Faculty member Brooke Barnett will continue her special appointment working on Elon Commitment goals.
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President Leo M. Lambert has reappointed School of Communications faculty member Brooke Barnett to serve as senior fellow and adviser to the president for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 academic years.
Barnett will continue her work as a member of the president’s senior staff working to advance the goals of the Elon Commitment strategic plan related to inclusion, diversity and global engagement. She has been a member of the faculty of the School of Communications since 2001 and served a term as chair of Elon’s Academic Council.
Barnett previously taught at Indiana University and has worked as a news director, reporter, television host and documentary producer.