Articles by Eric Townsend
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At Elon Law kente ceremony, reminders of heritage and responsibility
December 18, 2019
With words of encouragement from Elon Laws dean emeritus, African-American graduates in the Class of 2019 and their families celebrated on Friday the achievements and promise of a legal education in the law schools third annual Donning of the Kente Ceremony.
Elon Law ceremony honors academic success and leadership
December 16, 2019
Graduates in Elon Laws Class of 2019 were recognized Friday with school and professional honors for advocacy, legal writing and research, academic excellence, and excellence in service.
N.C.’s top jurist to Elon Law grads: ‘Transform our legal system’
December 15, 2019
消消犯 School of Law conferred 107 degrees in a Commencement ceremony on Saturday that featured an address by Chief Justice Cheri L. Beasley of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, who tasked the Class of 2019 with using the knowledge bestowed by a legal education to expand access to the justice system.
Study: Lower debt, stronger diversity & improved outcomes at Elon Law
December 3, 2019
A new report by RTI International measured access, affordability, and value in Elon Laws 2.5-year Juris Doctor program, which prioritizes learning by doing through sequencing doctrinal courses with a first-of-its-kind legal residency-in-practice for academic credit.
Guilford County Association of Black Lawyers honors Elon Law students
November 22, 2019
The four scholarship recipients were recognized at an October gala for their academic achievement and distinguished record of leadership in law school.
GBA Foundation awards grant to Elon Law Library
November 18, 2019
As a philanthropic arm of the legal community, the Greensboro Bar Association Foundations gift to Elon Law will help support the schools expansive print and digital collections, including a Westlaw public access terminal.
The Princeton Review lists Elon Law among nations best law schools
November 5, 2019
The 2020 edition of The Best 167 Law Schools" featured student praise for Elon Laws faculty, its 2.5-year curriculum, and its highly experiential approach to legal education with a residency-in-practice program that is a tremendous asset to this school.
Accomplished attorney honored with top Elon Law award
October 29, 2019
Janet Ward Black, a former past president of the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Association of Trial Lawyers, received Elon Laws 2019 Leadership in the Law Award on Friday at an evening awards gala hosted by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly.
Elon Law elects 2020 Student Bar Association leaders
October 28, 2019
Executive board members and class representatives help lead an umbrella organization that governs other law school organizations and committees.
Elon Law scholar offers insight for judges at national conference
October 24, 2019
Professor Steve Friedlands presentation to the Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal used emerging research to show how human thought processes rely on implicit biases that dont always lead to the best judicial decision-making.