Theo Scheer

This New School professor puts tensions that are typically suppressed or sidestepped in the classroom on full display for art's sake. He says his college isn’t happy. Read my my last story for the @chronicle here: chronicle.com/article/confli…

One issue we have seen in our work in recent years is rising concerns about housing costs in College Towns. @ScheerTheoJRN reports from East Lansing MI. In a Michigan College Town, Housing Worries Boil Over americancommunities.org/in-a-michigan-…

You can read it here. With an excellent visual from Addison Ogburn. statenews.com/article/2026/0…

Student representation in academic governance is at a low this year, with nearly half of the seats reserved on major MSU committees for undergraduates empty. In one case, the vacancies have rendered a hearing board defunct. For @thesnews, I look into why. 🧵

Good reporters have a diverse toolbox of methods and strategies. For the student journalists at Michigan State University’s State News, there’s a clear favorite: public records requests. Here’s how the students have used the Freedom of Information Act and how other students can push through hurdles to master FOIA (originally published by the Student Press Report): poynter.org/reporting-edit…

I was just published in @Poynter with my closest pals talking about one of my favorite things: FOIA. You can read it below.

@LiamBrockey @Alex_M_Walters @chronicle Thanks, professor!

@ScheerTheoJRN @Alex_M_Walters @chronicle Congrats, Theo! Looking forward to reading more of your writing!

I'm honored to be the 2026 recipient of the @chronicle's David W. Miller Award for Young Journalists. Per this very kind article: As a summer intern, I explored "uncharted aspects of academe" with a "deft and buoyant writing style." chronicle.com/article/michig…

@katebellows Thank you, Kate! It's an honor

Congrats intern Theo! @ScheerTheoJRN chronicle.com/article/michig…

Word has clearly spread. Yes, I’m working on a piece about the MSU Burnerverse. If you’re an MSU burner and would be up to talk with me, get in touch. @owen.mccarthy@statenews.com

Imagine being a bright-eyed J-School grad eager to launch your reporting career, and the editor of Cleveland's metro daily puts you on blast for wanting to be a journalist instead of an AI content farmer. cleveland.com/news/2026/02/j…

From @Alex_M_Walters and me: As the Feb. 13 shooting approaches its third anniversary, will it remain a living, breathing, and aching part of campus life? Or will it become a one-line blip in the long history of a storied institution? statenews.com/article/2026/0…

New from me: At Ohio State U, faculty hiring committees sometimes explicitly considered candidates’ race and sex, in pursuit of diversity. I spent months exploring how OSU, and all of higher ed, seemingly ignored both the legal and reputational risk staring it in the face...

Working for MSU Parking Services is a thankless job. A massive group chat for disgruntled drivers isn't making it easier. @thesnews / @ScheerTheoJRN statenews.com/article/2026/0…

Great @thesnews piece — actually makes u feel bad for MSU’s vilified parking squad: “… the GroupMe is a way vehicle owners can warn each other when parking enforcement is nearby. But the chat can quickly devolve into ruthless harassment of the MSU employees that issue tickets.”

Read about the plight of the parking enforcer here: statenews.com/article/2026/0…

New in @thesnews: At MSU, parking enforcement is a thankless job. A massive group chat for disgruntled drivers isn't making it easier.

Im bringing a lot of our "zines" back to NYC on Thursday. If you are interested in buying one, please reply to me. Ten dollars. Thank you for your attention to this matter (gavin newsom)

Animated over two weeks. The hand drawn frames took a big chunk of the effort. Struggled with compositing them. The shot with the ball and picture frames near the end is mainly VFX. Stop motion is such an empowering medium.