School of Media and Journalism
Kent State Senior Combines Passion for Public Relations and Fashion to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking
Student helps bring UNCHAINED fashion show to campus on April 4 A project that began as part of a public relations course in Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication is now coming to fruition and raising awareness about human trafficking. Mackenzie Lunde, a senior fashio…
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Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Danielle Sarver Coombs Associate Professor College of Communication and Information 2007-present Danielle Sarver Coombs is an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the College of Communication and Information. Her research focuse…
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Pulitzer Winner Joins Faculty of Kent State University's College of Communication and Information
Kent State University’s College of Communication and Information and its School of Journalism and Mass Communication will welcome alumna and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Connie Schultz to its faculty this spring. Schultz, who graduated from Kent State with her bachelor’s degree in journalism in…
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2015 Alumni and Friend of JMC Awards Ceremony
JMC recognized its distinguished alumni and friend of the School at its annual Alumni Awards and Friends ceremony and reception in Franklin Hall on Friday, October 2. Kent State President Beverly Warren was in attendance to deliver congratulatory remarks in recognition of the accomplishments of thi…
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Poynter Kent State Media Ethics Workshop to Focus on “Enduring Trauma”
Attend in person all day or for specific sessions, live web stream available for main presentations Covering trauma – a tragic accident, a horrendous attack, a sickening court case, a catastrophic weather event – exposes journalists and victims to complicated questions about ethics, pri…
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Kent State Student Helps Congress Change Child Welfare Laws
The pain of moving from one home to the next, time and time again, for four years straight is helping Keri Richmond speak out for other foster children without a voice. Richmond, a Kent State University junior majoring in public relations in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, s…
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Kent State Communication Students Invade UK, Ireland for Education Abroad Experience
Fifty Kent State University students from the College of Communication and Information participated in education abroad programs in Europe this spring, visiting Northern Ireland, Ireland and England in May. Three of the college’s classes studied specialized areas in communications in both the U.K…
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Kent State graduate earns third place in the national Hearst Photojournalism Competition
Leah Klafczynski, '15, received third-place honors in the annual Hearst National Journalism Awards Championship. Klafczynski was selected from more than 1,100 submitted entries and competed against five other finalists in the 55th annual Photojournalism Championship held in San Francisco, Ca…
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Teachers to attend last Reynolds High School Journalism Institute
COLUMBIA, Missouri — The Youth Journalism Initiative of the American Society of News Editors will continue its national effort to inspire youth in the ever-changing world of journalism by training 140 secondary-school teachers at the 2015 Reynolds High School Journalism Institute. The Institute prov…
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Schedule A Visit to CCI
New students are encouraged to visit campus to learn more about our programs in media, design, communication, technology and information.
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