Season 1 Episode 07: Speaking of College Trends
It seems that with everything happening in the world around us, we are more consumed with news than ever before. In the context of college, there is a flurry of information about current and future issues. In this episode, Dr. P. and Paul Fain discuss college trends with a focus on how to interpret news from multiple sources.
Paul is a contributing editor at Inside Higher Education, a leading news outlet focused on college issues. Paul joined Inside Higher Ed in 2011 after a six-year stint covering leadership and finance for The Chronicle of Higher Education. Paul has also worked in higher education public relations, with Widmeyer Communications, but couldn't stay away from reporting. A former staff writer for C-VILLE Weekly, a newspaper in Charlottesville, Virginia, Paul has written for The New York Times, Washington City Paper, and Mother Jones. He has won a few journalism awards, including one for beat reporting from the Education Writers Association and the Dick Schaap Excellence in Sports Journalism Award.
Paul got hooked on journalism while working too many hours at The Review, the student newspaper at the University of Delaware, where he earned a degree in political science in 1996. A native of Dayton, Ohio, and a long-suffering fan of the Cincinnati Bengals, Paul plays guitar in a band with more possible names than polished songs.
The Did You Know segment suggests a resource for college students who are parents of young children. The Ask Dr. P. segment features a listener's question about managing college applications.
Time Markers
02:00-Welcome Paul Fain
06:09-Paul's Typical Week as a Journalist
10:55-Hot College-Related Topics
19:21-Did You Know: Resources for College Student Parents
20:08-Ask the Expert: Paul's Advice for Interpreting College News
41:23-Ask Dr. P: Managing College Applications
Resources Mentioned in this Episode
News Source: Inside Higher Education
Podcast: The Key with Inside Higher Ed
Institute for Women's Policy Research: Report on College Student Parents
News Source: Chronicle of Higher Education
News Source: Education Dive
University of Delaware Campus Newspaper: The Review