Articles by Eric Townsend

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Elon lecturer Martin Fowler publishes book on ethics and critical thinking

September 24, 2008

Critical thinking is not just private pondering, mental gymnastics, or a bland set of teachable skills - it’s an activity that real people do together in community, according to Martin Fowler, an Elon University lecturer whose first book “The Ethical Practice of Critical Thinking” examines the concept.

Jonathan Kozol delivers Common Reading Lecture TONIGHT

September 23, 2008

Award-winning author and public education reform advocate Jonathan Kozol visits Elon University on Sept. 23 for its 2008-09 Common Reading Lecture to share with college students the joys of serving impoverished children.

Elon Law hosts first “Family and Friends Day”

September 23, 2008

Elon University School of Law hosted its first "Family and Friends Day" on Sept. 13, 2008, with more than 250 students, parents, siblings, spouses, and friends spending the morning at the law school for a mock class and a question-and-answer panel.

Nelson, Roselle present papers at conference in Ohio

September 22, 2008

Laura Roselle, a professor of political science, and Tom Nelson, an associate professor in the School of Communications, each presented papers Sept. 17-19, 2008, at the Conference on Media, War and Conflict Resolution at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

Deadline nears for applications to study in Italy this spring

September 19, 2008

Less than a week remains for students to apply to a spring 2009 program in Florence, home of Elon University's newest international "centre" and birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. Sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible to participate through the Isabella Cannon Centre for International Studies. The deadline is Sept. 22.