Catch up with TU magazine stories this summer

Take flight with Terry Carbonell ’81, explore the wonder of Wordle, more in the Spring 2022 issue

By Rebecca Kirkman on July 3, 2022

Hands hold magazine cover against sky — (Lauren Castellana / Towson University)

In the Spring 2022 edition of TU Magazine, you’ll meet an alum who is a pioneer among aviators and creates opportunities for other women to fly, hear from faculty about the enduring appeal of games like Wordle, and find recommendations about life-changing books and documentaries.

For summer reading, we recommend four stories you may have missed:

Flight Path

Learning to fly changed Terry Carbonell ’81 forever. Now she’s using her passion for aviation to transform others’ lives.

Office Hours: Word Games

Chris Cain, chair of the Department of English, explains why they endure.

The One Book That Changed My Life

Dean of Libraries Suzanna Conrad talks about a paradigm-shifting book.

In My Queue

Former National Geographic filmmaker John Benam ’97 shares some of his favorite documentaries.

On the Cover

Photographer Lauren Castellana ’13 got a day’s worth of great shots during her time in—and above—south Florida with pilot Terry Carbonell ’81. But she still didn’t think she had “the one.” So Castellana waited until sunset to capture the cover shot, which was taken 10 hours after she, writer Rebecca Kirkman and Carbonell arrived at Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport. “It came together perfectly,” Castellana says. “The blues of the sky, the soft evening light, Terry’s polo and the Ninety-Nines’ compass rose on the tarmac.” The issue recently received an honorable mention in the general publications category at the University Photographers' Association of America's Annual Publications Competition.