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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.

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.

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.