The New York Times & The American Democracy Project at TU
 

Teaching with The New York Times

HOW IT WORKS:

Professors receive free home delivery of the New York Times Monday through Friday during the semester. The New York Times is available for students to pick up Monday through Friday at nine locations across campus.  Professors can choose to incorporate the newspaper into courses however they see fit.

• Newspaper locations on campus

BENEFITS:

Promoting Civic Engagement is a university priority that is captured in the Towson University 2010 plan. Teaching with the New York Times promotes civically engaged students at Towson as it:

• Encourages critical thinking

• Promotes global awareness

• Cultivates social responsibility

• Brings relevancy into the classroom

• Fosters serendipitous learning

The Times allows for discussion and reflection on topics that have direct impact on the lives of students today- from social issues and new technology to the global economy and career opportunities.
 

ADDITIONAL Resources/Benefits:

25 ideas for using newspapers in the college classroom - A resource for faculty.

Free access to “TimesSelect” for students, faculty and staff -  This is a new resource that allows access to all New York Times articles online, award-winning Times columnists, articles running from 1851 onward, early access to Sunday articles, personalized e-mail alerts, and more.

 NY Times College web site- Students and faculty can use this web site to connect to all of the resources NY Times reporters utilize through Newsroom Navigator. It also allows you to set up free e-mail alerts activated by subject and much more.

New York Times sponsored “Times Talk” sessions- The NY Times sponsors free pizza for monthly lunch roundtable discussions of recent articles.  Sessions are typically facilitated by a faculty member, and are open to students, faculty and staff.

• New York Times Talk lunches

New York Times Speakers- Journalists from the New York Times will come to campus to speak on different themes. Arrangements can be made for speakers to meet with groups of classes before addressing the entire campus.

         Previous New York Times Speakers:

• Sheryl Stolberg, White House Correspondent for the New York Times

• Jim Gorman, Science Editor for the New York Times

• Richard Berke, Assistant Managing Editor for the New York Times

Faculty members interested in participating in the Teaching with the New York Times programs should email Darcy Accardi at daccardi@towson.edu or call 410-704-3921.