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Researchers discuss how media report on complex information
March 29, 2011
The wide variety of information sources in the 21st century – coupled with a news media industry weakened by budget cuts – requires citizens to more closely evaluate the motives of governments and businesses that are today in a better position to push their own agendas, according to a panel of researchers who spoke Tuesday for an inaugural conference on politics and the media hosted by Elon University.
Elon College Fellow Jacy Lance presents at Latin American Studies conference
March 25, 2011
Jacy Lance, an Elon College Social Sciences Fellow, presented her research at the annual conference of the Southeast Council for Latin American Studies (SECOLAS), which took place March 16-19 at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Sharon Spray, Laura Roselle, and Brooke Barnett papers presented at ISA
March 24, 2011
Sharon Spray, associate professor of political science, and Laura Roselle, professor of political science, presented a paper, “Strategic Narratives, Human Security, and Climate Change,” at the International Studies Association Annual Conference held from March 16-19, 2011, in Montreal, Canada.
Elon Poll: N.C. residents support state constitutional amendment for open meetings
March 11, 2011
Four out of five respondents in the latest Elon University Poll would support an amendment to the state constitution that would make all public business of any government body in North Carolina open and available to the public.
Sharon Spray and Laura Roselle publish second edition of book
March 4, 2011
Sharon Spray, associate professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, and Laura Roselle, professor of political science, have published the second edition of their book, Research and Writing in International Relations. The textbook presents step-by-step guidance and resources needed to compose political science research papers that go beyond description and into systematic and sophisticated inquiry.
Elon juniors named finalists for 2011 Truman Scholarship
March 3, 2011
Two Elon University students have been named finalists for a 2011 Truman Scholarship, a prestigious national fellowship awarded each year to college juniors with goals of working in education, government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, or elsewhere in public service.