Director of our Writing for the Screen and Stage Minor, Professor Dana Coen, has just won Age Inclusion in Media’s inaugural Silver Bullet Screenplay Award. Per Professor Coen, “Contestants had to be either over 40 over have a central character … Continued
The COMM Department is happy to announce that Professor Julia Haslett’s new documentary Pushed up the Mountain premieres this week in the US at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival, a festival known for its commitment to art and activism. The film … Continued
Communication Professor Joseph Megel has been awarded $10,000 for the Storytelling Festival! The Storytelling Festival was selected for this award by the Critical Project Issues Award from the Humanities for Public Good Initiative. Congratulations Joseph! The goal of the Festival … Continued
Patricia Parker, our Department Chair, has a new book that is now available! Parker writes, “In my new book, Ella Baker’s Catalytic Leadership: A Primer on Community Engagement and Communication for Social Justice, I make the case for why Ella Baker’s wisdom … Continued
Professor Della Pollock of the Department of Communication has been recognized for her work with the Marian Cheek Jackson Center and some of the oldest, and historically black, neighborhoods in the UNC-Chapel Hill area. Learn more about her work in … Continued
Professor Lawrence Grossberg Wins Prestigious Diamond Anniversary Book Award from the National Communication Association Lawrence Grossberg, Morris Davis Distinguished Professor in Communication and Cultural Studies at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, recently received the 2019 Diamond Anniversary … Continued
On July 22, 2019, UNC Chapel Hill University Communications announced a new Carolina research center, the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life, CITAP. The announcement posting on the UNC College of Arts & Science website stated the center “will … Continued
Professor Torin Monahan was recently awarded a National Science Foundation grant to study the mediation of large-scale digital platforms by U.S. cities. Scholars and policymakers are rapidly coming to recognize the central importance of digital platforms in shaping all aspects of commercial interaction. … Continued
