Articles by Eric Townsend
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Lavender Celebration honors LGBTQIA graduates in Class of 2026
May 10, 2026
An annual springtime program hosted by Ƶ’s Gender and LGBTQIA Center brought dozens of graduating students and their families together for a shared moment of love and support for one another in the days before Commencement.
Student opportunities grow as Ƶ-Queens merger takes shape
May 4, 2026
Queens and Ƶ are strengthening student opportunities through a merged academic calendar, a priority pathway for Queens undergrads to Ƶ Law, and participation in the first cohort of the Deliberative Citizenship Network.
Ƶ Speaker Series welcomes authors, athletes and advocates to campus in 2026-27
May 1, 2026
A lineup of nationally recognized public intellectuals, military heroes, sports figures and activists will share their stories with campus audiences in a series exploring "Bold Leadership."
Student bell-ringing ceremony marks completion of Peace Corps Prep Program
May 1, 2026
The program equips undergraduates with critical competencies across four essential areas: sector-specific training, foreign language proficiency, intercultural competence, and professional leadership development.
A Q&A with the SGA presidents of Ƶ and Queens
April 24, 2026
The student government associations at both institutions will meet virtually for the first time on April 24, 2026, with conversations expected around campus cultures, traditions and opportunities to collaborate as the two universities prepare to merge.
Ƶ students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Society
April 20, 2026
Professor Prosanta Chakrabarty, the Edwin K. Hunter Chair for Communication of Science Research at Louisiana State University, shared wisdom with the university's newest members of the nation’s oldest academic honor society when he delivered the keynote address at an April induction ceremony.
Ƶ women’s tennis wins second straight CAA title
April 20, 2026
Ƶ will return to the NCAA Tournament for a second straight season and for the third time as a Division I program.
Ƶ dethrones UNCW to win CAA Championship
April 19, 2026
The Ƶ Phoenix has secured an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship.
Ƶ rededicates Holland House as premier clubhouse for golf programs
April 12, 2026
The university community gathered April 10, 2026, on South Campus for a ribbon-cutting ceremony that marks the next chapter in the storied history of an iconic Ƶ space.
First home for Roberts Academy now ‘art in the making’
April 10, 2026
From flexible furniture for kids who fidget to desks with writable surfaces to walls to be filled with student projects, writing and artwork, renovations are stirring the imaginations of those designing a temporary location for Ƶ’s new private elementary school for children with dyslexia.