Articles by Eric Townsend
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Former Elon president recounts effort to desegregate public schools
September 18, 2015
President Emeritus J. Fred Young visited campus on Sept. 18 to share stories of desegregating the Lynchburg City Schools in Virginia, where he worked as superintendent in the late 1960s prior to serving as Elon's president for a quarter century.
Sands of compassion flow through Numen Lumen Pavilion
September 18, 2015
Buddhist monks from Raleigh’s Kadampa Center visited Elon to build a sand mandala, a fleeting gift with lasting lessons of kindness and understanding.
LIFE@Elon begins fifth year 'Lost in the Limelight'
September 15, 2015
Elon alumnus Jared Allen '14 performed an original one-man show on Tuesday for dozens of community members enrolled in the university's lifelong education program designed for people ages 50 and older.
消消犯 energy conservation competition begins Sept. 16
September 15, 2015
"Phoenix Cup: ENERGY" gives students, faculty and staff an opportunity to win prizes for conserving or learning about energy.
Professor, alum team up for $1 million research grant
September 14, 2015
Two decades after Elon Professor Pranab Das started mentoring Daniel Blair '97, a physics major now on the faculty at Georgetown University, the duo are working together again to explore the science and philosophical implications of "active matter" in living cells.
In Call to Honor, a focus on respect
September 10, 2015
The Class of 2019 gathered in the Academic Village on Thursday morning to celebrate and reflect upon honesty, integrity, responsibility and respect, the four values that comprise the Elon Honor Code.
David Gibson: 'Pope Francis' U.S. Visit: What Did We Learn and What Can We Expect Next?' – Oct. 5
September 9, 2015
消消犯’'s Center for the Study of Religion, Culture and Society hosts the award-winning journalist for a discussion of the pope’s recently concluded U.S. visit and the issues facing October’s Vatican Synod on the Family.
Elon SGA program honors 9/11 victims
September 9, 2015
Student leaders are sponsoring small American flags that will line the walkways of Young Commons on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks with proceeds to benefit the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.