Mainstream Media and Higher Education News Reporting
by P.D. Lesko For those who work within the field of higher education in the United States, finding industry-related news can be a chore. Of course, there is The Chronicle of Higher Education. The weekly newspaper strives to examine higher education with the detail of an electron microscope. Don’t get me wrong, I (and evidently the news-paper’s 90,000+ other subscribers) thoroughly enjoy the gossipy tales of tenure denied and research grants misused. But to twist a popular saying: “How is higher education playing in Peoria?” In other words, what are the mainstream media publishing about higher education? One can always […]