By Sue Cunningham. As I conclude my fourth month as president of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, I find that I have made an important discovery: the words my colleagues around the world use to describe our shared work are not global. More...

By Keri Rursch and Sam Schlouch. The 2015 College Media Conference, presented by the Council of Independent Colleges and American Association of State Colleges and Universities, recently concluded after two and a half days of panel discussions, newsroom tours and networking. More than 200 higher ed communicators gathered in Washington, D.C., for the annual conference. More...

By Lindsey B. Jakiel Diulus. I recently began a new position at a small community college, after spending the past seven years at research universities. Of the many differences between community colleges and other types of institutions, one that I noticed immediately was a greater diversity of constituent groups with whom I need to communicate—a challenge Mallory Wood recently wrote about for this blog. More...

By Michael Stoner. We’ve all heard anecdotes about what smart consumers teens are. But shopping for a college is a lot different from shopping for a pair of sneakers or other consumer product. More...