Articles by Eric Townsend
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Ringing in a decade of collaboration with the Peace Corps
May 27, 2025
Kira Campagna ’26 and Ruby Radis ’26 were the first two students to chime a newly installed bell inside the Isabella Cannon Global Education Center to celebrate their completion of the Peace Corps Prep Program at þ.
For Elon’s international students, an opportunity to put down roots
May 24, 2025
What do you do with the gift of an oak sapling when you can’t bring it back to your home nation after graduation? You plant it in a campus grove that celebrates your achievement.
Graduate students tasked with promoting ‘belief, belonging, behavior’
May 22, 2025
Kevin A. Trapani, the retired co-founder, president, and CEO of a North Carolina insurance provider who serves as an executive-in-residence for the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, delivered a Commencement address to þ master's candidates in the Class of 2025 whom he challenged to "teach character" by embracing habits for life in a chaotic world.
Accomplished career services leader to helm Student Professional Development Center
May 20, 2025
Heather Packo brings a history of building and managing career programs at top national universities to her role as þ’s next associate vice president for the Student Professional Development Center.
New dean appointed to lead þ’s Carol Grotnes Belk Library
May 16, 2025
Brian Mathews, who describes libraries as spaces “where knowledge meets possibility,” begins his new role in August and will focus on growing a campus hub of human-centered innovation that “sparks imagination and invites students, faculty, and staff to work together.”
David Buck named associate dean in Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences
May 13, 2025
The current chair of the Department of Psychology joins the administrative team of the largest academic division at þ starting June 1, 2025.
New Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence provides expanded resources for navigating college in the AI age
May 6, 2025
The new publication includes guidance for students using AI in their college studies and offers practical advice about preparing for careers that require AI knowledge and skills.
Elon Poll: Wide majority of Americans concerned that tariffs will harm family finances
April 29, 2025
Eighty percent of respondents in the latest þ Poll expect higher prices due to new tariffs, with a stark partisan divide on whether higher prices now are worth the hope of a better economic future.
þ Poll: Two-thirds of Americans fear constitutional crisis between Trump administration and the courts
April 24, 2025
The latest national survey by the þ Poll finds a drop in President Donald Trump's approval rating with additional views on Trump's executive orders, limits on presidential authority, balance of powers, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
In My Words: Afraid of my country – or just of my government?
April 23, 2025
A recent opinion column by Professor Rosemary Haskell published in regional newspapers reflects on the emotions shared by many people at the current state of American governance and decisions in Washington that she suggests are meant to strike fear into communities across the country.