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The Department of Communication’s Statement on “Silent Sam”

November 9, 2017

UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Communication Statement on “Silent Sam” Approved by the Executive Committee 11/1/2017 The Department of Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill joins students and faculty from disciplines across campus in calling for the removal of the confederate monument (Silent … Read more

RLF Communications Presents: The V. William Balthrop Internship

October 17, 2017

RLF Communications: A full-service public relations and marketing firm in Greensboro The Department of Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill is pleased to announce that RLF Communications in Greensboro, N.C., will be reserving a paid internship each semester for one student in … Read more

Closer Than They Appear: LIVE Virtual Reality

September 22, 2017

Closer Than They Appear, the Process Series 10th Anniversary Season: Reinvention opener, has received spectacular reviews. The show, written by Christine Evans and directed by Joseph Megel with media design by Jared Mezzochhi, “tells the colliding stories of Michael, an … Read more

Editor-in-Chief: Professor Torin Monahan

September 19, 2017

Congratulations to Professor Torin Monahan! On Wednesday, September 13, the premier journal Surveillance & Society announced Professor Torin Monahan as Editor-in-Chief. Professor Monahan has been an contributing author and an associate editor of the Surveillance & Society journal as well … Read more

How to Be Informed: Fake News & Big Data Lecture Series

September 18, 2017

On September 26 and 28 from 7:00-8:30PM, the Friday Center will be hosting two panel discussion featuring three COMM department faculty. On Tuesday, September 26, Dr. Alice Marwick will participate as a panelist in the discussion The New Fake News … Read more

The Department of Communication DACA Statement

September 18, 2017

The Department of Communication welcomes all students and their families, regardless of immigration status. Our faculty and staff are committed to supporting any student or campus worker affected by the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. … Read more

SSCA Keynote Address by Professor Michael Waltman

April 21, 2017

Professor Michael Waltman gave the 2017 Keynote Address at the Southern States Communication Associate (SSCA). The title of Professor Waltman’s address was “The New Era of Hate: How We Arrived Here and How We Should Talk to Our Students and … Read more

“Brown Threat”: A New Publication by Professor Silva

February 13, 2017

Dr. Kumi Silva is proud to announce the publication of her new book: Brown Threat: Identification in the Security State. Curious about the content? Read the book summary below: “What is “brown” in—and beyond—the context of American identity politics? How … Read more

Robinson Audio Art

January 10, 2017

An audio art piece, created by Mark Robinson, the Multimedia Lab Director and Lecturer for the Department of Communication, has been solicited and will be featured in “re-volt-ing: an art show in protest” at the Distillery Gallery in Boston, Massachusetts.