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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News about the faculty at the CCI School of Communication
School of Communication Faculty and Alumnus Contribute to Award Winning Student Film Project
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 …
CONTINUE READINGCelebrating Two Decades of Excellence: The Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication to Commemorate its 20th Anniversary with Gala
The Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication (CHMC) will host its 20th Anniversary Gala on October 11, 2024.
CONTINUE READINGProfessor Returns to Mississippi Delta for Annual Student Project Trip
Every summer, Fannie Lou Hamer Professor of Rhetorical Studies Davis Houck leads students to the Mississippi Delta to document the region’s civil rights stories. This year marked the 21st anniversary of the trip, highlighted by milestones that have distinguished it from previous years to further strengthen the tradition.
CONTINUE READINGNew Faculty Members Join the School of Communication
The College of Communication and Information is excited to welcome four new faculty members to the School of Communication. Get to know each of them here!
CONTINUE READINGSCOM Professor Appointed as Theodore Clevenger Professor, 2024-2029
Dr. Jennifer Proffitt has been appointed as the newest Theodore Clevenger Professor in Communication by Dean Michelle Kazmer. Dr. Proffitt was honored at the College of Communication and Information’s (CCI) retreat on August 22, 2024.
CONTINUE READINGSchool of Communication Assistant Professor Publishes Novel
School of Communication Assistant Professor Arienne Ferchaud published her debut novel, Lifeshaper, in June, 2024. “I’m excited that this is just something totally different for me. At work, I am a social scientist focusing on media effects/media psychology. This was a chance for me to stretch my creative muscles and do something totally outside of my training,” said Ferchaud.
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