During the summer of 2024, Faculty Affairs partnered with the Division of Marketing and Communications to further the university's goal of “making Texas A&M a constant in the national conversation.” To contribute toward the accomplishment of this goal, faculty are encouraged to participate in two sponsored initiatives predicated on sharing the remarkable work of Texas A&M faculty/researchers beyond the borders of our state and directly into the nation’s largest markets.
The Conversation U.S.
The Conversation publishes trustworthy and informative articles written by academic experts for the general public. This independent news organization publishes articles on its site, where they are often picked up by major media outlets. The Conversation estimates readership at 44.6 million per month. Topics range from health, environment and politics to education, tech and the arts, and points in between. It’s an opportunity to enter these national conversations — with guidance from professional communicators who are on your side — to share research findings, innovative teaching methods, research-based analysis, and more to a non-academic audience. Our readership is good, but in light of all the phenomenal research, teaching and scholarship among our faculty, we look forward to your pushing us forward.
In March 2026, Texas A&M faculty contributors included:
- Dr. Emily Naiser (School of Public Health)
Associated Press Campus Insights
Associated Press (AP) Campus Insights is a partnership between the AP and leading academics from universities across the nation. AP is a global, not-for-profit news agency founded in 1846 and headquartered in New York City. It is a trusted source of unbiased reporting; its journalists have earned nearly 60 Pulitzer Prizes. As a paid service to universities, AP provides newsrooms with access to videos of academic experts explaining important and complex topics to the public. News organizations that are subscribed can access and use these videos in their broadcasts. Campus Insights makes it easier for news organizations to access scholarly perspectives to augment the work of their own journalists. The program expands evidence-based journalism that increases public understanding through research. MarComm and/or unit visual media teams will come to faculty, shoot a brief explainer of the topic, and take it from there. Our recent results placed Texas A&M experts in front of audiences throughout the U.S. including Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Seattle and Los Angeles, just to name a few.
In March 2026, Texas A&M faculty contributors earning numerous nationwide placements included:
- Dr. David Kahn (College of Education & Human Development) providing tips for parenting in the Digital Age
- Dr. Heather Lench (College of Arts & Sciences) sharing precautionary warnings against befriending an emotionally attaching to generative artificial intelligences
- Dr. David Anderson (College of Agriculture & Life Sciences) detailing the factors contributing to recent drops in egg prices
- Dr. Katie Hepfer (College of Nursing) sharing tips for optimal sunscreen use to keep people safe and healthy