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As Jonathan Potter prepares to transition from dean of the School of Communication and Information to a faculty position on June 30, 2022, SC&I spoke with him about his thoughts on leadership, the qualities he believes are required to create a creative and thriving environment at SC&I, the lessons he learned steering the school through the COVID-19 pandemic, and what he likes the most about New Jersey.

Several SC&I faculty members participated in the 3rd annual Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence conference held virtually on June 27-28, 2022.

Day one included a welcome, keynotes, flash talks, multiple breakout sessions, awards, and recognitions. 

“CSR is truly what’s needed in today’s businesses and society.”

Roxane Gay, an internationally recognized writer, editor, cultural critic, and educator, has been selected as the next Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. 

Sarah Hunter is the editorial asset coordinator for the lingerie, clothing, and beauty retailer Victoria's Secret. She recently completed SC&I's Digital Asset Management (DAM) Certificate program.

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.

After three years of service to the Rutgers University Senate as chair, Oliver is stepping down. “I have loved and cherished every year I have been on the senate and my various roles within it. The senate consists of a dynamic, vibrant, passionate group of educators, students, administrators, and researchers who all care very deeply about the university,” he said.

This year’s theme is "Information Everywhere." We welcome papers that address critical and theoretical examination of the theme, present current research, and evidence, as well as examine best practices from the field, and practitioner perspectives and applications.

The findings in a new study by Ph.D. student Shravan Regret Iyer MCM’18 show that immersive media productions need to take a multidisciplinary approach to climate change communication to more effectively increase the audience’s interest in science and motivate them to take action to mitigate global climate change.

“[Rewards] came in the form of the gratitude we received from the people we featured in our piece,” said Tai.