I was assigned to do a profile on Frank Abel in February as part of Newsday's Black History Month coverage. Abel, a renowned band leader at schools including Uniondale and Wyandanch, retired several years ago and never actually worked in his hometown of Roosevelt. That...
My first year as a journalism instructor at Suffolk County Community College is in the books, and what a year it was. The support from faculty and staff throughout the college — especially the English Department, which the journalism program is housed under — was amazing. And...
A few years back, the Press Club of Long Island added a "contributors wing" to the Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame. It honors individuals for their service to PCLI, the local journalism community and the Society of Professional Journalists. To my great surprise, the PCLI...
I've recently had a good number of friends ask about Communications at Syracuse, the online master's program, after seeing me go through it. Here are some answers to FAQs: 1. How much time does it require? When they say eight hours of study per class, per week...