With the never-ending breaking news cycle, there’s a lot communications professionals are reacting to on a regular basis. In a […]
Responding vs. Reacting in a Never-Ending Breaking News Cycle
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An Open Letter to Top Administrators
Across higher ed, communicators have been operating at full tilt for months as we’ve to navigated through the pandemic and […]
Shouting Out Personal News
I have something to share. Something I wasn’t going to talk about beyond just a handful of people I felt […]
Has Time Gone out the Window When Pitching Editors and Reporters?
Many higher ed communicators have not had the opportunity to proactively pitch editors and reporters their faculty experts, op-eds or […]
Pivoting and Parenting During COVID-19
In a piece for Inside Higher Ed, Erin and I note that it’s not too late to pivot to remote only education for the fall, but those communications must happen soon and must be rolled out well.
Coronavirus Roundup
Across the country, higher education is preparing for a COVID-impacted fall semester. From where we sit, working with a wide […]
When Will It Be OK to Push Non-COVID-19 News?
It has been a long and challenging spring for campuses across the country. The COVID-19 pandemic has required months of […]
Radio Interview Tips During Quarantine
I was honored to participate in an interview by NPR higher education reporter Kirk Carapezza on WGBH on a new fundraising approach in higher education— asking […]
How to Overcome the Challenges of Starting a Comms Job During a Pandemic
It’s hard enough to start a new job when there isn’t a pandemic sweeping the world, but starting your new […]
