Erin Murphy was named senior director for media and public relations for Purdue University. Murphy served as press secretary and was a senior advisor to Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb since 2021. She served as communications director for the Indiana Department of Child Services from 2018-21 and the city of Westfield, Indiana, from 2013-18. She was also a news anchor and reporter for WISH-TV in Indianapolis; WICD-TV in Champaign, Illinois; WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, Indiana; and a news reporter for KLKN-TV in Lincoln, Nebraska. (September 2024)