April 8, 2021 Canvas takes over the classroom, but can they take over the quad? By Darren Johnson Campus News To the lay person, it would seem that Zoom has come out the big tech winner during our year…
February 4, 2021 Free! Get the latest issue here — it’s winterized! So warm and cozy inside! By Darren Johnson Campus News You may have seen our print edition in a street box or kiosk in New York City. It’s amazing we’re still…
August 4, 2020 Campus News is now a zine! A what?! By Darren Johnson Campus News Try doing this with a newspaper web site! I recently was contacted by Queensborough Community College adjunct instructor Kara…
July 19, 2020 What’s next for Campus News? NOTE: This appears in our current print edition, here. By Darren Johnson Campus News Here you, dear reader, have happened upon this edition of…
June 17, 2020 High schoolers tepid about fall; may just stay home, work By Darren Johnson Campus News The Harvards and MITs of the world will be fine, whether they are mostly online this fall or not….
December 11, 2019 Good-Bye, Mr. Chips — why colleges are floundering NOTE: This was originally published in January 2017. By Darren Johnson Campus News My academic career hasn’t exactly gone the way of Mr. Chips….
March 20, 2019 Podcasting from the road By Darren Johnson Campus News I’m not sure why, exactly, but I’ve re-started podcasting from the road; I’m on the highways a lot for…
March 15, 2019 College scandals and Professor Mule In the wake of university admissions scandals, Darren Johnson’s new novel, “Prof. Mule,” tackles college corruption head-on. In this epic story, Craig Fortran —…
March 1, 2019 On teaching Freshman Composition By Darren Johnson Campus News For a few years, I taught Freshman Composition as an adjunct instructor at a community college. I have degrees…
November 8, 2018 New RCC president gets down to business By Darren Johnson Campus News Rockland Community College’s new president, Dr. Michael A. Baston, was inaugurated earlier this semester at a star-studded Gala and…
July 17, 2018 Here’s a positive story about a newspaper that’s actually growing — ours! How Campus News began: For several years, founder Darren Johnson was an adjunct journalism instructor and newspaper advisor at a large community college. The…
December 12, 2017 To intern or not to intern? To intern or not to intern? It’s a pretty serious question for a community college student. Then the next question is, should you insist…
November 23, 2017 Random community college photos from my smart phone By Darren Johnson Campus News Some people spend several hours a week on their yards. Forget that; for me, I just put the mower…
December 6, 2013 Bargain U: My fantasy of the $1000 college By Darren Johnson Campus News Wherever I go, I tend to fantasize about business models and efficiency. I’m unsure why. I’m not a perfectionist…