For the Media
This page is your resource for covering Towson University and the evolving landscape of higher education.
Access press releases, story leads, and interview opportunities showcasing the impact of our students, faculty, and staff. We aim to provide timely, accurate and meaningful content to support your coverage.
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For inquiries or requests, contact Jamie Abell, jaabell AT_TOWSON, Assistant Director of Media Relations.
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Tiger Takeaways for September
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Media is invited to attend to the following events this month. Please let us know if you plan to attend so we can secure parking for you.
- September 18 | Entrepreneurship Galore: Join the fellows of the StarTUp Accelerator at this high-energy pitch event. Learn about their ventures, products and ideas and network with campus, community and business leaders.
- September 19 | Creating High Quality HIPs: This community-based, interactive workshop will help educators elevate their high-impact practices like service learning, undergraduate research, and first-year seminars by exploring quality dimensions, real-world examples, and common pitfalls. The one-hour workshop begins at noon in the Cook Library.
- September 21 | Latin American Arts Festival: Join us for an afternoon of evocative and exhilarating music as the faculty of TU's Department of Music perform works by Latine composers. Featured on the program will be "Divertimento °ä²¹°ù¾±²ú±ðñ´Ç No. 2" by Sonia Morales-Matos, "Descarga" by Ernesto Cordero and music by Brazilian composer Hermeto Pascoal. Tickets required. Event begins at 3 p.m.
Interviews Available
We have experts ready to chat about major current events – and anything else you might need. Interested? Contact Jamie Abell, jaabell AT_TOWSON, to set up an interview. You can also find featured interviews in this section.
- Enrollment Success: Boyd Bradshaw, VP of enrollment management, is excited to discuss different aspects contributing to TU’s enrollment success. We welcomed more than 5,700 new students to TU between first-time freshmen, transfers and graduate students (approximately 2,900 freshmen, 1,600 transfers, 1,200 graduate students) In total, we have enrolled 19,677 students for fall 2025 – an increase of 276 from last year.
- How do restaurants thaw food? Jillian Fry, a public health professor at TU, dove into a food sustainability issue that most people »å´Ç²Ô’t think about: how restaurants are thawing food. This decision has sustainability food safety, climate change impacts and s³ó±ð’d love to discuss more.