Communications Strategy- Dawn Clark has been appointed as Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Teneo Hospitality Group - Hospitality Net May 27, 2026
- LePub appoints two senior global executives - marketingreport.one May 27, 2026
- What Does a Top-Ranked Legal PR and Crisis Communications Firm Do in High-Stakes Litigation and Investigations? - StreetInsider May 26, 2026
- Lumen Technologies appoints chief communications officer - PRWeek May 26, 2026
- Spearmint Energy Appoints Yelena Kuznetsova as Chief Marketing Communications Officer - 01net May 26, 2026
- Lumen Elevates Melissa Mann and Jessica Taylor to Chief Officer Roles, Strengthening Public Policy and Communications Leadership - 01net May 26, 2026
- The Communications and Information Technology Office (Diskominfosantik) Strengthens Public Relations Capacity to Support Development Success by Hosting IKP Talks - Jabarprov May 26, 2026
- Ukraine seeks new communications strategy to counter Russian influence - MSN May 21, 2026
- University Governance
- Universities lost their social licence. Now they’re losing control - AFR May 21, 2026
- UNESCO report finds weak university AI governance - Let's Data Science May 20, 2026
- Media Statement: Inquiry into Enhancing University Governance - The University of Melbourne May 20, 2026
- Graduating student leaders reflect on four years of self-governance - The Cavalier Daily May 19, 2026
- UEH Strengthens Its Board of Management, Completing the Governance Structure of a Multidisciplinary University Under New Regulations - University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City May 19, 2026
- Universities fail on workplace realities - The Saturday Paper May 15, 2026
- Rethinking Shared Governance (opinion) - Inside Higher Ed May 14, 2026
- Open relationship - Research Professional News May 10, 2026
Category Archives: Robert’s posts
Head down
I understand how those of us living in Canada might not be mollified by CBC’s assurance that 99.9% of Canadians won’t be affected by the USA’s proposal to require “five years worth of social media information” from “visa exempt” countries … Continue reading
“The end started slowly then happened all at once.”
‘Sad day’ as Langara pauses journalism program indefinitely. It really is. Langara has always had very fine, experienced instructors teaching in its Journalism Credential and Diploma programs. From the Vancouver Sun: “Journalism schools across the country have seen dropping enrolment … Continue reading
Heavy morning rotation
It’s not true din without a diverse display, which we don’t really provide in my corner of the world. — — — — — — My longtime staples: The New York Times (still!), The NewYorker, Atlantic (itself a din), and … Continue reading
Apropos
Clarissa is not alone. On X writer Tyler A. Harper darkly assesses university administrators’ embrace of AI. “A lot of the push for AI (therapists! health care professionals! tutors!) is predicated on a tacit acceptance that the broken institutions cannot … Continue reading
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New leadership styles in academia
My friendly colleague Clarissa has vividly expressed an opinion on these: College administrators go to all sorts of business seminars and workshops on ridiculous things like leadership and all that kind of garbage. Then they come back and put everything … Continue reading
“Whatever you think you can write.”
So says the wonderful Bryan Garner in today’s LawProse Lesson. Anything that can be thought can be written. That dictum is both challenge and liberation for the legal writer. If a concept can take shape in your mind—even faintly, even clumsily—it can be … Continue reading
Communications Strategy
I’ve been given a communications strategy “capstone” class for the upcoming term. My students and I will be scanning for examples from around the world starting day one. Expect more frequent posting from me going ahead!
This will be worth an outing
I don’t want to miss this. Unsurprisingly, I could not find any list of distributors, tables, events, etc., anywhere. It will be a surprise! — Addendum:
My Weekly Substack Reading
Danielle, “Grief Casseroles” (‘grief literacy’) David Scherer Water (Olympia, Washington) Kristi Coulter, “Loose Cannon” (on film) Tina Brown, “Fresh Hell” (‘news dumpster fire’) Lawrence Weschler, “Wonder Cabinet” (arts and culture) Sarah Kendzior, “Newsletter” (it’s worse than you thought …) Kathy … Continue reading
Share Yourself
On a recent train trip I listened to a young computer whiz give a remarkably agile and lucid explanation to his aunt of AI’s probable future role in his industry. Seated two seats behind him, I was too rapt to … Continue reading