John Haas-

A scholarly book on hate speech co-written by John Haas, Associate Professor and Director of the UT Knoxville School of Communication Studies, has been recognized by the National Communication Association (NCA).

The Communication of Hate, co-written by Haas and Michael Waltman of the University of North Carolina, has won NCA’s Franklyn S. Haiman Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Freedom of Expression click here.

Alice Wirth-

YWCA Knoxville has named Alice Wirth, UTK School of Communication Studies (CS) Lecturer and Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the College of Communication and Information (CCI), as an Equality Category Award finalist for its 2011 Tribute to Women. Wirth is one of six finalists in the Equality category (see http://www.cci.utk.edu/alice-wirth-finalist-ywca-tribute-women-award).