Articles by Eric Townsend

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Federal official to discuss disparities in health care Nov. 5

November 6, 2007

The director of the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities visits Elon next week as part of the Voices of Discovery series to discuss challenges posed by gaps in health care between the people of developed nations and Third World countries.

2007 Hometown Heroes exemplify perseverance

November 2, 2007

Five people who make a difference in their communities will be honored on campus Nov. 5 in the 14th Annual “Hometown Heroes” awards ceremony. From the man with a fatal disorder who refuses to let his condition temper his spirit, to a guidance counselor who opens her home to troubled high school students, the honorees' own actions show what it takes to lead a noble life.

Former Elon student honored for work with physical accessibility project

November 1, 2007

A member of the Class of 2007 at Elon who died earlier this year was honored in September with a Special Award for Lifetime Achievement by The Knowledge Trust, a program headed by the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.