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Teresa Shaw coauthors article on Library and Information Science education
May 31, 2011
Teresa Shaw, Director of Budget and Finance at Elon Law and formerly Electronic Resources Librarian for the law school, coauthored the article, "Changing Times and Requirements: Implications for LIS Education," which was published in the March 2011 edition of Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal.
Jim Exum advocates for change in state system of selecting judges
May 31, 2011
Advocating for legislation to change the way North Carolina selects its judges, Elon Law's Distinguished Jurist in Residence Jim Exum testified before a committee of the North Carolina Senate on April 28 and published an opinion column with North Carolina Bar Association past president John R. Wester in the Greensboro News and Record on May 1.
Andy Haile compares responses to state budget shortfalls at the J. Nelson Young Tax Institute
May 31, 2011
Elon Law professor Andy Haile delivered a presentation at the J. Nelson Young Tax Institute at the University of North Carolina School of Law on April 29. Haile's presentation reviewed North Carolina's state budget challenges and a range of recently enacted and proposed tax reforms in states across the nation.
Two Elon Law students selected to participate in 2011 Summer Corps program
May 31, 2011
Elon Law students Sarah Dixon and Ashley Smith have been chosen to participate in the Equal Justice Works 2011 Summer Corps Program. The program provides law students with funding support for legal projects at qualifying nonprofit public interest organizations. Summer Corps members expand the delivery of critically needed legal assistance in low-income and underserved communities across the country on a broad range of issue areas.
Elon students teach at public high schools through national Street Law program
May 31, 2011
For the third consecutive year, students at Elon Law taught at several public high schools through a Street Law course offered in the spring semester. Street Law programs enable law students to teach practical legal information to high school students, encouraging greater awareness among teens about the impact of law on society while providing law students with opportunities to enhance legal skills and knowledge of substantive law.
Henry Gabriel advances international commercial law through scholarship and service
May 31, 2011
In recent months, Elon Law professor Henry Gabriel presented on the history and future of the Uniform Commercial Code at a symposium of the South Texas College of Law, delivered a lecture on the UNIDROIT Model Leasing Law in Beijing, China before the Chinese Banking Association at the request of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, and completed service as Chairman of the Editorial Committee of the 2010 Edition of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts.
Alumni: Today’s the last day to make your gift for this fiscal year
May 31, 2011
Elon thanks the more than 4,500 alumni who have made gifts to the university this fiscal year, which ends at midnight tonight. Alumni are encouraged to support the school, program or experience they valued the most. Check out a special video from Elon alumni about the importance of annual giving.
Southern Conference honors Dr. Bryan and Janet Latham
May 31, 2011
Elon trustee Dr. Bryan Latham and his wife Janet are among 12 recipients of the Southern Conference's 2011 Distinguished Service Award. Each of the SoCon member institutions select honorees for their contributions to the advancement of the schools and their athletics programs. The Lathams will be honored at a dinner in Charleston, S.C. on June 1.
David Crowe presents on cultural genocide, civil rights and laws of war
May 31, 2011
During the spring of 2011, David M. Crowe, professor of legal history at Elon Law and professor of history at Elon University, presented research at symposia around the country on topics including cultural genocide in Tibet, the application of the American Civil Rights Movement to civil rights advocacy for the Roma of Eastern Europe and Russia, and the evolution of the laws of war. Crowe is the author of Crimes of State, Past and Present: Government-Sponsored Atrocities and International Legal Responses (Routledge, 2010). He taught a winter-term course in January at Elon Law titled War Crimes, Genocide and Justice.
Death of School of Communications instructor Melody van Lidth de Jeude
May 31, 2011
Melody van Lidth de Jeude, an instructor in the School of Communications who had taught public speaking to hundreds of Elon University students since her arrival on campus four years ago, died May 27, 2011, following a brief illness.