1st Edition

Academics Going Public How to Write and Speak Beyond Academe

Edited By Marybeth Gasman Copyright 2016
154 Pages
by Routledge

154 Pages
by Routledge

154 Pages
by Routledge

Academics Going Public makes the case for academics to enter the public sphere and simultaneously gives them the tools to do so. This important book helps faculty members who want to become more active on a national scale and would like to move beyond publication in scholarly journals and books. Expert contributors explore how to have a voice about salient higher education issues and engage... Read more

Chapter 1: Introduction

Marybeth Gasman

Chapter 2: Professors and the Press

Scott Jaschik

Chapter 3: Writing Opinion Articles

Donald E. Heller

Chapter 4: The Art and Science of Sharing BIG IDEAS in Academic Public Speaking

Terrell L. Strayhorn

Chapter 5: Using Social Media to Promote Scholarship: Amplify, Magnify, Clarify:

Richard J. Reddick

Chapter 6: Crafting an Online Scholarly Identity: Invention and Representation:

Dafina-Lazarus Stewart

Chapter 7: Social Media Use for Survey Distribution
Shonteria L. Johnson, Noah D. Drezner, Jason C. Garvey, & Michael Bumbry

Chapter 8: How to Write an Influential Press Release

Kat Stein

Chapter 9: Handling Hecklers, Controversy, and Backlash

Marybeth Gasman

Chapter 10: Concluding Thoughts

Marybeth Gasman

About the Contributors

Biography

Marybeth Gasman is Professor of Higher Education at the University of Pennsylvania and is Director of the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions.

"Whether a reader is more comfortable with traditional media or with reaching out through social media, this compilation has something for everyone...This book was written primarily by and aimed at scholars in the field of higher education, but the lessons contained in it are applicable across all disciplines."

-- Kristina Killgrove, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of West Florida