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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 Kent State University faculty, featuring interactive roundtables and engaging poster sessions. At the UTC conference, Lisa…

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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 Kent State University College of Communication and Information, and Paul Haridakis…

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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 Kent State University Scho…

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Agadez’s elite business classes now include drug dealers, smugglers and pimps – the types of people who rape newly trafficked women to “break: them, beat migrants who haven’t paid their passage or bribe officials so this illicit work may continue.

Pulitzer Center Grantee to Speak About International Refugee Crisis

The School of Communication Studies at Kent State University will host its fall Global Issues Forum with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16 in Rm. 226/226A Taylor Hall. International reporter Malia Politzer will present, “Refugee Boom and Bust: A Global G…

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Graduate Students Present Research at Statewide Conference

The Ohio Communication Association hosted the 81st annual Ohio Communication Association Conference on Friday, Oct. 6 and Saturday, Oct. 7 at Clark State Community College in Springfield, Ohio. Several School of Communication Studies graduate students presented their research at the conference, whi…

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Kent State celebrates the reopening of the newly renovated Taylor Hall on Sept. 21-23.

Taylor Hall Reopens With a Three-Day Celebration

Kent State University’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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The School of Communication Studies recognized alumni JaRel Clay, Arianne Gasser, Carol Wilder and Scott Myers at its 2017 Alumni Awards.

School Honors Alumni for Contributions to Profession

Four Kent State University 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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Alumni Award Recipients

2017 Honorees Centennial Award  Carol Wilder, Ph.D., '74 - Wilder is a writer, teacher and filmmaker based in New York City and Long Island. She is professor of Media Studies at The New School, where from 1995-2007 she was Associate Dean and Chair of Media Studies and Film…

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Assistant Professor Aaron Bacue leads a training for part-time instructors and graduate students who will teach Introduction to Human Communication.

Faculty, Staff Prepare to Welcome Students to Revitalized Building

After a year of renovations, Taylor Hall will reopen for classes on Monday, Aug. 28. The Schools of Communication Studies (COMM) and Visual Communication Design (VCD) share the space in the modernized, four-floor building. The May 4 Visitors Center also calls Taylor Hall home and…

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Taylor Hall is home to the Schools of Communication Studies and Visual Communication Design. The School of Digital Sciences' staff will be in Taylor for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Schools Move into Taylor Hall Following Yearlong Renovation

After a year of renovations, Taylor Hall will reopen for classes on Monday, Aug. 28. The Schools of Communication Studies (COMM) and Visual Communication Design (VCD) share the space in the modernized, four-floor building. The May 4 Visitors Center also calls Taylor Hall home and will reopen with no…

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