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Eric Townsend

Assistant Vice President for Strategic Communications and Media Relations

I joined the Office of University Communications at Ƶ in August 2007 and today serve as assistant vice president for strategic communications and media relations. In this role, I coordinate a team of embedded academic communicators and staff who oversee the news bureau, social media, internal… Read More

Articles by Eric Townsend

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Newsweek columnist analyzes 2008 campaigns

September 30, 2008

In the midst of the worst American financial crisis in decades, the next president of the United States faces decisions sure to impact future generations, according to Jonathan Alter, a nationally recognized political commentator and author on campus Sept. 29 for a lecture sponsored by the Liberal Arts Forum and the School of Communications.

Author tasks students with changing U.S. public education

September 30, 2008

Calling for a renewed push to end segregated education, with many children of color trapped in crumbling inner-city schools, author and activist Jonathan Kozol delivered a blistering critique of American public education policies to hundreds of people gathered Sept. 23 for the 2008-09 Common Reading Lecture at Ƶ.

Ƶ Business Fellows return from Wall Street

September 29, 2008

Juniors and seniors in the Ƶ Business Fellows program saw firsthand the turbulence of America’s financial system when they visited the floor of the New York Stock Exchange last week as part of a school trip to New York City.

Newsweek senior editor Jonathan Alter to speak Sept. 29

September 29, 2008

Bestselling author Jonathan Alter, a nationally recognized columnist for Newsweek and a contributing correspondent to NBC News, comes to Ƶ on Sept. 29 to talk about politics, the media and the upcoming presidential campaign. In addition to his evening lecture, the public is invited to a question-and-answer opportunity at 4 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium.

ECN connects students with extended Ƶ network

September 29, 2008

Beginning this fall, alumni and parents are being encouraged to join the Ƶ Career Network (ECN), a new resource offered through Ƶ Career Services that allows students to connect with Ƶ alumni, parents and other supporters by using an online database that can be searched by profession, major, graduate degrees and current home location.