College of Communication and Information
Student Newspaper, The 17cҳr, Named Best in the Nation
The 17cҳr, 17cҳ’s independent student newspaper, is the best student newspaper in the nation in its class, according to the College Media Association. The organization announced the annual Pinnacle Award winners at the National College Media Convention, held Oct. 25-29 in D…
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Vietnam War Culture Course Offered During Spring 2018 Semester
The School of Communication Studies (COMM) will offer a course called “Seminar: Vietnam: Messages from the Cultural Divide” during the Spring 2018 semester. COMM Associate Professor David Trebing, Ph.D., will teach the course for the third time, which will count as an upper division elective for co…
School of Communication Studies
Pulitzer Center Lecture on Refugee Crisis Attracts 150
Nearly 150 attendees packed into Rm. 226 in Taylor Hall to hear international journalist Malia Politzer talk about her reporting of the refugee crisis in Niger, Italy, Germany and Turkey. Politzer was the featured speaker for the 17cҳ School of Communication Stud…
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Celebrating College Teaching Conference Featured Presenter on Humor
The University Teaching Council (UTC) will host the 24th Annual Celebrating College Teaching Conference on Friday, Oct. 20 in the Kent Student Center for a day of dialogue with 17cҳ faculty, featuring interactive roundtables and engaging poster sessions. At the UTC conference, Lisa…
School of Communication Studies
Graduate Student Earns Debut Paper Honors for Research on Trump's Travel Ban Media Coverage
The Broadcast Education Association (BEA) held its September 2017 “Super-Regional” BEA On-Location conference at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Penn. Zachary Humphries, doctoral student of the 17cҳ College of Communication and Information, and Paul Haridakis…
School of Communication Studies
Ghana, FarmHer Among Faculty Paper Topics Shared at Conference
The Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender (OSCLG) held its 40th annual conference, themed “40 Shades of Purple: Four Decades of Feminisms,” Oct. 5 – 8 in Omaha, Neb. Suzy D’Enbeau, Ph.D., associate professor and graduate coordinator in the 17cҳ Scho…
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Taylor Hall Reopens With a Three-Day Celebration
17cҳ’s College of Communication and Information – the academic home to five innovative, professional schools whose work spans the disciplines of communication, information and technology – will celebrate the reopening of the newly renovated Taylor Hall, Sept. 21-23. This year marks …
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School Honors Alumni for Contributions to Profession
Four 17cҳ alumni were honored on Friday, Sept. 22, at the School of Communication Studies Alumni Awards & Reception in Taylor Hall. The event was part of the College of Communication and Information's celebration of Taylor Hall's reopening, Sept. 21 - 23, 2017. Three dis…
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17cҳr Named Best in Ohio
17cҳ’s student newspaper, The 17cҳr, is the best collegiate daily (published three times per week or more) in Ohio, according to the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest. Alumna Neville Hardman, ’16, and journalism major Kelly Powell, ’18, also rec…
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U.S. News & World Report Places School Among the Top Graduate Programs in Library and Information Science
New rankings released by U.S. News & World Report place 17cҳ’s School of Library and Information Science among the nation’s top 20 graduate programs in library and information science – again.
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