As of right now, Medill’s name isn’t worth the résumé paper it’s printed on.

Special Author Update: It has been brought to my attention that my original post may possibly be chock full of libel, since Dean Lavine hasn’t actually admitted to or been found to have been making quotes up. Ooops! I’m a bad journalist, and apologize. To rectify the situation, I’ve added new comments [...]

As reported by The Daily Northwestern, some Medill faculty members released a statement today criticizing Dean John Lavine for his use of anonymous quotes in a column he wrote for the school’s alum magazine, and calling for him to “put an end to what has become an embarrassment” to the school and the university.
Statement from [...]

We all need a massage after the past seven days.

Or, why you could have saved more than $700.

A glimpse into what life will be like at NU’s new branch school in the Middle East.

Maybe the Medill School of Journalism is a terrible name for our school.

Medill’s Dean is overhauling the journalism curriculum–but who should really be in control of the future of media?

Today in the life of a Medill sophomore…
8:00: Your wake up to the sounds of your cell phone’s alarm. You groggily hit snooze, pull the blankets over and go back to sleep.
8:08: Your alarm goes off again. Snooze. You have a nice dream about bagels.
8:16: Your alarm goes off again. You’re about to [...]

James McManus has written the same column for LA Times Magazine, Card Player Magazine and one of his books. It’s about the history and culture of poker, and for each medium it’s a little different. The book has footnotes, the articles don’t. The LA Times readers need common card terms explained to them, whereas the [...]