University Canada West- University Canada West lays off 240 staff and faculty, citing crippling international student enrolment caps - Vancouver Sun April 17, 2026
- Victim of growing tuition scam knew exactly where her $37K went — but no one would help her get it back - CBC March 9, 2026
- UNIVERSITY CANADA WEST UCW hosts Startup Grind Pitch Battle Royale - Education News Canada March 6, 2026
- 181 Conestoga College employees laid off ahead of the holidays - CBC December 18, 2025
- B.C. allocates one-third of international undergraduate seats to private institutions. Here's why that matters - Vancouver Sun November 14, 2025
- B.C. student sues his teachers over plagiarism, judge strikes case - Business in Vancouver November 13, 2025
- Costly Fumbles by a BC College Left Me Stuck, Student Claims - The Tyee November 3, 2025
- University Canada West - UCW Professor Dr. Jafar Heydari Named Among the World's Top 2% Scientists - Education News Canada September 23, 2025
- Communications Strategy
- Aligning Strategy, People, and Communications During Facility Closures - BDO USA April 20, 2026
- PR corner with Prosper Delali AYAYEE: Developing your communications strategy - The Business & Financial Times April 20, 2026
- Iredell County receives pair of Excellence in Communications awards - Iredell Free News April 19, 2026
- ScanSource Advances Converged Communications Strategy With Dedicated CX Team and Arrow McLaren Partnership - Telecom Reseller / Technology Reseller News April 17, 2026
- ScanSource Advances Converged Communications Strategy with Dedicated CX Team and Arrow Mclaren Partnership - marketscreener.com April 16, 2026
- Anomaly Names Kira Montgomery Executive Strategy Director, Head of Communications Strategy - Little Black Book | LBBOnline April 14, 2026
- Cardio Diagnostics Holdings (NASDAQ: CDIO) Engages IBN to Support Corporate Communications Strategy - Barchart.com April 8, 2026
- Versus Systems (NASDAQ: VS) Engages IBN for Corporate Communications Strategy - Barchart.com April 8, 2026
Monthly Archives: July 2015
The “trick to ambiguity”
From the great Language Log: Most of the ambiguity contained in normal language use is passed over without any awareness on the audience’s part of the potential for double meanings. If one of the two intended meanings in an ad … Continue reading
Needing Readers
In my classes, as well as in my career as a “communications guy,” I stress the requirement that all written pieces be read by one or several people prior to submission or publication. My friend, the scholar Jonathan Mayhew, has … Continue reading
The Muse
I’m not a great creative individual by any stretch, but I do respect my muse and do *not* screw with it. My friend kat passed along this letter by musician Nick Cave, which he wrote to MTV in 1996, in … Continue reading