Charles Euchner — the author or editor of a dozen books who has taught writing at Columbia and Yale and directed a think tank at Harvard — is the creator and principal of The Elements of Writing.
Euchner (pronounced IKE-ner), who now teaches writing at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, has authored a number of books to guide both beginning and accomplished writers.
He also conducts one- and two-day seminars all over the U.S. and offers consulting and coaching business professionals, educators, and writers. 
Euchner practices what he preaches as a writer. Nobody Turn Me Around (Beacon Press, 2010), an intimate account of the 1963 March on Washington, has been acclaimed as a “dynamic,” “masterful,” “riveting,” and “crackling.” Based on more than 100 interviews and thousands of pages of archival materials, Nobody Turn Me Around offers the only complete study of the high point of the civil rights movement.
He is completing Losing the Peace, a major study of Woodrow Wilson’s 1919 Western Tour to promote the League of Nations.
In addition to his career as a writing teacher, Euchner has taught political science at Holy Cross College, directed the Rappaport Institute at Harvard University, coordinated Boston’s longterm planning initiative, authored books on politics and sports, and published articles in leading publications.
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Career Highlights
Independent researcher: Authored major policy reports for New America, the Open Society University Network, the Center for an Urban Future and the New York City Economic Development Corporation, as well as Harvard’s Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston. (See reports here.)
Book author: Published books on public policy, politics, baseball, civil rights, and more. Most recent work is a narrative study of Woodrow Wilson’s failed campaign for the League of Nations. (See titles here.)
Case writer and editor: At the Yale School of Management, authored reports on the Federal Corrupt Practices Act, Manchester United, Herman Miller, General Services Administration, AARP, the “stat” approach to governance in Maryland, health care reform in Maryland, and the Apple-Samsung rivalry.
Magazine writer: Hundreds of articles in major newspapers and magazines. (See a selection here.)
College and university teaching: Now teaching writing at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. Previously taught at Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Holy Cross College, Northeastern University, St. Mary’s College, and SUNY-Purchase.
Seminars and speaking: Seminars on writing across the U.S. Speaking gigs on baseball, the sports industry, the media, writing, public policy, and management. Also a frequent commenter on public affairs on TV and radio. (See listing here.)
University leadership and management: Executive director of the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at Harvard University and associate director of the Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University.
Public service: Coordinator of the comprehensive planning process for the City of Boston. Pro bono work as grassroots planner in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Education: B.A. at Vanderbilt University, M.A. and Ph.D. at the Johns Hopkins University.
