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  • Hayes Awarded Donald H. Ecroyd Award

    Hayes Awarded Donald H. Ecroyd Award

    The National Communication Association (NCA) has awarded Dr. Heather Hayes the Donald H. Ecroyd Award for Outstanding Teacher in Higher Education for the 2023-2024 year. 

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  • SLIS professor named finalist in first-ever BRAVA Awards

    SLIS professor named finalist in first-ever BRAVA Awards

    Assistant professor Sarah Bryant in the SLIS was named a finalist for the inaugural BRAVA Awards.

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  • A+PR professor named SPRF Senior Practitioner

    A+PR professor named SPRF Senior Practitioner

    The Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) recognized senior instructor Tracy Sims as an SPRF Senior Practitioner during its 50th anniversary. Sims was one of 10 individuals selected for the award.

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  • A+PR professors honored in France for Article of the Year award

    A+PR professors honored in France for Article of the Year award

    Two professors in the Department of Advertising & Public Relations (A+PR), Drs. Steven Holiday and Jameson Hayes, were recognized this summer for their research in corporate responsibility and strategic planning.

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  • UA’s PRSSA named Star Chapter by national PRSSA

    UA’s PRSSA named Star Chapter by national PRSSA

    The University of Alabama’s PRSSA chapter received a Star Chapter Award from national PRSSA. UA was one of 38 schools chosen for the award.

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  • The Cecil Hurt Support Fund for Excellence in Sports Media Reaches Full Endowment

    The Cecil Hurt Support Fund for Excellence in Sports Media Reaches Full Endowment

    The Cecil Hurt Support Fund for Excellence in Sports Media is fully endowed, with the first recipient set to be named in Spring 2024.

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  • Bullshit Politics: Why Misinformation is not Always a Lie

    Bullshit Politics: Why Misinformation is not Always a Lie

    Ph.D. student Grant Merrill explains the difference between “bullshit” and misinformation and how “bullshit politics” might not be all that bad.

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  • C&IS Celebrates Luce Scholar Mary Caroline Yuk

    C&IS Celebrates Luce Scholar Mary Caroline Yuk

    Mary Caroline Yuk, graduate of The University of Alabama, has been recognized as a Luce Scholar for her work on hearing healthcare disparities and gerontology.

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  • Election Mailers

    Election Mailers

    With the 2022 midterms days away, Ph.D. student Gil Carter provides a brief overview of physical mail sent to voters via the U.S. Postal Service. 

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