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Guest speaker and Communications Director for Homeland Security Susan Phalen speaks during the JMC Convo: Navigating the Noise Thursday, Feb. 23. “I read a lot of outlets and triangulate news to navigate noise. We’re all sitting in this room but we see news differently,” Phalen said.

JMC discusses public communication in fractious times

Molly Spillman February 23, 2017

Communicating efficiently in times of crisis was the theme of the second panel conversation of the semester hosted by the school of Journalism and Mass Communication.“A public communicator has to be...

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IdeaBase experiments with virtual reality technology

Molly Spillman February 21, 2017

Since September, Kent State's IdeaBase has been incorporating virtual reality equipment into their design firm and have enhanced student portfolios by teaching them specialized and unique skills.IdeaBase...

JMC to host next panel in conversation series

Molly Spillman February 16, 2017

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) continues its Journalism’s Way Forward conversation series with its second panel of the semester, addressing how to communicate in a divided government.“Navigating...

CCI launches new global initiatives brand

Molly Spillman February 13, 2017

The College of Communication and Information (CCI) is focusing on international learning with the launch of the CCI Global brand, which plans to promote study abroad opportunities and global resources...

Professor explores loss of identity in cancer caregiving

Molly Spillman February 3, 2017

The unspoken truth of being a caregiver for a loved one is an issue few understand, but many will go through during their life.During Kent State's School of Communication Studies' research colloquium...

School of Communication Studies spring colloquium series to start Friday

Molly Spillman February 2, 2017

The Kent State School of Communication Studies will kick off its spring 2017 research colloquium series Friday, Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. in the Art Building. A discussion about being a caregiver to a cancer patient,...

Amy Reynolds, dean of Kent State's College of Communication and Information, talks to sophomores at the CCI Sophomore Appreciation Lunch in Olson Hall Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 in Olson Hall. 

VCD students struggle following sophomore portfolio review

Molly Spillman January 31, 2017

Sophomore year, or as some call it, "the sophomore slump," has many students questioning their path in college and what opportunities their school has to offer.For students in Kent State's School of Visual...

Russ Mitchell, of WKYC, moderates a panel discussion of media professionals at JMC’s Way Forward to discuss the current state of journalism in post 2016 election America on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. The panel included Henry Gomez, Cheryl Ann Lambert, Jacqueline Marino, Connie Schultz and Chance York. Participants live tweeted and asked questions about what is to come for the media profession.

JMC panel discusses issues surrounding credibility in journalism

Molly Spillman January 26, 2017

It was a full house Thursday night at the Journalism’s Way Forward event, hosted by Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, which encouraged an open dialogue about the future of media...

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School of Communication Studies announces new director

Latisha Ellison April 15, 2016

Kent State's School of Communication Studies announced its new director on Friday, according to a university press release. Elizabeth Graham—who currently serves as a professor for the University of...

CCI provides cheaper opportunity to study abroad

Latisha Ellison March 15, 2016

Kent State's College of Communication and Information (CCI) students are now offered the exclusive opportunity to travel to the panda capital of the world for the Sichuan University Summer Immersion program...

School of Communication Studies narrows search for new director

Latisha Ellison January 24, 2016

After months of searching, the committee for a new director for the School of Communication Studies has selected four final candidates to give presentations explaining their vision for the school over...

Hyungshok Kim and Jeesoo Kim work on a project in the Franklin media lab on Now. 3, 2015.

Korean students come to Kent State for a look at politics, journalism

Alexis Wohler November 3, 2015

Students from Dankook University in South Korea came to Kent State to visit and work as reporters from Oct. 30 to Nov. 7. The six students are part of a class called “International Storytelling”. DanKook...