Should Academics Talk to Katie Couric? Stony Brook debuts a program to train faculty members and graduate students to become public intellectuals

The State University of New York at Stony Brook has developed a program that it sees as part of a growing movement to train academics of all stripes to speak to a broad public constituency without in any way "dumbing down" their arguments.

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Published in:	The Chronicle of Higher Education
Main Authors:	Wolf, Naomi, Kopp, Sacha
Format:	Trade Publication Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington Chronicle of Higher Education 17-02-2016
Subjects:	Academic Language Audiences Colleges & universities Communication Skills Couric, Katie Curricula Essays Graduate Students Higher Education Intellectuals Jargon Journalism Thinking Skills Undergraduate Students Verbs Writing Skills
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Summary:	The State University of New York at Stony Brook has developed a program that it sees as part of a growing movement to train academics of all stripes to speak to a broad public constituency without in any way "dumbing down" their arguments.
ISSN:	0009-5982 1931-1362