Strategic Communications

The associate professor of strategic communications discussed the public diplomacy efforts that the governments of El Salvador, Costa Rica and Colombia have established (or not) with their migrants in the United States.

Jenny Jiang and Shannon Zenner joined the School of Communications in fall 2019 as assistant professors.

The lecturer in strategic communications and faculty director of Live Oak Communications will serve in a division head leadership position for the nation’s oldest and largest journalism and mass communications academic association.

The School of Communications hosted its Careers in Public Relations: Diversity & Inclusion Panel Discussion on Sept. 16, featuring strategic communications professionals and human resources executives from G&S Business Communications, W20 Group, Taylor Strategy, Mower, and Charlotte Pipe and Foundry.

The School of Communications dean spoke with PRWeek’s Steven Barrett and Frank Washkuch on Sept. 5 about educating and training future public relations professionals for today’s industry.

Planning Week marks the start of the academic year and provides an opportunity for faculty receiving funding from the Faculty Research and Development Committee to present their work.  

The annual institute attracts instructors from across the state and country to discuss topics relating to newspapers, yearbooks, magazines, online content and broadcast journalism.

The student-run agency’s multiplatform awards span eight contest categories, highlighting work created for five real-world clients during the 2018-19 school year.

AEJMC, the nation’s oldest collegiate journalism education association, recognized the School of Communications dean with its top honor in diversity education on Aug. 9.

Kathleen Stansberry, assistant professor of strategic communications, offered analysis about the danger that comes with the spread of conspiracy theories, particularly on social media.