Eric Townsend

OutLaw, a group of lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender and allied law students at the Elon University School of Law, will host a seminar on estate planning for LGBT families on Thursday, October 30, at 6 p.m. in Room 204 of the law school.

Frank H. Wu, the inaugural Law and Humanities Lecturer for the Center for Law and Humanities, encouraged an audience in Whitley Auditorium on Oct. 28 to not be bystanders in a struggle for diversity and to develop a sense of community through dialog about race and difference.

Nancy Luberoff, Hillel campus director at Elon, was interviewed for an Oct. 29, 2008, story in the online news site Inside Higher Ed, which covers issues and trends affecting colleges and universities.

As the 2008 election season draws to a close, CNN has been sharing stories of voters across the United States and their observations on the race for the White House. The cable news outlet included comments from Elon senior Olivia Hubert-Allen, featured Oct. 29, 2008, as part of an online student digest on CNN.com.

Frank H. Wu, the former dean of the Wayne State University Law School and a noted author on race relations in the United States as they relate to Asian Americans, will serve this week as the first Law and Humanities Lecturer for the Center for Law and Humanities at Elon University.

Tom Nelson, an associate professor of communications, presented a paper on the future of the book on Oct. 26 during the International Conference on the Book at Catholic University in Washington, D.C.

Susan Manring, an associate professor of management, has co-authored an article with Sam Moore in the Journal of Cleaner Production titled "Strategy development in small and medium sized enterprises for sustainability and increased value creation."

Frances Ward-Johnson, an associate professor of communications, has been selected as a fellow in the 2008-2009 Journalism Leadership Institute for Diversity, a year-long program which identifies, recruits, mentors and trains future leaders and administrators.

David Noer, the Frank S. Holt Jr. Professor of Business Leadership at Elon, had a column published Oct. 26, 2008, in the (Greensboro, N.C.) News & Record. The column, "How to resist spin masters," advocates the need for all responsible citizens to resist the spin put on events by the media and develop the capacity for reflection and healthy skepticism.

Elon University Poll director Hunter Bacot answered questions from the (Greensboro, N.C.) News & Record in a weekly segment published Oct. 26, 2008.