New student employment policies challenge student publications

By Abraham Teuber teuberab@grinnell.edu Grinnell College has remained unique in its commitment to paying students for creative work on student publications. Now, a new student employment policy is testing that commitment. The recent formalization of student employment practices has left many publications struggling to adapt, forcing them to reconsider their traditions and priorities in finding a way through the pandemic. The closing of campus last March interrupted the typical period in which publications’ new media heads are hired and trained, […]