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In his new book, Dr. Dan Grano examines the (un)holy relationship of sports and religion. As per the book description for, The Eternal Present of Sport: Rethinking Sport and Religion (Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2017), Dr. Grano “rethinks the sport-religion relationship by positioning sport as a source of theological trouble. Focusing on bodies, time, […]

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A hearty congratulations to our departments recipients of the 2017-2018 scholarships. Julio Cazares is the recipient Rebecca and Walter Roberts Scholarship. Delfina Erochenko is the recipient of the Cy. N. Bahakel Scholarship. Zachary Burdick and Jade Johnson are the recipients of the Brycie Baber Scholarship. And Theordore Karabet is the recipient of the Joe Epley […]

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It’s here! Hot off the virtual presses is the 2017 Communication Matters departmental ezine. Read great stories about current students, alums, faculty and all the other Department of Communication accomplishments this academic year. With Editor Cheryl Spainhour, Student Contributors Amanda Lea and Alex Richardson and Designer Leigh Ann Privette, there’s great stuff on every page. […]

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A trio of the department’s journalism students have impressed the professionals at a local TV station Thanks to journalism instructor Debra Tobin, Justin Lape, Annalisha Henderson and Hali Liggins worked with WSOC-TV’s investigative producer to check the backgrounds of more than 1,000 public employees. “This was very important work, but it was time-consuming and more […]

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Congratulations to Alexus Wall, who successfully defended her honors thesis this morning. For the thesis, titled, “The Rhetoric of Protest and Confrontation: A Critical Look at How Frames Shape a Digital Social Movement and Its Success,” Dr. Rich Leeman served as her advisor and Dr. Dan Grano and Dr. Ashli Stokes rounded out the committee. […]

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Department Chair
Dan Grano
Colvard 5058
704-687-0783
dgrano@charlotte.edu

Associate Department Chair
Sayde Brais
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704-687-0448
sjbrais@charlotte.edu

Undergraduate Coordinator
Carol Leeman
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704-687-0773
cleeman@charlotte.edu

Graduate Program Director
Justin Grandinetti
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jgrandin@charlotte.edu

Internship Director
Staci Kuntzman
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704-687-0771
svkuntzm@charlotte.edu

Department of Communication Studies
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UNC Charlotte
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Charlotte, NC 28223
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