Center for Writing Excellence

Assistant Professor Tiffany Atkins L'11 received funding to research how young law students’ beliefs on social justice and equality, fiscal conservatism, and a desire to make a difference will change the landscape of legal education.

Associate Professor David S. Levine's "Information Law, Governance, and Cybersecurity," written with Sharon K. Sandeen of Mitchell Hamline School of Law, is the first textbook of its kind to suggest a holistic approach for attorneys handling questions related to privacy, data breaches, government transparency and more.

Professor Ruth Anne Robbins from Rutgers Law School will deliver a faculty presentation, contribute to a scholarship forum, and lead a Harry Potter-themed conversation on effective legal writing through a grant from the Association of Legal Writing Directors.

Twelve students from the Class of 2020 were selected to help publish the law school's annual journal aimed at advancing legal education and scholarship.

Elon's Summer Writing Institute 2019 will be held Tuesday, May 28 through Thursday, May 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. & Friday, May 31, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Belk Pavilion 208

Professors Kate Upton and Adam Aiken will discuss integrating writing into their curriculum.  This is especially useful for those who teach in the Business School or who want to learn more about writing across the curriculum.

The winners will be recognized during a reception in the Center for Writing Excellence in Belk Library on April 11 from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m.

Professor Paula Rosinski and Assistant Professor Heather Lindenman led a faculty/staff workshop on the personal, professional and civic writing in which Elon students engage and how we might integrate what students learn from this kind of writing into our classrooms.

Upcoming Center for Writing Excellence Boot Camps

Julia Bleakney's article, "Ongoing Writing Tutor Education: Models and Practices," is published in the peer-reviewed collection "How We Teach Writing Tutors."