He told News 3 news literacy is a pillar of his curriculum at Hampton University, teaching students to weed out misinformation and disinformation when looking for trustworthy news sources. “What we're starting to find is that many of our students come in, just perusing information, reading headlines or topical information, however, what we try to do prior to them leaving a specific course is to be able to not only understand that information, but understand that information in context.” Meanwhile, Old Dominion University is adopting a plan to promote news literacy and information fluency across campus for all students in its quality enhancement plan.