Advertising: Children’s Book to Soothe Parents of the College-Bound

The investment company T. Rowe Price has published a rhyming picture book to help worried parents plan for the cost of sending their children to college.



Local News, Off College Presses

As financial pressures force newspapers to close or make cuts, college journalism students are picking up the slack in many communities.



Huffington Post Editor Named Director of U.S.C.’s Journalism School

Willow Bay, named to the post on Wednesday, will run reporting and public relations programs at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

    

Media Decoder: Los Angeles Times Fires Writer of Articles on College

The newspaper said Occidental College had not been required to disclose the accusations of sexual abuse and that a reporter’s relationship with a source was improper.

    



The Big Ten’s Bigger Footprint

With an eastward push, Jim Delany found yet another cash engine for the football conference he’s led for the past 25 years.

    

Student Newspapers Scurry to Make Ends Meet

College newspapers have until recently managed to stave off industry challenges. Now many traditional papers are struggling for survival.

    



Remote Control: College Football’s Most Dominant Player? It’s ESPN

Spending billions of dollars for TV rights and becoming partners with universities desperate for exposure, ESPN has emerged as a sport’s puppet-master and kingmaker.

    



Link by Link: Historians Seek a Delay in Posting Dissertations

The American Historical Association caused a stir by asking universities to allow new Ph.D’s to keep their dissertations from being circulated online for up to six years.

    

On TV and the Lecture Circuit, Bill Nye Aims to Change the World

William Sanford Nye, better known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, has gone from TV host to fierce defender of scientific issues that have been polemicized for religious, political and even economic reasons.

    

Media Decoder: Chapman University Creates Moviemaking Program, Aiming for Profit

The film school at Chapman University in California is experimenting with moviemaking for a profit, with films directed by Chapman alumni.

SUNY Adds a Hip-Hop Anthem to Its Marketing Set List

The State University of New York released a music video as part of its effort to attract applicants, but not everyone was a fan.