Rutgers School of Communication and Information (SC&I) faculty and staff will attend, present, and exhibit at the 2022 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 23-28, in Washington, D.C.
Being knowledgeable and proactive about children’s media practices to maximize the media’s benefits and minimize their negative potential, is a key conclusion of a new 58-chapter volume of cutting-edge scholarship in the field of children, adolescents, and media, edited by SC&I’s Incoming Interim Dean and Distinguished Professor of Journalism and Media Studies Dafna Lemish.
Concerns and issues faced by scholars from other countries who live and work in the U.S. are often left out of conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion, to the detriment of both the scholars and their academic institutions, according to a new study by Associate Dean for Programs and Distinguished Professor of Journalism and Media Studies Dafna Lemish.
The goal of his new book, Professor of Journalism and Media Studies Jack Bratich said, is “to inspire a rethinking of what fascism is, how it’s embedded in culture, and where and when fascism takes root.”
Gailliard, who initially joined SC&I in 2012 as assistant professor of Communication, returns as the first person to hold this new position, created to benefit faculty, students, and staff and contribute to DEI initiatives across Rutgers University and beyond.
Violeta Yas JMS‘07, recently joined Storm Team 4 as a meteorologist at NBC 4 New York. Previously, she was the chief meteorologist at Telemundo62 in Philadelphia. Read our Q&A with her to learn about her exciting career, how she uses the education she received at SC&I every day on the job, and the children’s book about meteorology she translated into Spanish.
