May 2021 - News Articles

Catalfamo discussed how his education and experience as a JMS student at SC&I and a broadcaster at WRSU helped launch his career in sports broadcasting.

The Rutgers-New Brunswick professor launched his book project John Lewis: A Life in Politics, which is to be published by Simon & Schuster, after he traveled to Atlanta in February 2019 for an awe-inspiring meeting to secure the late congressman’s approval.

SC&I faculty and students will present research presentations at the virtual 71st Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference in late May. Mostly asynchronous, the conference will also include pre-recorded sessions released on a schedule and live video chat events.

At a virtual ceremony held on May 13, 2021, SC&I honored and celebrated the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students who earned degrees from SC&I this year.

Here's Survivin' and Thrivin’ — the spring 2021 issue of Kairos, the JMS magazine of top undergraduate work.

In December 2020, Emily Gibbs JMS’17 moved across the country and took a new job as co-host of “Living Dayton,” a one-hour lifestyle program on WDTN-TV in Dayton, Ohio. She credits her SC&I education for preparing her to take on the role and fellow SC&I alumna Julia Palazzo JMS’16 for alerting her about the job opening.

Just five years after graduating from SC&I, Julia Palazzo JMS’16 has proven she has the mettle to handle a multifaceted job in the world of broadcast news. A reporter, host, anchor, and producer currently reporting for WKRN News 2 in Nashville, TN, she’s taken the time to share with SC&I her educational and career path.

Faculty, students, and alumni from SC&I’s Library and Information Science (LIS) Department will attend the annual New Jersey Librarian Association (NJLA) Conference. The theme for this year’s virtual conference, scheduled for June 3 and 4, is “All In,” with a focus on accessibility, equity, and inclusiveness.

Awarded by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars based in Princeton, N.J., the prestigious fellowship provides recipients with $25,000 to support their final year of dissertation research.

SC&I’s Events Intern and senior Erin McDonald coordinated four events to bring the SC&I community together virtually on Rutgers Day, even though we physically could not be together.

JMS inducts two KTA cohorts this year. Twenty-three initiates in total!

Faculty from SC&I and the School of Health Professions, with support from Rutgers Global will represent Rutgers in IAPP-Greece, an initiative that aims to promote international collaboration between U.S. and Greek institutions of higher education. Rutgers will kick off the partnership by hosting two e-symposia in May and June 2021.

Kumanyika, an assistant professor of Journalism and Media Studies, has been nominated for a third Peabody Award for his role as a collaborator on the podcast "The Land That Never Has Been Yet."

A Digital Imaging Technician at Princeton University Library, Master of Information student Jennifer Cabral-Pierce contributed to “The Charles Rogers Bird Journals Digitization Project,” and then proposed and helped complete the follow-up “Capturing Feathers” exhibition, which presents rare images of birds from collections across the entire university.

The annual celebration recognizes faculty and staff for their outstanding contributions during the 2020-2021 academic year and was held virtually this year for the second time due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The fourth annual spring Scholarship Incubator, held virtually this year, explored engaged scholarship at Rutgers, including its definition and purpose, and steps SC&I should take to further explore what engaged work means within and for the school.

Alumna Jacqueline Pereda ’08, who majored in English and Journalism and Media Studies, is a writer, producer, and comedian passionate about creating comedy that comments on the culture and our universal struggle with identity. She recently wrote, directed, and produced her half-hour comedy pilot/short, “Generation por qué?,” now streaming on HBO Max and HBO Latino.

Dunston explains how her Master of Communication and Media degree helps her achieve her goals every day in her role as Communication(s) Specialist at Greater Bergen Community Action, Inc.

The student organization, aimed at empowering women in SC&I’s Information Technology and Informatics major, is being honored by Rutgers University-New Brunswick for their excellence in “creativity, originality, ingenuity, and/or resourcefulness in addressing local and global issues.”