September 2018 - News Articles

Lane's book is the first to capture the lives of the same people and events as they move between the streets and social media, as well as the first book to show how the digital life of a neighborhood impacts black teenagers.

This article, written by Cynthia Media, originally appeared in Rutgers Today on September 21, 2018.

Juan Gonzalez, a professor at SC&I, takes his students far beyond the boundaries of Rutgers University, and what it means to be an investigative reporter. Just last spring, a group of his students managed to expose poor working conditions at Amazon’s warehouses in New Jersey.

SC&I new and prospective faculty members J. Sophia Fu, Amy Jordan and Naomi Klein, presented research that shares overlapping interests in digital technology, social impact and children and media.

Gloria Steinem joins Naomi Klein, inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies, for a conversation moderated by journalist Farai Chideya. The discussion examines the ways information technology and new media are reshaping culture and power relationships as well as the challenges ahead for progressive movements.

Part-Time Lecturer Jack Grasso was with former U.S. President George W. Bush the moment the president learned of the second terrorist attack on Sept. 11. Grasso's son also had his own harrowing experience that day.

The Rutgers University Board of Governors approved the appointment of Klein on September 12, 2018.

The School of Communication and Information (SC&I) congratulates alumna Kate Magsamen-Conrad, Ph.D., Communication ’12, who recently received the Early Career Award from the Health Communication Division of the National Communication Association.

Machuca-Galvez, who already holds a Ph.D., intends to leverage his Master of Informaton (MI) degree from SC&I to find a position as a research and instruction librarian in an academic library.

Hear what recent graduates and current students have to say about our Master of Communication and Media (MCM) program.