SC&I’s Dafna Lemish and her co-author Colleen Russo Johnson from Ryerson University, who found systematic gender inequality in both the television programming children watch, and behind the scenes in the male-dominated television industry as well, call attention to the children’s TV industry and encourage change.
Award winner Mary Chayko, Teaching Professor of Communication and Information, was nominated by SC&I’s Associate Dean for Programs Dafna Lemish and selected by Rutgers as a recipient of this prestigious award
Faculty members Sunyoung Kim, Chenjerai Kumanyika, and Charles Senteio have passed their third-year review and have been reappointed on their tenure path, while Nikolaus Linardopoulos has been named Associate Teaching Professor.
Silent books are picture books for children that do not include words, so no language barriers impede understanding. During the month of May 2019 The Alexander Library will host the most recent collection of silent books. SC&I’s professor Marc Aronson will speak at the launch of the month-long event on May 2, 2019.
The aim of the MIC Center, which is a collaboration between SC&I and the Annenberg School for Journalism at the University of Pennsylvania, is to bridge some of these divides, bringing together the thought leadership advanced through academia and the activists who work tirelessly on social issues.
