C&IS PhD Student Places 4th in Thesis Competition
Samantha Burke placed 4th in a 3 Minute Thesis competition held by UA’s graduate school with her dissertation “News Ways to Study Grief: Public Memorials in the United States”
Tag Awards/Recognition
Associate Professor Celebrated with Teaching Award
Mark Barry was awarded by the National Alumni Association their 2024 Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award, recognizing his commitment to effective, ambitious teaching.
Journalism Professor Honored by AHA
The AHA announced that Rick Bragg will be inducted as an Alabama Humanities Fellow on December 2.
Former Crimson White editor wins MAAH Stone Book Award
Victor Luckerson, former editor for The Crimson White, has been awarded the Top Stone Book Award for his first book, Built From the Fire.
C&IS Celebrates its 2024 Hall of Fame
On October 10, the College of Communications & Information Sciences inducted its 23rd class into its Hall of Fame.
Noor Ghazal Aswad Wins Karl R. Wallace Award
Noor Ghazal Aswad, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Communication Studies department, has received the NCA Karl R. Wallace Memorial Award.
Associate Professor Wins Richard Wall Memorial Award
Dimitrios Latsis, Ph.D., has received the Richard Wall Memorial Award from the Theatre Library Association.
Noor Ghazal Aswad Wins NCA’s Emerging Scholar Award
Dr. Noor Ghazal Aswad, an assistant professor in the Communication Studies department, received the NCA Public Address Division’s Emerging Scholar award.
WVUA 23 Director Wins the American Advertising Federation’s Governor’s Award
Amy Martin, director of creative services and programming for WVUA 23, received the Governor’s Award during the AAF District 7 Leadership Conference on August 24.
SLIS Professor Wins Gold Award for Poetry
SLIS professor Jeff Weddle has won the FAPA 2024 Gold President’s Book Award for Poetry for his book, Driving the Lost Highway.