Articles by Eric Townsend
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Tom Nelson has comment published in Financial Times Weekend Edition
March 23, 2009
Tom Nelson, an associate professor in the School of Communications, was published in the Comments Section of the London Fincancial Times' Weekend Edition (March 21-22, 2009).
Mike Kingston interviewed by La Jolla Village News (San Diego) on beach algae
March 23, 2009
Mike Kingston, an associate professor of biology, was interviewed by the La Jolla Village News in San Diego, Calif., on the phenomenon of green beaches in southern California.
Elon Poll: Half of N.C. opposes amendment to ban same sex marriages
March 23, 2009
Half of North Carolinians oppose a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages in the Tar Heel State, according to the latest Elon University Poll, but just one fifth of respondents support full marriage rights for gays and lesbians.
Pam Kiser to serve as interim dean of Elon College
March 21, 2009
Pam Kiser, Watts-Thompson Professor in the Department of Human Services, has accepted the position of Interim Dean of Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences, and will start her new role with the university on June 1.
Elon senior receives highly selective graduate fellowship
March 20, 2009
Elon University senior Victoria “Tori” Davis has been named the recipient of a DACOR Bacon House Foundation fellowship for graduate study in international affairs, a $10,000 award that will assist her this fall as she begins work toward a doctorate in political science en route to a career with the U.S. Foreign Service.
Wally Bixby offers advice on exercise for AARP Bulletin Today
March 20, 2009
Wally Bixby, an associate professor of exercise science, provided insight for a "Myth Buster" column featured on AARP Bulletin Today, a daily updated online news site for the AARP and its 40 million members.
Elon Poll: Majority of N.C. residents unaware of “sunshine” laws
March 20, 2009
More than half of North Carolinians are unaware that state laws exist to allow public access to government records, according to the latest Elon University Poll, but nearly all respondents feel democracy is best when it operates openly.
Faculty panel contemplates morality and business
March 19, 2009
From AIG and the mortgage meltdown to Bernie Madoff’s greed, everyone, it seems, is talking about ethics in business. Elon University faculty harnessed that interest Tuesday in a panel discussion that debated what role morals should have in the business world, regardless of economic climate.
Religious Studies student, faculty present at SECSOR conference
March 19, 2009
Kristen Rectenwald, a senior in the Department of Religious Studies, gave a paper titled "From Divine Judgment to Medical Diagnosis: Tracking Disease in British Consciousness" as part of the undergraduate research section of the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature southeast regional meeting in Greensboro, N.C., on March 14.
Book by Tripp York recognized by The Mennonite magazine
March 18, 2009
The Purple Crown: The Politics of Martyrdom, a book by Tripp York in the Department of Religious Studies, was recently voted one of the best books of 2008 by the magazine The Mennonite.