Articles by Eric Townsend

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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.

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.

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.

ECN connects students with extended Elon network

September 29, 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.