Passing of Dr Jay Rayburn

It is with great shock and sadness that the College received the news of the passing of one of its esteemed colleagues and friend, Professor Jay Rayburn. Dr Rayburn had an impact on many students and alumni over the years. He joined the College in 1985 and retired in 2020. Details of his service will …

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SCSD Associate Director Receives Award to Create Digital Assessment Lab

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School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) Associate Director Dr. Carla Wood received an FSU Student Technology Fee Award to develop and equip a Digital Assessments (DA) lab for students and faculty in the School. The lab will address the need for telehealth assessments in response to potential restrictions. Given the increased use of videoconferencing …

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iSchool Distance Learning Fosters In-Person Connections

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As FSU School of Information (iSchool) prepares to celebrate 25 years of online learning during the 2021-2022 academic year, we are once again reminded of how the flexibility of learning from anywhere helps connect individuals with similar passions. In late June, a group of students in the completely online Master of Information (MSI) program met …

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Communication Alumna Organizes Inaugural Digital Literacy Leadership Forum

FSU School of Communication alumna Dr. Ashavaree Das (’13, Ph.D. Communication, Health, Gender, Culture) was a part of a team that organized the inaugural online Digital Literacy Leadership Forum in collaboration with Adobe and supported by Grapheast Elite Education Distribution Partner in MENA Region. The online event was held from June 1 to 2 and …

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SCSD Assistant Professor Promotes Diverse Children’s Books

SCSD Assistant professor promotes diverse children's books

The article below was written by Ellis Liebeskind-Blaufarb of Tallahassee Democrat and edited by CD Davidson- Hiers. It was published on the front page of the Tallahassee Democrat on Saturday, June 19, 2021.  Changing the way we approach children’s books, Florida State University professor Lakeisha Johnson and her 5 year-old daughter Maya developed their own …

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Dr. Jean E. Lowrie Global Lecture Series to Kick Off at International Association of School Librarianship Conference

Dr. Wayne Wiegand, Florida State University F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Emeritus, created the Dr. Jean E. Lowrie Global Lecture Endowment alongside his wife Shirley Wiegand to honor his mentor, Dr. Jean E. Lowrie. The fund provides a speaker honorarium for a lecture series by the same name. It will support …

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