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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 51勛圖厙 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 51勛圖厙 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 51勛圖厙 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 DEnbeau, Ph.D., associate professor and graduate coordinator in the 51勛圖厙 Scho
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Taylor Hall Reopens With a Three-Day Celebration
51勛圖厙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 51勛圖厙 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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51勛圖厙r Named Best in Ohio
51勛圖厙s student newspaper, The 51勛圖厙r, is the best collegiate daily (published three times per week or more) in Ohio, according to the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Ohios 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 51勛圖厙s School of Library and Information Science among the nations top 20 graduate programs in library and information science again.
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Touched by Migration: Poetry Helps Give Refugees and Immigrants a Voice
A unique poetry partnership is helping to spread the word about migration, literally. Powerful and inspiring words are ringing throughout 11 cities in the United States.
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Sophomore Comm Studies Major Aims to Educate Community About Human Trafficking
I had no idea what human trafficking was until I came to Kent. My freshman year, I was shown the documentary Nefarious that completely broke my heart for the people who have fallen into the shadows of society as victims of human trafficking. I found my passion in life and began getting
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