So the records many want to see and fought to be made public will once again, be kept from public view.

MSU won’t release Nassar documents to public until AG investigation ends statenews.com/article/2024/0…

A moment of calm on the first really nice day of spring

COMING TOMORROW: It's billed as a way to help rural colleges upgrade facilities and drive enrollment. My eight-month The Chronicle of Higher Education investigation looks at a federal government loan program and whether the program is actually helping or if it's hastening their demise.

Imagine this: You work in the press office at your university, and you learn that for $3,500, you can get your president on the cover of a magazine and full control of an article. Would you do it?

Some have — and journalism experts say that's a problem. chroni.cl/3xgGA3e

Fantastic story from Francie Diep about colleges that pay for good coverage in CIO Views, a strange publication that claims it's legit but seems like the magazine version of three kids in a trench coat
chronicle.com/article/the-co…

'You are funding genocide': Students disrupt UM Honors Convocation over Israel investments detroitnews.com/story/news/loc… via The Detroit News #umich

Is your institution bringing on new board members soon? I'd like to see what the process is of onboarding them as they start their terms. Willing to talk to me about it or let me observe it? DM me or email: [email protected]

Journalism isn't being fearless. It's being scared and doing what you need to do regardless.