Raney wins Graduate Faculty Mentor Award

School of Communication professor Arthur Raney was recently honored with a Graduate Faculty Mentor Award from Florida State University’s Graduate School. The Graduate Faculty Mentor Award honors faculty mentors whose dedication to graduate students and commitment to excellence in graduate education and mentoring have made a significant contribution to the quality of life and professional development …

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COMM Professor Houck publishes his second book volume on Rhetoric, Religion, and the Civil Rights Movement

Dr. Davis W. Houck, a professor at Florida State University (FSU)’s School of Communication, published the second volume of his civil rights recovery project, Rhetoric, Religion, and the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965, with Baylor University Press (co-edited with David E. Dixon). This second book volume required extensive work to collect and archive from audiotapes to old documents.  These speeches …

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COMM Professor Houck featured in NY Times article on his research into a Civil Rights sermon

Dr. Davis W. Houck, a professor at Florida State University (FSU)’s School of Communication, was featured and quoted in the NY Times article, “Civil Rights Sermon is Mislaid but Not Forgotten.” The article discusses what Houck believed to be a neglected aspect of civil rights history.  Since 2003, he has been compiling a collection of public …

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COMM Professors Korzenny and Houck recognized as 2013 University Newsmakers

FSU University Communications and the Office of the Provost hosted the second annual “Newsmakers of the Year” event on Jan. 28 at the Turnbull Conference Center. According to the Associate Vice President of Integrated Marketing & Communications, Dr. Jeanette De Diemar, “the Newsmakers of the Year event was an opportunity to recognize the collaborative efforts between …

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COMM 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 …

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COMM Professor Raney interviewed by various media outlets about Winston allegations

Dr. Arthur A. Raney, James E. Kirk Professor of Communication and Director of Doctoral Studies in the Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication, was interviewed in November 2013 by Yahoo! Sports, the Orlando Sentinel, and WFSU’s Capital Report.  He shared his expertise about the media coverage of the sexual-assault allegations against Jameis Winston, the 2013 …

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Merle shares perspectives with Drake University students

Dr. Patrick Merle, an assistant professor at Florida State University’s School of Communication, kicked off the Drake University Public Relations Distinguished Lecture Series on Nov. 19 with his talk, “Notes from the Field: The Secret Life of a Passport,” in Des Moines, Iowa. Merle’s lecture also marked the beginning of the Central Iowa PRSA Institute, …

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