With the frequent attention paid to the demise of newspaper and magazine revenue (here and elsewhere), it is perhaps not surprising to note that students may be less interested in the field of communications...at least at one school.  The Daily Collegian, a Penn State student newspaper, reports that freshman enrollment in Penn State's College of Communications is down 17%.  

Pamela Monk, a senior journalism lecturer at Penn State, said all the hysteria associated with communications-related careers may have impacted students' decision not to enroll.

As the number of print publications going out of business continues to rise, Monk said it is important the college offer classes in convergence and multimedia journalism.

"All they hear is journalism is in flux," Monk said. "People are thinking that there might be fewer jobs."

Perry said although the state of the economy will always be of concern to students and their families, he is confident enrollment in the college will eventually spike back up.

Read the full article here.