MSCSA online resources:

• Policy update in the Association Update emailed out every Monday afternoon.
• Monthly MSCSA Minute distributed to MSCSA student senate presidents during the first week of the month.
• Like MSCSA on Facebook
• Follow MSCSA on Twitter

Higher Education focused publications:

• The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription required)
  • Sign up for their emails
  • Twitter: @chronicle
• Inside Higher Ed
  • Sign up for their emails
  • Twitter: @insidehighered

Minnesota Higher Education reporters:

• Jenna Ross (Star Tribune)
  • Jenna Ross Blog
  • Jenna Ross recent stories
  • Twitter: @ByJenna
• Tim Post (Minnesota Public Radio)
  • Tim Post recent stories
  • Twitter: @TimPostMPR
• Alex Friedrich (Minnesota Public Radio Higher Education Blogger)
  • On Campus Blog
  • Twitter: @MPRAFriedrich

Other reporters:

• Megan Boldt (recently written some MnSCU related stories for the St. Paul Pioneer Press). Twitter: @meganboldt
• o Mark Sommerhauser (writer for the St. Cloud Times who covers politics and enterprise who also writes occasional higher education stories): Twitter: @msommerhauser

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU):

• MnSCU updates
  • MnSCU News watch 
  • MnSCU on Facebook
  • MnSCU on Twitter: @mnscu
• MnSCU Legislative Updates (FAN Network):
  • Sign up for email updates
  • FAN Network on Facebook
  • FAN Network on Twitter: @MnSCUfan
• Follow your campus:
  • Usually your campus will have the icons for Facebook and Twitter on their website homepage or Google it!

Other Statewide Student Associations and Higher Education Orgs:

• Wisconsin: United Council of UW Students
• Arizona Student Association: Twitter: @azstudents
• U.S. PIRG Higher Education
• United States Student Association: Twitter: @USStudents

Other interesting links:

• Politics in Minnesota Morning Report-Tons of political news story links separated by category with a robust education section
• Minnesota Public Radio politics reporter Tom Scheck. Follow him on Twitter: @tomscheck
• American Radio Works has had a bunch of really well done podcasts on higher education issues.
• The Project on Student Debt has some great resources and info

Final thoughts on Twitter:

• Don't worry that you missed something if you don't check it every day
• Use an external tool to make sense of it: http://hootsuite.com/ or http://www.tweetdeck.com/
• Check it on your smart phone when you have down time

More info on Twitter

• A comprehensive Twitter guide from Mashable.com
• Twitter's tutorials on their website:
  • Twitter Basics
  • Twitter getting started guide