Ten alumni from The College of Communication and Information Science were among the Centennial Graduate Scholars honored as part of the University of Alabama’s Graduate School’s 100-year celebration. Ramsey Archibald, Danilo Madayag Baylen, Terry Daugherty, Makiba J. Foster, Jackson Hataway, Amy H. Jones, Mary Lieb, Katherine M. Ruffin, Louise Oliver and Steven Yates were recognized…
C&IS creative media major, Leigh Baldwin, has joined the 70-year legacy of “The Tonight Show” as a general production and control room intern for a yearlong internship with NBCUniversal, beginning in the fall of 2024. With her family’s support, Baldwin lives in the Upper East Side of Manhattan and takes her classes online while simultaneously…
Candice Hardy, a School of Library and Information Studies alum, has been selected as an honoree of the I Love My Librarian award by I Love Libraries, an initiative of the American Library Association. Hardy was awarded with a cash award during an award ceremony at American Library Association’s LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience. The…
The College of Communication and Information Sciences Public Relations Program has been named a PRWeek finalist for the Outstanding Education Program award. This is the program’s 11th recognition as a finalist for this award. “PRWeek’s recognition reaffirms what the C&IS community already knows—our Public Relations program is among the best in the U.S. We’re proud…
Brad’s career path began in the late 1980s and early 1990s when he worked as a student assistant in UA’s Sports Information Department. This role exposed him to the world of athletic PR, where he gained hands-on experience supporting game-day operations and media relations for football and men’s and women’s basketball. By his sophomore year,…
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”
Mark Barry was awarded by the National Alumni Association their 2024 Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award, recognizing his commitment to effective, ambitious teaching.
As you consider your charitable giving near the end of the year, the College of Communication & Information Sciences encourages alumni to consider giving back to the College through the Rising Tide Capital Campaign (RTCP). Donating now could generate income tax deductions that may help reduce your tax bill for 2024. “The Rising Tide Capital…
To celebrate Family Weekend, C&IS is holding a faculty and staff meet and greet in the Reese Phifer rotunda at 3:00 P.M. on October 11.
C&IS has unveiled the Holle Center for Communication Arts, an incubator and collaborative space for modern storytelling.
