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When Claudio Sanchez Called
I was pleased to see NPR legend Claudio Sanchez was chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Education Writers Association’s Lifetime Achievement Prize. […]
Week in Review: April 12, 2019
What’s new this week: Congrats to Grinnell College and all of the Grinnell professors for a successful takeover of Academic Minute […]
Where Are All the Women Thought Leaders?
At TVP Communications, all of my current coworkers are women, but many of the faculty experts and thought leadership voices […]
Thoughts on the College Admissions Scandal
It’s always a little unsettling when higher education news spills into mass media. Rarely do any feel-good stories, stories that […]
Week in Review: February 1, 2019
In an essay for The Washington Post, Professor Daniel Reynolds of Grinnell College examines what it means to remember the Holocaust in […]
Quitting the News Cold Turkey: Revelations from a News Junkie
I returned to work this morning after nine days off spent in Great Smoky Mountain National Park and Gatlinburg, Tennessee. […]
The Difference Between Communications and Leadership
This week, I had the opportunity to join the ACE Fellows Program participants for their closing retreat. It was a […]
Don’t Speak and Forever Hold Your Peace
The current academic year is ending for most institutions, which means many presidents and administrators are reviewing their performance over […]