Articles by Owen Covington
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Inside Higher Ed features column by Gendle about advocacy by tenured professors
August 21, 2023
The column by Mat Gendle, professor of psychology and director of Project Pericles,
Celebrating the start of the 2023-24 academic year
August 17, 2023
In her annual video message to the university community as a new academic prepares to begin, President Connie Ledoux Book talks about the year ahead and the university's future.
NPR stations feature insights from Israel Balderas into police raid of newsroom
August 17, 2023
Balderas, an assistant professor of journalism and an attorney with expertise in First Amendment issues, spoke with KCUR and the NPR Midwest Newsroom about the raid of the weekly Marion County Record by local police.
The Conversation: Building relationships is key for first-year college students – here are 5 easy ways to meet new friends and mentors
August 17, 2023
President Emeritus Leo M. Lambert and Peter Felten, executive director of the Center for Engaged Learning, join two co-authors in writing about how students can build relationships during the college experience that will contribute to their success.
Rev. Kirstin Boswell featured in FOX 8 report on religion in America
August 17, 2023
Boswell, university chaplain and dean of multifaith engagement, offered her thoughts about some of the factors contributing to a move away from organized religion.
Tony Weaver named Faculty Administrative Fellow
August 17, 2023
Weaver, associate dean of the School of Communications and professor of sport management, will be a member of the senior staff and will provide strategic leadership and support for the academic and curricular development of Elon’s Regional Centers, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The Princeton Review ranks Elon among the nation’s ‘best-run colleges’
August 16, 2023
The 2024 edition of "The Best 389 Colleges" guide also recognizes Elon's career services, performing arts productions, residential facilities and dining options.
Two awarded the Elon Medallion, the university’s highest honor
August 14, 2023
Elon President Connie Ledoux Book presented the medallion to a longtime member of the university's Board of Trustees and a retired staff member during an event marking the start of a new academic year. The university also recognized three named professorships during the event.
With new book ‘Connections Are Everything,’ Lambert and Felten offer students pathway to relationship-rich education
August 7, 2023
With co-authors Isis Artze-Vega and Oscar Miranda Tapia, President Emeritus Leo M. Lambert and Peter Felten, executive director of the Center for Engaged Learning have put together a practical guide for students to rely upon to find and develop powerful relationships during their college experience.
In My Words: Buc-ee’s and the necessity of ending runaway consumerism
August 3, 2023
This column published by the Charlotte Observer, the Raleigh News & Observer and the Durham Herald-Sun, Professor of Psychology Mat Gendle addresses the impact of a throw-away culture of consumerism.