Communication Studies

International Students Discuss Communicating Across Cultures
In a recent Communication Studies course, international students shared insight about what it is like to adapt to American culture as they pursue their degrees.
Christine Rich, '02
Marketing Director, Sherwin-Williams
Major: Communication Studies
Paul Starr, '02
Director of Sales and Customer Engagement, Newark Electronics
Major: Communication Studies

Communication Studies Course Examines Terrorism as a Communicative Act
Terrorism can be a heavy subject for many to digest, but for Communication Studies faculty, it is a teaching opportunity.

Students Imagine a 'Better World' in Media and Movements Seminar
The CCI course Media and Movements explores social movements of our time through storytelling, strategy and advocacy. Fall 2021's seminar, themed 鈥淏uilding a Better World,鈥 required students to select a specific human rights or human dignity issue that impacts their Kent State peers and reimagine a better future based on research.

Students Reflect on Food's Role in Communication, Family Relationships
In the Communication Studies course, 鈥淢edia, Food & Foodways,鈥 Assistant Professor Teddy Workneh, Ph.D., asked his students to dig deep into their family鈥檚 history to understand the ways in which food has shaped inter-generational relationships and values. Here's some of what they had to say.

Alumna Advocates, Consults for Native American Communities as Content/Copywriting Strategist in D.C.

Two Communication Studies Faculty Nominated for University Teaching Awards

Former CNN Anchor, Alumna Initiates Collaborative Reporting Project Between Kent State, Partner Universities
Throughout summer 2021, students from a variety of majors within the School of Media and Journalism worked for Project Citizen, a collaborative project organized by Kent State alumna and former CNN anchor Carol Costello.
