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How to Explain Your Research

Publicize Your Research 4

Michigan State and other colleges teach faculty members how to explain why their work matters. That’s key to getting lawmakers and a skeptical public to appreciate universities’ contributions.

  • Stephen Hsu is vice president for research and graduate studies at Michigan State. "We need everyone to understand why what we do is important," he says in a video shown at a faculty workshop on publicizing research.
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    Tell the World What You Do

    By Audrey Williams June
    Colleges need the good will of legislators and the public. To get it, they must explain what they do and why it’s important. Michigan State University is training faculty members to do that.
  • News

    Communication 101 for Professors

    By Audrey Williams June
    A growing number of institutions offer opportunities for faculty members to learn how to talk to the general public about their research in a way that is easy to understand.
  • The Review

    Is Professorial Branding for You? Yes, It Is

    By Scott Talan
    Take control of the ways that you and your work are perceived.