Resources

• The Op-Ed Project. Offers tips & tricks to writing a good op-ed, provides mentoring, workshops, networking, and other resources.
• The University of Chicago: Harris School of Public Policy. Provides a recent and detailed description of the process of going about writing an op-ed.
• USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Provides a guide to writing an op-ed and hyperlinks to submission guidelines for major newspapers.
• Boston University. Best practices manual for the process of writing op-eds.
• The New York Times, “Tips for Aspiring Op-Ed Writers:”. A 15-step guide to the best practices for writing op-eds.
• Laura Ansley, “Writing Op-Eds: Tips for Helping Scholarship Reach New Readers,” The H-Net Book Channel
• Op-Ed Writing for Historians: How to Pitch, Write, Revise, and Get Your Ideas to the Public. A recorded panel discussion on op-ed writing, hosted by the American Historical Association and featuring panelists Bryan Banks, Jelani Cobb, Maura Elizabeth Cunningham, Francine Hirsch, and Brian Rosenwald.

Example Op-Eds by UConn Faculty

• A history professor argues that college budget cuts put CT on wrong side of history, by Andy Horowitz (History)
• AI ‘companions’ promise to combat loneliness, but history shows the dangers of one-way relationships, by Anna Mae Duane (English)
• Do We Really Understand Fake News?, by Michael P. Lynch (Philosophy)

Potential Places to Submit

• Connecticut Mirror
• CT Insider
• Los Angeles Times
• The Washington Post
• The Conversation
• The Hill
• Wall Street Journal