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March 1, 2017 ⧫ Department of Communication Studies’ monthly newsletter. Come to Social Justice Talk Dr. Larry Frey, Professor of Communication at the University of Colorado Boulder, will be the spring speaker for the Communication Studies Graduate Student Association. Dr. Frey studies applied communication – specifically collective communicative practices among marginalized people, communication activism for […]

Talk about excellence! A submission from Senior Lecturer Debbie Kilby Baker and two Communication Studies students has been selected for inclusion in the 2017 National Association of Communication Centers conference. The topic is “Elevator Going Up? Uplifting Lessons Learned from Redesigning the Marketing of Elevator Speech Events” and the presenters are, in addition to Ms […]

Please join the department of Communication Studies Dr. Quinaln and the department of History’s Dr. Johnson for a discussion on infertility at the UNCC Cone Center, Room 210 on Tuesday, Feb. 28th from 10:00-11:30 a.m. This is a free event and open to the public. This event is sponsored by research on women’s health interest […]

The UNC Charlotte Forensics team had a great showing this past weekend at the CFA tournamen hosted by Lynchburg University. Jordan Boyd finished in 1st place for both Declamation and Impromptu speaking and McKenna Jahns received 1st place in Persuasion and 4th place in Impromptu. The team also walked away with the 5th place finish […]

Emma Butterworth, a second-year MA candidate in Communication Studies, says she is “extremely honored and excited” to be given the opportunity to share her research at this year’s Southern States Communication Association Conference. As well she should be — not only is Emma’s paper the Top Student Paper in Mass Communication, but it’s also, in […]

Ready to learn about scholarships, no-cost events, career and grad school opportunities, and even a faculty fun fact? Read all about it in the February COMMunicator from the Department of Communication Studies!!

It’s been three years in the making, but Dr. Margaret Quinlan, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, is ready to share her latest documentary: “The Acoustics of Care.” The story of DooR to DooR in Chapel Hill, NC, is where artists draw on narrative resources in attending to and joining with those who […]

A grant may help Communication Studies faculty and students improve internship experiences across the state. Dr. Stephanie Norander, in her roles as Associate Professor Communication Studies and as Executive Director, Communication Across the Curriculum (CAC), has partnered with Carrie Silver, Program Manager of the University Professional Internship Program (UPIP) to win a grant from the […]

Congratulations to Dr. Christine Davis! The latest book from the professor and grad program director for the Department of Communication Studies came out December, “focused” on focus groups! Davis, C. S. (2016). Focus Groups: Applying Communication Theory through Design, Facilitation and Analysis.New York, NY: Routledge.