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Researchers, Bread Company Explore Attitudes Toward Ex-Offenders
A multidisciplinary research team from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, investigated how messages about a fresh start might improve public attitudes toward individuals with a criminal background. Knowing from prior research that the US perspective often associates drug addiction with a blemished character, the team of UT researchers hypothesized that framing a messaging campaign in…
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CCI Students Named to 2020-21 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Seventeen students in the College of Communication and Information were named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll during the 2020-21 academic year. Among the academic honorees was track and field standout sprinter Maia McCoy, who completed her master’s degree in Communication and Information. This year, she was an All-American and a Southeastern Conference bronze medalist…
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Broadcasting the Olympics: An Alumnaâs Dream Come True
During this summerâs Tokyo Olympics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, alumna Courtney Lyle (â12) of ESPN and the SEC Network will deliver NBCâs play-by-play for menâs and womenâs field hockey alongside Olympic ice hockey medalist and analyst A. J. Mleczko. When the announcement was made, Lyle tweeted, âAthletes dream of playing in the Olympics. Announcers dream…
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SIS Director Rorissa Voted President-Elect of ASIS&T
Just as new School of Information Sciences Professor and Director Abebe Rorissa stepped into his role July 1, 2021, it was announced that he was elected to be president of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). Rorissaâs biography and position statement can be viewed here on the ASIS&T site. He has been heavily…
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SIS Director Rorissa Voted President-Elect of ASIS&T
Just as new School of Information Sciences Professor and Director Abebe Rorissa stepped into his role July 1, 2021, it was announced that he was elected to be president of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). Rorissaâs biography and position statement can be viewed here on the ASIS&T site. He has been heavily…
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Q&A with PhD Student Jules Morris
After spending most of career in the marketing and communication fields, Jules Morris is pivoting to education and research while pursuing her PhD in Communication and Information with an emphasis in Journalism and Electronic Media. Morris had spend the last six years as the Director of Marketing and Communications for the UT College of Education,…
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Q&A with PhD Student Jules Morris
After spending most of career in the marketing and communication fields, Jules Morris is pivoting to education and research while pursuing her PhD in Communication and Information with an emphasis in Journalism and Electronic Media. Morris had spend the last six years as the Director of Marketing and Communications for the UT College of Education,…
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JEM Selected for White House Correspondents’ Association Scholarship
The White House Correspondents’ Association has selected the University of Tennessee School of Journalism and Electronic Media for a new scholarship opportunity for student reporters who aspire to cover national politics and news. The Carter Holland Memorial Scholarship is named in honor of the late Carter Holland, a promising young journalist and son of Lucie…
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Q&A with PhD Student Dennis McCarty
Dennis McCarty is beginning his fourth year as a student in CCI’s doctoral program and is a graduate teaching assistant in the School of Communication Studies’ Public Speaking Center. McCarty earned his bachelor’s degree in print journalism and his master’s degree in education from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. What made you choose to get…
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Q&A with PhD Student Dennis McCarty
Dennis McCarty is beginning his fourth year as a student in CCI’s doctoral program and is a graduate teaching assistant in the School of Communication Studies’ Public Speaking Center. McCarty earned his bachelor’s degree in print journalism and his master’s degree in education from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. What made you choose to get…