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  • 2019 CCI Diversity & Inclusion Week

    The College of Communication and Information hosted its annual CCI Diversity and Inclusion Week from Monday, Sept. 23, through Thursday, Sept. 26. “Reflect, Retool, and Reclaim” was the theme of this year’s week of panel discussions, keynote speakers, and dramatizations. Alice Wirth, Director of the CCI Diversity Student Leaders Society, was the organizer of the…

  • 2019 CCI Diversity & Inclusion Week

    The College of Communication and Information hosted its annual CCI Diversity and Inclusion Week from Monday, Sept. 23, through Thursday, Sept. 26. “Reflect, Retool, and Reclaim” was the theme of this year’s week of panel discussions, keynote speakers, and dramatizations. Alice Wirth, Director of the CCI Diversity Student Leaders Society, was the organizer of the…

  • Women in Cable Telecommunications Provides Students with Career Development

    Apply Here! (Deadline: Sept. 27) Are you a junior or senior looking to explore career opportunities, network with industry professionals and gain valuable development advice? Do you want to gain an invaluable mentor, but don’t know where to start? The Women in Cable Telecommunications Southeast Chapter Student Mentor Program just may be the opportunity you…

  • Study Shows New Moms May be Vulnerable to ‘Sharenting’

    Whether they need to commiserate about the trials of parenthood, get advice, or simply brag about their youngsters’ achievements, today’s parents often turn to an ever-ready forum: social media. Mariea Grubbs Hoy, DeForrest Jackson Professor in the School of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication and Information, worked with Alexa K. Fox,…

  • After Whitewater Canoeing, Kerns Finds Grad School Smooth Sailing

    Journalism PhD student Charli Kerns has fought her way through whitewater rapids and cascaded over waterfalls in her canoe. Knowing that adrenaline rush, she doesn’t get too stressed out over research, writing, or teaching a class. Kerns been an action sports enthusiast since being introduced to kayaking through UT’s Outdoor Pursuits during her undergraduate days…

  • 2019 CCI Commencement Highlights

    UT Interim Chancellor Wayne T. Davis conferred degrees on 257 CCI spring graduates (213 undergraduate, 40 master’s, 4 doctoral) during CCI’s May 9, 2019 Commencement ceremony at Thompson Boling Arena. Summer graduates were also honored at the event. Pinnacle Financial Partners Chairman Martha S. “Missy” Wallen (BA/CS ’73), a longtime member and former chair (2015-17) of…