Articles by Eric Townsend
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'Social change is very difficult to bring about'
August 28, 2014
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ professors and students filled McKinnon Hall on Aug. 27, 2014, to discuss race, privilege and justice following the Missouri police shooting death of an unarmed black man and subsequent protests that have galvanized the nation.
In My Words: Does nudity upset you? Cover your eyes and don’t subscribe
August 28, 2014
Associate Professor Prudence Layne writes in a recent newspaper column about public nudity and the cultural double standards Americans must confront pertaining to breasts.
Grant funds research into 'flipped' classrooms
August 28, 2014
Seven ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ professors are part of a larger effort funded by the Teagle Foundation to study new classroom approaches to the humanities with an emphasis on engaged learning.
Paul Geis takes part in IFSA-Butler's 'Institute at the Institute'
August 27, 2014
The associate director of Study Abroad at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ traveled to Indiana in July 2014 for the highly competitive program.
John Hancock sales professionals earn ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ Sales Leadership Certificate
August 27, 2014
The fourth class of participants in a program organized by a professor in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business learned about topics such as sales culture, communication styles and value proposition.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ welcomes Class of 2018 in New Student Convocation
August 27, 2014
Incoming students and their families gathered Under the Oaks of campus on Aug. 23, 2014, as administrators, faculty and fellow students shared reflections and advice for making the most of an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ education.
Moment of silence honors Carol Grotnes Belk
August 26, 2014
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ faculty and staff remembered the namesake of Belk Library on Tuesday in a brief gathering to celebrate the life of a North Carolina philanthropist praised for her deep commitment to education.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ modifies upcoming Winter Term programs
August 26, 2014
Winter Term 2015 classes in Israel and Ghana have been canceled or postponed due to regional security and health concerns in Africa and the Middle East.
Students bring 'Hands Up, Don’t Shoot' movement to campus
August 26, 2014
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ’s chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. organized students, faculty and staff Tuesday for a group portrait at College Coffee to raise awareness of police shootings and controversial law enforcement practices across the United States.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ mourns passing of benefactor Carol Grotnes Belk
August 26, 2014
The namesake of the university’s library died Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina, two days shy of her 87th birthday. A brief remembrance service takes place today in the Oak Grove lounge on the south end of the library’s first floor.