Lisa Rowan
Virginia education reporter covering K-12 and higher ed in Southwest and Southside
- Role
- Education Reporter at Cardinal News
- Location
- Roanoke, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lisa Rowan
I\'m an education reporter at Cardinal News, a nonprofit newsroom launched in 2021 to…
Experience
Education Reporter
Feb 2023 — Present · Roanoke, VA, US
Sole education reporter in small, nonprofit newsroom and the only full-time education reporter in the southwestern part of Virginia. I cover K-12 and higher education, with a focus on the ways students and instructors are impacted by policy changes, current events or trending topics in education. I\'m especially interested in efforts to address students\' basic needs that are necessary to foster enrollment, attendance and learning. My work at Cardinal News has ranged from breaking news and feature writing to months-long investigative projects that hold institutions accountable.Beyond my byline, some highlights of my time at Cardinal News include- 2023 Virginia Press Association Best in Show award for Online Writing- Initial chair of internal artificial intelligence committee (2025)- Serving on a three-person team participating in the inaugural cohort of the Google News Initiative Artificial Intelligence Sustainability Lab- Education Writers Association Reporting Fellow, Class 20 (2025)- Two-time reporting grant recipient from the Institute for Nonprofit News\' Rural News Network (20••••24, 2025)
Education
Georgetown University
M.A., Liberal Studies, concentration in American Studies
2010 — 2014
University of Maryland
B.A., History
2007 — 2008
Skills
- Social Networking
- Social Media Marketing
- Strategic Communications
- Social Media
- Nonprofits
- Media Relations
- Proofreading
- Press Releases
- Digital Media
- Writing
- Blogging
- Research
- Event Management
- Copy Editing
- Public Speaking
- Email Marketing
- Editing
- Feature Articles
- Newspapers
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