Digital Media Production Alumni Reflect on Los Angeles Television Experience Program

The Los Angeles Television Experience (LATE) program provides opportunities for a select number of recent graduates or soon to graduate FSU students to work as interns in the Los Angeles television and film industry.  The program provides support for travel, housing and living expenses as well as paid internships working with leaders of major international …

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College of Communication & Information Researchers Partnering on Grant to Improve Public Libraries Disaster Response

written by Diona Crawford Florida State University, in partnership with University of Texas Austin, was awarded an Institute of Museum and Library Services research grant to investigate how small and often rural public libraries contribute to community viability in the face of disasters and crises, particularly with the use of information and communication technologies. The …

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SCSD Professor Carla Wood Receives National Research Grant

Carla Wood, Professor in FSU’s School of Communication Science and Disorders and Christopher Schatschneider, Professor in Psychology at FSU recently received federal funding in partnership with Hillsborough County Public School District to evaluate students’ writing outcomes in approximately 44 elementary schools. The research grant from the National Center for Education Research (NCER) of the Institute of …

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Darren Raj – iSchool Alumnus and Founder of Agribugs

Darren Raj earned his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with a minor in Computer Science in 2009. The inspiration from a class he took while attending Florida State University mixed with his passion for remote control cars sparked an idea. This idea turned into a company he later founded: AgriBugs. AgriBugs is a drone …

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Meet Nashieli Marcano: Librarian at Kennesaw State University

Written by Diona Crawford Nashieli Marcano earned her Master of Science in Library and Information Studies from Florida State University in 2006. While at FSU, she developed the skills to adapt to varying situations, learn new technologies, and gain an in-depth understanding of the diverse scholarly ecosystem. Nashieli had always wanted to be an astronaut …

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Assistant Professor Malia Bruker Returns from Filming Documentary in Haiti

Assistant Professor Malia Bruker recently came back from a trip to Haiti where she worked on her latest documentary ‘Batay La’ which highlights an autonomous workers’ rights organization there. Bruker graduated from Florida State with her BA in Communication in 2005 and earned her MFA in Film & Media Arts from Temple University in 2013. …

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Neleen Leslie: Alumna and Program Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Technology, Jamaica

Neleen Leslie earned her Master of Science degree from Florida State University in Integrated Marketing Communication in 2011.  In 2015, through rigorous classes and exploring her academic passions, she obtained her Master of Science in Measurement and Statistics as well as her Ph.D. in Mass Communication from FSU. This is no small feat for a …

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