diff --git a/_pages/about.md b/_pages/about.md
index c443b7dc8eef..083562d624f7 100644
--- a/_pages/about.md
+++ b/_pages/about.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ profile:
   #   <p>555 your office number</p>
   #   <p>123 your address street</p>
   #   <p>Your City, State 12345</p>
-news: false  # includes a list of news items
+news: true  # includes a list of news items
 recent_papers: true # includes a list of papers marked as "selected={true}"
 social: true  # includes social icons at the bottom of the page
 ---