix athletics teams receive top NCAA academic honors
April 22, 2009
Elon's men's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf, softball and volleyball teams are among the top teams in the nation in the 2009 NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, which were announced April 22. The Elon teams rank in the top 10 percent of NCAA Division I teams in the nation in their sports.
Global Perspective: Pranab Das at center of discussion about science and spirituality
April 21, 2009
Elon physics professor Pranab Das oversees more than $6 million of grant funds supporting scholarship around the world. As the leader of three major initiatives funded by the John Templeton Foundation, Das is probing the limits of human understanding on questions that have existed for millennia.
Chaplain Richard McBride honored at Service of Celebration
April 21, 2009
Elon Chaplain Richard McBride, who is retiring this spring after 25 years of service, was honored at a special Service of Celebration on April 19. At the service, President Leo M. Lambert conferred the title of Chaplain Emeritus on McBride, thanking him for his legacy of spiritual leadership.
Online magazine highlights Imagining the Internet
April 21, 2009
"The Future of Things," an online magazine focusing on science, technology and medicine from around the world, has named Elon's Imagining the Internet Web site its "Site of the Week."
Brad Moore receives prestigious architectural scholarship
April 20, 2009
Brad Moore, associate director of planning, design and construction, has been named one of 100 Emerging Professionals who have received scholarships to attend the American Institute of Architects national convention, scheduled for April 30 - May 2 in San Francisco.
National Conference on Undergraduate Research to include 36 Elon students
April 20, 2009
This year 36 Elon students will be presenting at the 23rd National Conference on Undergraduate Research set for April 16-18 at the University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse. Read this note for a list of the students and their research topics.
Michael Skube Review Appears in Raleigh News and Observer
April 15, 2009
Michael Skube, associate professor of communications, wrote a review of "The Future of Liberalism" by political scientist Alan Wolfe for the April 5 edition of the Raleigh News and Observer.
Two seniors finalists in Twix Funniest Student Contest
April 14, 2009
Communications majors Kim Ludlam and Colleen Callahan of the class of 2009 have created a video entry for the Twix Funniest Student Contest.
Celebrated academic leader Hanna Holborn Gray to deliver Elder Lecture April 16
April 14, 2009
Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree Hanna Holborn Gray, who served as president of the University Chicago and as provost and acting president at Yale University, will give the James P. Elder Lecture at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16 in Whitley Auditorium. Gray's talk is titled "Education and Utopia."