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The eight-week summer program was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and provided aspiring public relations professionals with access to top agency executives and webinars on strategic planning, data, social media strategy and crisis communications.

Nearly 50 �鶹��Ƶ students, alumnae and faculty joined the Sept. 15 conversation to discuss on how the �鶹��Ƶ community can demonstrate authentic allyship in the media industry.

As part of her 2020 Carnegie-Knight News21 Fellowship, Victoria Traxler ’20 reported on racial disparities, facility conditions and lack of data in the juvenile justice system.

The networking initiative welcomed prospective students and hosted a discussion about Beyoncé’s new movie, “Black Is King,” examining the impact of representation in the media industry.

The �鶹��Ƶ alumna served as the guest speaker at a recent meeting of �鶹��Ƶ’s chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, discussing her time at �鶹��Ƶ, her first job and how she is maintaining her mental health while reporting.

The �鶹��Ƶ alumna will serve on the channel’s senior leadership team and lead inclusivity initiatives in the newly created position.

This year, new and returning Communications Fellows traded their usual ice cream social for Zoom and trivia. Nevertheless, the Aug. 27 event allowed first-year Fellows to connect virtually with upperclassmen and hear about their experiences in the Fellows program.

The �鶹��Ƶ graduate and former news director of “�鶹��Ƶ Local News” was part of a three-person crew conducting interviews and gathering footage of arriving first-year and transfer students.

During the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s 2020 national convention – held virtually for the first time in 103 years – 13 School of Communications faculty members presented research, shared professional experiences and directed topical discussions.

The communication design major is the School of Communications’ seventh LAGRANT scholar in the last four years.