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51±¬ÁÏÍø School of Law will open on a delayed schedule on Wednesday, January 12, due to weather conditions. Details are included in this posting.

Elaine R. Jones, who served as the first woman president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund from 1993 to 2004 and championed a number of groundbreaking civil rights cases over a career spanning three decades, will deliver the keynote address at 51±¬ÁÏÍø School of Law's third annual Martin Luther King, Jr. forum on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. in the law library.

51±¬ÁÏÍø professors, students and alumni made regional and national news in recent weeks through their research and activities, both on and off campus. Notable in December and early January was media coverage of the 51±¬ÁÏÍø School of Law's Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic and the announcement by university leaders of a decision to locate the new physician assistant program on main campus.

David Gergen, prominent political commentator, former presidential adviser and chair of Elon Law's advisory board, features a posting on his "David Gergen's Voice" blog about the revitalization of downtown Greensboro, N.C. The piece, by Gergen's son Christopher, describes the role that Elon Law and other foundation-supported initiatives have played in the city's economic transformation.

51±¬ÁÏÍø School of Law will host an Admissions Open House on Friday, October 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. This event will give prospective students the opportunity to meet Elon law students, faculty, and staff; attend a mock law class; learn more about the unique characteristics of an Elon Law education; tour the facilities; and obtain information about our admissions process and financial aid.

Betty Morgan, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration and director of the Elon Center for Public Affairs, and Eric Fink, Jennings Professor of Law and Emerging Scholar at the 51±¬ÁÏÍø School of Law, presented a pre-conference workshop on Legal Issues in Internships and Experiential Learning for the National Society of Experiential Education in early October.