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New University of Montana Forestry Dean Arrives in Unique Teaching Time

from Missoulian, June 17, 2020

New University of Montana Forestry Dean Arrives in Unique Teaching Time Missoulian, June 17, 2020 This October will be a specific kind of homecoming for Alan Townsend, as he returns to his Missoula hometown to become dean of the University of Montana's W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation. Townsend takes the lead at a time when forestry and conservation face major changes, both short- and long-term. Campus-wide, UM faculty and staff will spend the summer designing a college experience that keeps everyone safe from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — a particular challenge for a program built around field work and physical activity. And Townsend arrives as a national economic upheaval ripples through the wood products industry, wildlife science and tourism — all focuses of his new domain. READ MORE

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