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Jonathan Kozol delivers Common Reading Lecture TONIGHT
September 23, 2008
Award-winning author and public education reform advocate Jonathan
Kozol visits Elon University on Sept. 23 for its 2008-09 Common Reading
Lecture to share with college students the joys of
serving impoverished children.
CNN analyst Jeffrey Toobin to speak Sept. 22 in Greensboro
September 18, 2008
CNN senior analyst Jeffrey Toobin visits downtown Greensboro on Sept.
22 to discuss his latest bestselling book on the Supreme Court as part
of the Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series.
Hendrickson elected to Board of Trustees
September 17, 2008
James A. “Jay” Hendrickson has been elected to the Elon University board of trustees.
U.S. News & World Report names Elon nation’s top “School to Watch”
September 17, 2008
Elon University earns a top national ranking in a new feature included in the 2009 U.S. News & World Report “America’s Best Colleges” guide. The magazine named Elon the top "School to Watch" in a listing of colleges and universities that have made “striking improvements or innovations – schools everyone should be watching.”
Book, Limerick testify before Congressional committee on DTV transition
September 16, 2008
Connie Book, associate dean of the School of Communications, along with student Lauren Limerick, testified Sept. 16 before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. They discussed findings of their recent study of the nation’s transition to digital television.
O’Kelly Chapel records now available for online research
September 12, 2008
Two record books from the early years of the Christian Church are now
available online through Elon University’s web site for researchers to
access anywhere in the world.
Elon team documents historical television transition
September 12, 2008
A team of students led by communications professor Connie Book traveled to Wilmington, N.C., on Sept. 8 to document what happened when the first American media market made the historic switch from analog to digital television.
Piatt named Vice President for University Advancement
September 12, 2008
James B. Piatt Jr. has been named vice president for university advancement at Elon University. Piatt currently serves as vice president for college advancement at Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio. He will succeed Nan P. Perkins, who retires this year after a 32-year career at Elon.
Alumna Lauren Kelly joins Alumni Relations staff
September 11, 2008
Acclaimed political analyst weighs in on presidential election
September 9, 2008
Political analyst Charlie Cook predicted a “photo finish” in this
year’s presidential election during his visit to Elon Monday in which
he also weighed in on challenges for Democrat Barack Obama and the
choice of Sarah Palin as the Republican vice presidential nominee.