Articles by Dan Anderson
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Ever Elon Campaign kicks off in Boston
November 26, 2008
About 150 Elon alumni and parents celebrated the launch of the Ever Elon: The Campaign for the Future of Our University at a kickoff event in Boston Nov. 13.
Four Elon students selected for Teach for America program
November 26, 2008
Elon seniors Ivy Crank, John Planisek, Lindsay Clement and Chase Rumley have been selected to join Teach for America, a highly selective program that recruits recent top college graduates and working professionals to commit two years to teach in low-income communities across the country. They were among 5,857 applicants in the first of four recruiting periods for the program’s 2009-10 academic year.
McMichael Foundation gift to fund Elon Law scholarships
November 26, 2008
A $2 million gift commitment from the Dalton L. McMichael Sr. Foundation will provide the largest scholarship endowment at the Elon University School of Law. The endowment will fund three full-tuition scholarships annually, with the first to be awarded to a member of the 2009 entering class who is chosen as a McMichael Law and Leadership Fellow.
Elon – Appalachian State football matchup in spotlight at Boone, N.C.
November 12, 2008
The Watauga Democrat newspaper carried a commentary by sports editor Steve Behr regarding the evolution of Elon athletics. The article comes as the Phoenix prepares for its Nov. 15 game against the Appalachian State Mountaineers.
John Sullivan to moderate Webinar with two visionary authors Nov. 20
November 11, 2008
John G. Sullivan, Powell Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, will
moderate a webinar with two visionary authors: Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Sarah Susanka.
Students give Elon top marks in National Survey of Student Engagement
November 10, 2008
Compared with students at other colleges and universities across the
nation, Elon University students are much more likely to study abroad,
make class presentations, write papers, complete internships and work
closely with faculty members on projects outside of class. Those are among the findings of the 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement, released Nov. 10.
Elon Law to host admissions open house November 14
November 9, 2008
Prospective students are invited to an Elon University School of Law Admissions Open House from 2 to 4 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14. Read this note for details...
Obama election called “vindication” of American civil rights promises
November 7, 2008
Noted constitutional law authority A.E. Dick Howard told Elon Law students the historic election of Barack Obama as president vindicates civil rights commitments made by our nation's Founding Fathers.
Elon students celebrate, document 2008 election results
November 6, 2008
Elon University journalism students provided coverage of the 2008 election, including stories about a spontaneous student celebration following the announcement of Barack Obama's election as president.
A.E. Dick Howard to deliver O’Connor Lecture Nov. 6
November 5, 2008
A.E. Dick Howard, White Burkett Miller Professor of Law and Public
Affairs at the University of Virginia School of Law, will deliver the
Sandra Day O'Connor Lecture at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6. The talk
will be at the Carolina Theatre in downtown Greensboro.