School of Communications

Arlette Hawkins, a 2020 alumna of Elon's iMedia graduate program, discusses her internship with Cosmopolitan Magazine, the T. Howard Foundation internship program and succeeding in a remote working environment.

The junior cinema and television arts major served as a camera operator, voice actor and lead editor for an Alamance County Board of Elections’ training video project.

The eight-week summer program was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and provided aspiring public relations professionals with access to top agency executives and webinars on strategic planning, data, social media strategy and crisis communications.

Nearly 50 Elon students, alumnae and faculty joined the Sept. 15 conversation to discuss on how the Elon community can demonstrate authentic allyship in the media industry.

The dean of the School of Communications will lead a virtual panel discussion on Monday, Sept. 21, addressing issues and findings outlined in the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated’s new study, “In Our Voices."

As part of her 2020 Carnegie-Knight News21 Fellowship, Victoria Traxler ’20 reported on racial disparities, facility conditions and lack of data in the juvenile justice system.

Kari Taylor ’09, Elon University’s deputy chief of staff, spoke to students during a Sept. 15 online meeting about her experience as a woman of color in the television and film industries.

Employers are eager to meet Elon University students during virtual career fairs and networking events this Fall.

Seventeen members and guests of the School of Communications Advisory Board met online on Sept. 15 to discuss their professional industries, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the school can better educate and prepare students.

The networking initiative welcomed prospective students and hosted a discussion about Beyoncé’s new movie, “Black Is King,” examining the impact of representation in the media industry.