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Nov. 28, 2022
The annual Robert G. McGruder Distinguished Lecture and Awards Program celebrates diversity in the journalism field. This year, WKYC’s Director of Advocacy and Community Initiatives Margaret Bernstein delivered the keynote speech.
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Nov. 28, 2022
Public relations major Kristyn Hibbett, ‘23, recently earned a scholarship to attend a national summit on diversity, equity and inclusion in public relations in Chicago.
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Nov. 21, 2022
Kent State’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA Kent) Chapter won three national awards, including the prestigious Dr. F.H. Teahan Award for University Service. The national award was announced during the Awards Ceremony Brunch at the International Public…
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Nov. 16, 2022
In our work lives we have the power to demonstrate leadership. In recent years it’s been fashionable to lament the lack of grit among our students. Now that we’re all living through difficult times, this is our opportunity to show students what perseverance looks like.
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Nov. 15, 2022
Brandi Neloms, '09, is Chief Strategy Officer and co-owner of Sipping Black Only, a business dedicated to driving equity for Black founders in the beverage industry.
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Nov. 15, 2022
When Caty Payette, ’20, began working for Student Media, she didn’t imagine she’d one day work for a member of Congress. Yet since graduation, the journalism major has worked for three different U.S. Representatives, representing Ohio, Wisconsin and Alabama.
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Oct. 17, 2022
Schultz, professional-in-residence in the School of Media and Journalism concludes eight years of teaching at Kent State after Spring 2023 semester’s end.
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Oct. 5, 2022
Robert G. McGruder is a name synonymous with diversity in the School of Media and Journalism. McGruder was a trailblazer in the journalism field: first Black editor of The Daily Kent Stater, first Black reporter at The Plain Dealer, first Black president of the Associated Press…
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Aug. 29, 2022
As I watch the calendar turn to September, I’m finding it hard to believe that the Fall 2022 semester marks the start of my third year at ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø. For the last two years, much of what we’ve been doing at the School of Media and Journalism could be described as…
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Aug. 26, 2022