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Faculty members in the Elon University School of Law co-authored an article for the Winter 2008 edition of The North Carolina State Bar Journal. In “Back to the Future: Creating a 21st Century Legal Education at Elon Law School,” Catherine Ross Dunham, Steve Friedland and George Johnson share ideas for instructing future lawyers in the Internet era.

Steve DeLoach, a professor and chair of the Department of Economics, spoke with Fox 8 WGHP (High Point, N.C.) on Dec. 10, 2008, about the ongoing recession, consumer behavior and what kind of economic outlook to expect in 2009.

Elon's study of the nation's switch to digital television broadcasting was included in a Nov. 1 Broadcast Engineering story.

President Leo M. Lambert, trustees and members of the Law School Advisory Board and Board of Visitors have been named to the Triad Business Journal's 2009 Most Influential List. The special section was part of the Dec. 5 edition of the Business Journal.

New Voices, the national Jewish student magazine, included Elon in a Nov. 24 article about the boom in Jewish student enrollment at Southern colleges and universities. The story mentions Elon, Vanderbilt University, Millsaps College, and the University of Charleston as schools that are experiencing rapid Jewish enrollment growth.

Jason Kirk, an assistant professor of political science, spoke with News 14 Carolina on Dec. 4 about President-elect Barack Obama's national security team and the challenges faced by Obama and President Bush in the Indian subcontinent.

Jennifer Platania, an associate professor of economics, talked with News 14 Carolina on Nov. 25 about a recession now gripping the American economy and President-elect Barack Obama's economic team.

American School & University magazine has recognized the design of the Colonnades Dining Hall in its 2008 Architectural Portfolio competition. The Colonnades, designed by Spillman Farmer Architects, was among 71 projects receiving outstanding design awards in the post-secondary division.

Inside Higher Ed, an online daily news source covering American colleges and universities, reported Dec. 2 on Elon University’s efforts in recent years to increase the total number and percentage of faculty in tenure or tenure-track positions.