My student editor-in-chief is on a summer study abroad trip in London. I forwarded her an email with questions from the copy editor about when to return for the semester and plans for the newspaper's
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Leadership
My Journalism Panties
"I consider my ethics to be my journalism underpants." It's the opening line from an informative column of sorts
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Do You Really Listen?
I put my hand over my mouth a lot. I'm an educated extroverted educator (say that three times fast). I have a lot to
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Helping Students Cope with Trauma
My master's degree in higher education taught me all of the pedagogical basics necessary to be an effective professor.
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Why Can’t We Be Friends?
It's a social media issue that comes up at least once an academic year: Should students and their professors be friends
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April Fools’ Editions Reconsidered
It's possible that I'm just a stick in the mud. I doubt it, but I guess it's possible. Regardless of why, I don't
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Covering Your Campus on Lockdown
I had just eaten dinner after hours of air travel in the wackiest flight pattern possible from national journalism
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You Can Ask, But Don’t Demand
You can ask for anything. Want to review content before it's published? You can ask. Want media to hold off on a
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Managing Your Email Before It Manages You
How many emails do you receive in a day? I honestly haven't done any type of average for myself, but it looks like I
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How to Write Effective Emails that Get Read
The average person receives 100 to 150 emails a day. You can imagine that this makes it difficult for any one message to
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