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EWA 2017 Recap
Last week, Erin, Teresa, and I were in D.C. for the Education Writers Association’s 70th Annual Seminar. While there was […]
Quick Hit: TVP Comms Team Descends on D.C. for EWA seminar
While Betsy DeVos will be the first education secretary to not address the annual Education Writers Association National Seminar, the […]
What Makes a Good Commencement Speech (From Someone Who Has Seen a Lot of Them)
Now that we are nearing the end of college and university commencement season, the reviews are coming in – the […]
M.B.A. Lessons at The Dinner Table
My husband is currently working on his M.B.A. (Only two more classes until he is done!!) He is in the […]
Thinking Long-term About a Good News Moment
I was recently having dinner with my colleague, Terry Flannery, and while we caught up she said something that made […]
Quick Hit: Bridging Versus Spinning
When conducting media training, I stress the use of bridging to shift from the question asked to an answer the […]
Five Things I Learned at My First Job That I Still Use Today
When I graduated from college, my first job was as a production assistant at a television network affiliate in Boston. […]
Fighting Alternative Facts with Facts
A call for higher education leaders to advocate for the truth. There was a lot of water cooler and social media banter after […]