Articles by Eric Townsend
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New book urges caution when assuming 'well-being'
March 30, 2016
Professor Yoram Lubling co-authored "Peace in Motion: John Dewey and the Aesthetics of Well-Being" as a way of applying ideas from the 20th century philosopher to how public policy is crafted today.
Charles Geyh: 'Courting Peril: The Political Transformation of the American Judiciary' – March 31
March 29, 2016
An accomplished legal scholar, Charles Geyh - the first speaker in the newly constituted Dean's Lecture Series at Elon Law - will propose a new way of looking at how the role of the American judiciary should be conceptualized and regulated.
Career Moves: Track record of internships leads to prime job placement
March 29, 2016
Senior Morgan Smith used Elon's Student Professional Development Center her first year on campus to find a summer internship at a North Carolina software company. One thing led to another, and three years later, Smith is about to begin JPMorgan Chase's Corporate Analyst Development Program.
Luke Bierman authors column on legal education for The National Jurist magazine
March 28, 2016
"There’s a better way to do this, and it starts with a redesigned curriculum grounded in the realities of being a modern lawyer."
Elon Votes! makes civic engagement its mission
March 28, 2016
An Elon University student organization is helping to register people to vote, and its leaders are already planning a variety of fall events around the 2016 election.
Heather Scavone leads workshops for Kenyan law schools
March 28, 2016
The director of Elon Law's Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic visited Nairobi for presentations on March 22-23, 2016, focused on her educational work and advocacy efforts in the United States.
Community gathers for Stations of the Cross
March 25, 2016
Christians at Elon University joined together Friday to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ with a noontime Catholic devotion around Fonville Fountain in the heart of campus.
Spring Convocation with author & journalist Walter Isaacson – March 31
March 24, 2016
Tickets are now on sale for a talk by one of the 21st century's most influential thought leaders whose critically acclaimed book, "The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution," will serve as the theme of his remarks at Elon University.
In My Words: The threat of Obama
March 24, 2016
Professor Rebecca Todd Peters' recent blog entry for Patheos.com - a column also published by regional newspapers - deconstructs the historical context for animosity toward President Barack Obama that, in some instances, is directly tied to racism.