Take advantage of the program’s diversity of classes. Being able to familiarize yourself with the different facets of communication and media allows you to narrow down areas that hold your interest. Studying what you enjoy makes you a well-rounded and knowledgeable candidate when applying to jobs.
A lack of resources, institutional resistance, and the inability to target library practices around misinformation impeded the ability of New Jersey public library staff to address pandemic misinformation, according to a new study by Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science Britt Paris.
Roy Woods Jr. MCM'21 recently accepted a new position as the Director of Communications at Springpoint, one of the Mid-Atlantic's largest nonprofit providers of residential and home-based services and programs for seniors. He credits the Master of Communication and Media program for preparing him to be in a leadership position and providing an excellent platform for developing his communications skills.
SC&I faculty and students are attending and presenting research at the 105th Annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Conference from August 3–6 in Detroit, Michigan.
Published just in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first secular celebrations of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in the United States, the new edition documents how the celebration has evolved since it was first observed in the US in the fall of 1972, paying particular attention to how Hollywood films, video games, YouTube and other forms of media have made the celebration even more popular over the past 12 years since the first edition of the book was published.
Cohen, a much-beloved faculty member in the SC&I Department of Journalism and Media Studies, began working at Rutgers in 1969. In 1976 he joined the faculty of the Department of Journalism and Urban Communications (which was absorbed by SC&I in 1982).
Martha Hickson received 2022 Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity for her fight against censorship.
For those looking for a book to read this summer that is both fascinating and informative, a great idea is to choose one written or edited by a SC&I faculty member. We have pulled together a list of their books published in 2022.
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Communication Mark Beal has spent over 30 years honing his craft, including his long career as a partner at the New York City-based public relations firm Taylor, his work as a SC&I faculty member, and as a recognized expert on Gen Z. Read how he prepares to make presentations, tips that are applicable “whether you are in a one-on-one job interview or delivering a speech to 500 attendees.”
By determining the association between nursing notes and patient deterioration and mortality, SC&I Associate Professor Charles Senteio and his research collaborators ultimately aim to inform clinical decision support systems to alert doctors and nurses to the clinical circumstances and decisions which are at risk of racial/ethnic bias, both in the U.S. and in Brazil.
