Articles by Eric Townsend
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“Fully Awake” to be screened in NYC, Spain
October 3, 2008
A film produced by elondocs, a documentary production program supported by the School of Communications at Elon University, will be screened
this month at the New York Museum of Modern Art and at the Guggenheim
Bilbao in Spain.
Elon Poll: North Carolinians support financial sector bailout
October 3, 2008
Forty-eight percent of North Carolinians support the federal
government’s efforts to assist banks and other financial institutions
on the verge of collapse, according to the latest Elon University Poll,
and more than half of respondents believe such aid will have a positive
impact on the economy.
ECN connects students with extended Elon network
October 3, 2008
Beginning this fall, alumni and parents are being encouraged to join
the Elon Career Network (ECN), a new resource offered through Elon
Career Services that allows students to connect with Elon
alumni, parents and other supporters by using an online database that
can be searched by profession, major, graduate degrees and current home
location.
Dale Harrison quoted in Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer editorial
September 30, 2008
Dale Harrison, an adjunct associate professor and assistant director
of the Sunshine Center of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition, was quoted in
a Fayetteville Observer editorial on Sept. 25 in which the newspaper
explained how local politicians were "skirting the letter
of the state’s Open Meeting Law, but most certainly violating its
spirit."
Newsweek columnist analyzes 2008 campaigns
September 30, 2008
In the midst of the worst American financial crisis in decades, the next
president of the United States faces decisions sure to impact future
generations, according to Jonathan Alter, a nationally recognized
political commentator and author on campus Sept. 29 for a lecture
sponsored by the Liberal Arts Forum and the School of Communications.
Elon selected to form new national Leadership Coalition promoting liberal arts
September 30, 2008
Elon University is among 45 colleges and universities from across the United States chosen to form a national coalition called the Bringing Theory to Practice Project (BTtoP), dedicated to the advancement of a liberal
education.
Author tasks students with changing U.S. public education
September 30, 2008
Calling for a renewed push to end segregated education, with many
children of color trapped in crumbling inner-city schools, author and
activist Jonathan Kozol delivered a blistering critique of American
public education policies to hundreds of people gathered Sept. 23 for the
2008-09 Common Reading Lecture at Elon University.
Documentary on post-Katrina service learning – Oct. 1
September 30, 2008
Elon Business Fellows return from Wall Street
September 29, 2008
Juniors and seniors in the Elon Business Fellows program saw firsthand
the turbulence of America’s financial system when they visited the
floor of the New York Stock Exchange last week as part of a school trip to New
York City.
Newsweek senior editor Jonathan Alter to speak Sept. 29
September 29, 2008
Bestselling author Jonathan Alter, a nationally recognized columnist for Newsweek and a
contributing correspondent to NBC News, comes to Elon University on Sept.
29 to talk about politics, the media and the upcoming
presidential campaign. In addition to his evening lecture, the public is invited to a question-and-answer opportunity at 4 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium.