"No competent crisis manager would have permitted their clients to come across as human automatons, especially when all three of these presidents are bright and capable people." bostonglobe.com/2023/12/18/opi… via The Boston Globe

Opinion from Derek Newton: "It’s not that confidence in colleges and universities is down. In fact, contrary to the popular wisdom on this, colleges and universities are the most trusted institutions in the country." #HigherEd bit.ly/3THUnsQ

"Good presidents know that their communications chief should have a larger role during a crisis than most of the other cabinet officers," writes Michael Sandler. "But not all make that clear." #HigherEd insidehighered.com/opinion/career…

A new report details troubling trend in which authoritarian governments harass, intimidate, and surveil international students, visiting scholars, and foreign-born faculty members on U.S. campuses. Colleges aren’t doing enough to combat it, the authors say chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…

Always a pleasure to work with. She offers a great peek behind her #career curtain at NPR npr.org/2024/02/07/122…

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is now accepting applications for its 2024 Media Boot Camp. This year’s program will take place May 16-17 at the @BroadInstitute in Cambridge, Mass. Application deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 22. broadinstitute.org/journalists/me…

“This application cycle marks the third year of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications, which honor exceptional science communicators, journalists, and research scientists.” Submissions accepted until 3/31. #SciComms nationalacademies.org/news/2024/03/s…

"The winners all said they felt better equipped to assess what they see online after after the session. But the students wondered why media literacy education should be limited to teenagers." NPR npr.org/2024/03/21/123…

Great @Chronicle article on the pay-to-play game in #HigherEd by Francie Diep chronicle.com/article/the-co…

Boston NPR affiliate WBUR to shed 14 percent of staff through layoffs, buyouts bostonglobe.com/2024/04/24/bus…

Outgoing UNH president makes the case for going to college. #HigherEd University of New Hampshire bostonglobe.com/2024/05/07/met…

Caller: You aren't covering XYZXYZXYZ Me: Actually, we had a story on X yesterday, Y twice in the past three weeks, and have been writing about Z for six months. Caller: Oh. Well. I don't read anything behind your paywall. I'm just talking about the media in general. Me: *Sigh*

Boston public media organization 'GBH laid off 31 employees on Wednesday and suspended production of three television programs. bostonglobe.com/2024/05/22/bus…

"At a time when nearly everything has become politicized--even the very notion of truth--the choice for presidents is often not between neutrality and advocacy, but between engagement with the world and retreat from it: between speech and silence." chronicle.com/article/the-im…

"This is part of what being a scientist is: discovering science, teaching science, administering science—but also communicating to the public about science.” @kathrynbpalmer Inside Higher Ed insidehighered.com/news/faculty-i…

The American Council on Education ACE is now taking applications for the ACE Fellows Program 2025–26 cohort, a transformative opportunity for aspiring leaders in #HigherEd . acenet.edu/Programs-Servi…

Recent college grads and early-career journalists are also encouraged to apply...

Are you a recent grad who wants to spend a year working with the best newsroom in higher ed? Apply for our 2025-26 fellowship. You'll get to write really interesting stories. This is a full-time paying gig. See details here: jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/thechron…

The @BroadInstitute of MIT and Harvard offers a paid full-time summer internship in science writing and communications. Application due date is February 28. intranet.broadinstitute.org/communications…

Boston College names first new president in nearly 30 years bostonglobe.com/2025/02/18/met… via The Boston Globe