Randell J. Kennedy

Your university’s communication plan for a new-president announcement should always include a few helpful tips and practical action steps--in a highly visible place for all to see--addressing “how we can avoid making this major announcement on a Friday afternoon.” #HigherEd

@ShainaMilwaukee Same.

Is Facebook memories glitching for anyone else or is it just me??

@liamhknox @business Congratulations and best wishes in your next chapter.

Some personal news: tomorrow will be my last day at Inside Higher Ed. I’m thrilled to be joining @business as education reporter in Washington, covering the Trump administration's efforts to reshape the education landscape.

Boston College names first new president in nearly 30 years bostonglobe.com/2025/02/18/met… via @BostonGlobe

The @BroadInstitute of MIT and Harvard offers a paid full-time summer internship in science writing and communications. Application due date is February 28. intranet.broadinstitute.org/communications…

Are you a recent grad who wants to spend a year working with the best newsroom in higher ed? Apply for our 2025-26 fellowship. You'll get to write really interesting stories. This is a full-time paying gig. See details here: jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/thechron…

Recent college grads and early-career journalists are also encouraged to apply...

The American Council on Education @ACEducation is now taking applications for the ACE Fellows Program 2025–26 cohort, a transformative opportunity for aspiring leaders in #HigherEd . acenet.edu/Programs-Servi…

"This is part of what being a scientist is: discovering science, teaching science, administering science—but also communicating to the public about science.” @kathrynbpalmer @insidehighered insidehighered.com/news/faculty-i…

"At a time when nearly everything has become politicized--even the very notion of truth--the choice for presidents is often not between neutrality and advocacy, but between engagement with the world and retreat from it: between speech and silence." chronicle.com/article/the-im…

Boston public media organization 'GBH laid off 31 employees on Wednesday and suspended production of three television programs. bostonglobe.com/2024/05/22/bus…

Caller: You aren't covering XYZXYZXYZ Me: Actually, we had a story on X yesterday, Y twice in the past three weeks, and have been writing about Z for six months. Caller: Oh. Well. I don't read anything behind your paywall. I'm just talking about the media in general. Me: *Sigh*

Outgoing UNH president makes the case for going to college. #HigherEd @UofNH bostonglobe.com/2024/05/07/met…

@hramer Cool. Just made my day!

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Boston NPR affiliate WBUR to shed 14 percent of staff through layoffs, buyouts bostonglobe.com/2024/04/24/bus…

Great @Chronicle article on the pay-to-play game in #HigherEd by @franciediep chronicle.com/article/the-co…

"The winners all said they felt better equipped to assess what they see online after after the session. But the students wondered why media literacy education should be limited to teenagers." @NPR npr.org/2024/03/21/123…

@AntiochCollege in #Ohio today announced its Federal Work College designation, granted by the U.S. Department of Education, officially joining a select cohort of only ten other #WorkColleges nationwide. #HigherEd antiochcollege.edu/2024/03/14/ohi…

“This application cycle marks the third year of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications, which honor exceptional science communicators, journalists, and research scientists.” Submissions accepted until 3/31. #SciComms nationalacademies.org/news/2024/03/s…

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is now accepting applications for its 2024 Media Boot Camp. This year’s program will take place May 16-17 at the @BroadInstitute in Cambridge, Mass. Application deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 22. broadinstitute.org/journalists/me…

Always a pleasure to work with. She offers a great peek behind her #career curtain at @NPR npr.org/2024/02/07/122…