Developing talking points is a key first step in disseminating research through the news media. Talking points are message guidelines that help shape the text of news releases, speeches and other materials used in interviews. They should be compelling, direct, pithy, and powerful. Factual and anecdotal evidence will add meaning to your messages. To promote accurate reporting, any study should be accompanied by a news release that includes bullets with key findings, a brief explanation of methodology, and quotes from the authors of the study or prominent experts on the issue.
Students learn from one another, both in the classroom and outside.
Those who spend these crucial years in the company of people unlike themselves are better prepared for life and work in modern society. University of Washington President, Richard McCormick, writing on the importance of diversity at the University of Washington in the wake of the passage of Initiative 200, banning the use of race in college admissions in the state. Professor Hu Dehart responding to recommendations from the Colorado Commission of Higher Education about the possibility of eliminating Colorado University programs that lack graduates. While better educated African American parents generally prefer historically black colleges for their children, many parents don't feel the schools offer a diverse enough environment, a recent study by Morris Brown College found. Other parents said the schools offer supportive environments and good role models.