Month April 2026


Miriam Sweeney Named Director of the School of Library and Information Studies

The College of Communication and Information Sciences is proud to announce that Dr. Miriam Sweeney has been selected as the incoming director of the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS). Dr. Sweeney will be stepping into this administrative role on July 1st as Dr. Jamie Naidoo returns to the faculty in Fall 2026 after concluding…


C&IS Celebrates 2026 Honors Day  

Honors Day is a cornerstone of the spring semester for the College of Communication and Information Sciences (C&IS). As the academic year draws to a close, the event allows the College to pause its frantic pace and come together to celebrate the hard work and accomplishments within C&IS. It serves as the official stage for recognizing the…


Tracing the Narrative: A.J. Bauer Unpacks His New Book 

On a Friday evening in late March, a room full of curious minds gathered to hear C&IS assistant professor Dr. A.J. Bauer talk about his latest book, Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press. The conversation that unfolded was as timely as it was historically rich.  As a historian, ethnographer and former journalist, Bauer brought a unique perspective to the discussion, tracing how…