UA’s College of Communication and Information Sciences Wins Big at American Advertising Awards
The College of Communication and Information Sciences won multiple student and professional awards at the local American Advertising Awards.
Public Relations Diversity Hinges on Leadership
A recent literature review by Dr. Nilanjana Bardhan, a board member of the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama, showcases diversity and inclusion trends in the PR industry throughout the 1990s and 2000s. While some progress has been made in terms of recruitment of minorities and advancement of women to more senior executive positions, very little has changed since the 1990s.
UA to Hold Communication, Media Camp for High School Students
The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences will hold its inaugural CAMP from July 12-15.
C&IS Media Day to Feature Alabama Talent
C&IS’ Media Day, formerly “J-Day,” provides an opportunity for students studying creative media and news media to hear career professionals discuss their industry. This year’s lineup features Alabama professionals.
UA Students Admitted to Multicultural Internship Program
Kyndall Hinton and Kennedy Studdard each secured a placement with high-level advertising and public relations agencies through 4A’s Multicultural Advertising Internship Program.
UA Announces Winner of 2017 Clarence Cason Award
The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences has named award-winning author and professor Dr. Patricia Foster winner of the 2017 Clarence Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing.
UA’s Plank Center Hosts Inaugural Challenge for Emerging Leaders
UA’s Plank Center Hosts Inaugural “Challenge for Emerging Leaders,” an intensive, two-day leadership workshop for engaged, high-achieving and diverse university seniors majoring in public relations.
UA Professor to Hold Reading for ‘Crunk Feminist Collection’
A University of Alabama professor and her co-authors are holding a public reading of their work on black feminism, “The Crunk Feminist Collective.”
UA’s SLIS to Award $7,000 in Free Books
The University of Alabama’s School of Library and Information Studies will award over $7,000 in new children’s and young adult books to five school libraries in the Black Belt region of the state and one school library in an economically deprived area of Alabama outside of the Black Belt Region through its SLIS Book Bonanza for the Black Belt (and Beyond) program.
UA’s School of Library and Information Studies Names New Director
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama’s School of Library and Information Studies has named Dr. James K. Elmborg its new director. Elmborg comes to UA from his professorship at the University of Iowa, where he formerly served as director of the School of Library and Information Science from 2006 to 2011. At more than