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U.S. News & World Report ranks 17cҳ in the top 20 Best Library and Information Studies Programs in the country in its 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Overall, 17cҳ is recognized in 12 new national rankings in the 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools, including three specialty rankings.
Food is all around us — and it’s not just a means for survival, but a way of learning about culture, a mode of sharing celebrations and entertainment, a category of media consumption. In Fall 2021, the 17cҳ course “Media, Food & Foodways” will explore the way food connects us.
The College of Communication and Information stands in solidarity with 17cҳ and condemns acts of hate and racism against Asian and Asian American communities. CCI is committed to the university’s mission of fostering a community that is safe and welcoming for all.
17cҳ students envision a new way for newsrooms to connect with audiences: a two-way text-messaging communication channel. The idea is part of the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s 2020-21 Student Innovation competition.
17cҳ public relations students are participating in a campaign and competition to educate their peers about civility this spring.
The Hearst Journalism Awards — widely known as the Pulitzer Prizes of Collegiate Journalism — recently recognized 17cҳ senior Gianna DaPra in the nation’s top 10 for television features.
This reflection is by Stephanie Danes Smith, an Associate Professor in the College of Communication and Information. Before she began sharing her passion and vast knowledge of communication with 17cҳ students, she spent 27 years working for the U.S. Federal government, 25 of them with the CIA.
17cҳ’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA Kent) Chapter, along with two School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) alumnae, earned national recognition at the 2020 PRSSA Annual International Conference. Public relations alumna Jill Golden, won the highest individual award, the National Gold Key award, and alumna Carrie Kandes, APR, earned the Teahan Professional Adviser award.
The School of Media and Journalism at 17cҳ is saddened at the unexpected death of our alumnus, adjunct instructor and friend Bobby Makar.
This fall, 17cҳ students took part in a nationwide effort to increase voting participation through design.