SCOM Doctoral Student Published in Top Journal

Sunah Lee, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Communication, recently published her research in the Social Media + Society, a top journal in the communication and media studies field.  The article, ‘“I Had My Hair Cut Today to Share #Women_Short Cut_Campaign”: Feminist Selfies Protesting Misogyny,’ examines the hashtag activism that South Korean women initiated …

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School of Communication Faculty and Alumnus Contribute to Award Winning Student Film Project

During the 2021 Sunflower County Film Academy, 22 high school students–with the help of several School of Communication faculty and alumni–spent a week planning, directing, and filming the documentary An Army Rising Up while exploring their community’s connection to civil rights icons Emmet Till and Fannie Lou Hamer. Every summer, Fannie Lou Hamer’s America hosts …

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SCOM Faculty and Students Attend AEJMC

The School of Communication (SCOM) was represented well at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from August 8 to 11, 2024. AEJMC is a nonprofit, educational association of journalism and mass communication educators, students, and media professionals. This year’s theme for the conference was Representation and …

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