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Oct 5, 2020 • Caitlin Burns
Larry Atkins, adjunct professor of English, published an op-ed, “Don’t Sound the Death Knell for Colleges—They’ll Bounce Back,” on RealClearEducation on Sept. 26. The article discusses how on-campus learning may not be as obsolete as some predict, with the rise of remote learning during...
Sep 18, 2020 • Caitlin Burns
Over the summer, Adjunct Professor of English Larry Atkins published three op-eds about the pandemic and recent social justice movements. On June 25, Atkins discussed President Trump’s aversion to wearing a mask and his strategy to change in an op-ed in the New York Daily News, where he...
Jun 9, 2017 • Caitlin Burns
The Broad Street Review and Jewish Exponent touted Skewed: A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Media Bias, a recent book by Adjunct Professor of Journalism Larry Atkins, as a must-read. On May 15, the Broad Street Review declared that Skewed “is such an important book that arrives at a critical time...
Mar 30, 2017 • Caitlin Burns
Larry Atkins, adjunct professor of English, published an op-ed on TheHill.com that discussed the silencing of conservative views on college campuses. Atkins said that it is up to instructors to lead by example, and encourage open discussion in classrooms. “Universities should encourage political...
Jan 10, 2017 • Caitlin Burns
The Philadelphia Inquirer reviewed Adjunct Professor of English Larry Atkins’s book, Skewed: A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Media Bias on Jan. 6, detailing it as “timely, given the recent fierce debate over "fake news" vs. reputable journalism.” Skewed provides tools for today’s news reader to...
Aug 17, 2016 • Caitlin Burns
Larry Atkins, adjunct professor of journalism, assesses the state of the media and the biases they present in his new book, Skewed: A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Media Bias. Released on Aug. 16, the book provides tools for the reader to critique media and better analyze the biases presented as...
Larry Atkins is a journalist, a lawyer, a columnist, and a university journalism professor. He is the author of "Skewed: A Critical Thinker's Guide to Media Bias" (Prometheus Books). He has written over 500 articles, Op-Eds, and essays for many publications, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Baltimore Sun, B’nai B’rith International Jewish Monthly, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Counterpunch.org, Dallas Morning News, Detroit News, Harrisburg Patriot-News, Hartford Courant, Huffington Post, Indianapolis Star, Jewish Exponent, Kansas City Star, Los Angeles Daily News, Metro Newspapers, Morning Consult, NCAA News, National Public Radio (commentaries for Morning Edition and Only a Game), Newark Star-Ledger, Newsday, Newsweek, Newsworks.org (WHYY), New York Daily News, Online Journalism Review, Orange County Register, OpEdNews.com, Pennsylvania Magazine, Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Magazine, Philadelphia Magazine, Philadelphia Weekly, Progressive Magazine, Quill Magazine (SPJ), San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Times, Street & Smith Sports Business Daily, SuperLawyers Magazine, The Hill, Tikkun Magazine, Times-Chronicle, US Catholic Magazine, Washington Post, The Writer Magazine, and Z Magazine. He is a frequent contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Commentary Page, as he has written over 75 Op-Eds since 1993. He is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the Authors Guild. He wrote a Chapter on Op-Eds for The ASJA Guide to Freelance Writing (St. Martin's Press), and he is author of "Larry the Liberal Lawyer Lashes Out", a best of collection of his Op-Eds. Among the topics he writes about are Journalism, Education, Media Issues, Politics, Law, Technology, Current Events, and Social and Ethical Issues in Sports. His website is www.professorlarry.com .
He teaches Journalism I and II, Opinion Writing, and Social and Ethical Issues in Sports at Arcadia.
Temple University 1986
Juris Doctor
La Salle University 1983
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Psychology