In an episode of the Public Relations Review Podcast, Cristal and I spoke with host Peter Woolfork about the changes […]
How Media Pitching Has Changed with the Pandemic
In The News
Will 2021 See the Return of the Evergreen Story Pitch?
Sometime during the endless hours of news coverage I consumed in the days following the presidential election, I caught a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Taking Stock of Crisis Response
Kudos to our colleagues for their hard work to communicate COVID-19 updates, but our work isn’t done yet.
Communications Lessons From the Iowa Caucus
Hey Iowa! No pressure, but the whole world is watching. And unfortunately, the Iowa Democratic Party’s caucus blunder and (lack […]
Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Last month, Buzzfeed reported the story of a vegan journalist whose (relevant and appropriate) pitch to an editor at WaitroseFood magazine was met […]
