Two Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies doctoral graduates – Dr. Janet Capps and Dr. Christopher Hinson — have recently been hired into tenure line positions at Emporia State University in Kansas. Dr. Capps joined Emporia State’s School of Library and Information Management (SLIM) as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2013 with …
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iSchool doctoral grads join Emporia State faculty
Burnett named Director of School of Information
Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (CCI) has named Dr. Kathleen Burnett as the Director of the School of Information and F. William Summers Professor. She has served as interim director since September 2012 and was selected from an excellent slate of candidates in a national search. “Kathy Burnett is an outstanding researcher …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM alum dedicated to educating underserved students
Since graduating in 2006, Florida State University School of Communication alum James Walter Doyle has been dedicated to educating students in low-income areas. Immediately after college, Doyle joined Teach For America, an organization committed to providing all of the nation’s children with a quality education. He relocated to Harlem, N.Y., and served as a middle …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Professor McDowell contributes to recent book on cyberspace and international relations
Florida State University College of Communication & Information Associate Dean Steve McDowell and co-authors Zoheb Nensey and Philip Steinberg have written a chapter in the recently published “Cyberspace and International Relations: Theory, Prospects and Challenges,” edited by Jan-Frederik Kremer and Benedikt Müller (Springer, 2014). This compilation addresses the “cyberization” of international relations – and the …
CONTINUE READINGBrosnan-Maddox receives 2013 Transformation Through Teaching Award
Florida State University School of Communication Science & Disorders (SCSD) faculty member Susan Brosnan-Maddox was recently honored as a recipient of the 2013 Transformation Through Teaching Award. Brosnan-Maddox was one of 17 Florida State faculty members selected for the award, which is sponsored by the Spiritual Life Project, Global Pathways Certificate and Exchanges, and Center for Global Engagement. The …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS graduate student selected for Association of Research Libraries Career Enhancement Program fellowship
Camille Thomas, a graduate student at Florida State University’s School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS), Florida’s iSchool, was recently selected as a fellow by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Career Enhancement Program. Thomas, a Master of Science in Library & Information Studies (MLIS) student, was one of 14 individuals selected to participate in …
CONTINUE READINGCCI alumni find success in Aloha State
Florida State University College of Communication & Information (CCI) alumni are living and working across the globe, but there are few places that offer the gorgeous weather and breathtaking views Hawaii does. More than 2,000 miles from the United States mainland, the Aloha State’s location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean attracts thousands of …
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