Articles by Eric Townsend
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Mark Kurt co-authors News & Observer column on student debt
June 12, 2014
The associate professor of economics teamed with the president of a North Carolina think tank to propose a new approach for lowering risks associated with student loans while helping college graduates build wealth.
Three new Elon graduates joining the Peace Corps
June 10, 2014
A trio from the Class of 2014, including one student who was among the first to complete the requirements of the university’s new Peace Corps Prep Program, will soon head around the world to serve local communities.
In My Words: As one angel ascends, millions of 'phenomenal women' remain caged
June 9, 2014
Associate Professor Prudence Layne wrote a column for regional newspapers on the legacy of poet, author and activist Maya Angelou, who died at home in North Carolina on May 28, 2014.
'Don't Trash It!' effort benefits community agencies
June 9, 2014
Led by the Office of Sustainability, a May program designed to keep clean and working items out of landfills as students leave campus helped local charities like Goodwill and Habitat for Humanity.
State Department awards scholarship to Elon senior
June 5, 2014
Madison Ann “Maddy” Clough is studying Arabic in Morocco this summer with the support from the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship Program.
Student-produced music video entered into International Music Video Database
June 4, 2014
A video created and marketed by Elon University's student-run Limelight Records recording label features the music of Kid Cas, the stage name for Brandon Williams '14.
Students honored for spring semester grades
June 4, 2014
Elon University has released its President's List and Dean's List academic recognitions for the 2014 spring semester.
Jo Watts Williams '55 awarded Order of the Long Leaf Pine
June 3, 2014
Elon University’s vice president emerita received a top North Carolina honor conferred by Gov. Pat McCrory and presented by State Sen. Rick Gunn and Elon University President Leo M. Lambert.
Elon employees donate food to local nonprofit
June 3, 2014
A canned food drive on the university's recent Staff Appreciation Day aided Allied Churches of Alamance County, a Burlington, N.C.-based charity that operates a food pantry to serve the region's hungry and homeless.
'It Takes a Village' Project awarded Phi Kappa Phi Literacy Grant
June 2, 2014
A literacy program created by Associate Professor Jean Rattigan-Rohr received $2,500 to help purchase new books for young children tutored by Elon University education majors.