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Nov. 15, 2022
Brandi Neloms, '09, is Chief Strategy Officer and co-owner of Sipping Black Only, a business dedicated to driving equity for Black founders in the beverage industry.
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Oct. 25, 2022
Eric Garner, a teacher who was able to shield his students from harm during the 2018 Parkland, Florida, high school shooting, urged journalism and media students to cover tragedies with empathy during an interactive discussion at the May 4 Visitors Center Reflection Gallery on…
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Oct. 17, 2022
Schultz, professional-in-residence in the School of Media and Journalism concludes eight years of teaching at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡after Spring 2023 semester’s end.
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Aug. 26, 2022
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡journalism Professor Jacqueline Marino spent her fall 2021 sabbatical learning the techniques of audio storytelling. The piece she produced,
Aug. 26, 2022
*Note: This story was originally written in 2023.Aimee Crane (BFA ’09, MFA ’12) has the distinction of being the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ graduate whose work might just go the farthest. The farthest away from the Earth, that is. Currently the Artemis brand manager for NASA, Crane…
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June 1, 2022
To meet technology needs of the world, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡is now accepting applications for its new graduate program in Emerging Media and Technology (EMAT), launching Fall 2022.
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May 25, 2022
Dana White and Chris Knoblock are Kent State’s film dynamic duo. Throughout their past few years of teaching at Kent State, the couple has created an environment for students to experiment with filmmaking in a way that allows them to find their passion in the industry.
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May 19, 2022
Last summer, as the Taliban took over Afghanistan, many Afghans fled the country. Some landed in Akron, where a network of volunteers and government, nonprofit and educational organizations were waiting. Akron has one of the largest refugee resettlement programs in Ohio. Their…
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May 13, 2022
Esports has transformed online gaming into a spectator sport — and a projects the industry will be worth $3.5 billion by…
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May 10, 2022
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a lot of intersection between communication and public health. A team of researchers from Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ became inspired to take a closer look at communication as it relates to COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy.