Ernest Rollins, Author at College of Communication and Information

Distance education students Halei Lamb, in a striped shirt, and Kirsten Leclair in a pink blazer, stand on the Atlanta Braves baseball field with an empty stadium in the background during the College of Communication and Information's spring 2026 networking trip to Atlanta.

Online BSCI student fulfills ‘dream’ of becoming a Vol, gets hands-on with CCI

May 20, 2026

Becoming a Volunteer has always been a goal for Halei Lamb. “The University of Tennessee has always been the dream,”…

College of Communication and Information doctoral student Carla White smiling in a black jacket and making the Vol sign at Neyland Stadium, where the scoreboard displays a welcome message for P-H-D students to Rocky Top.

PhD Grad, First-Generation Student Carla White Finds Calling in Academia, Secures Professorship At UGA

May 14, 2026

Carla White never predicted she would go to college, let alone earn her doctorate degree, as she did this spring. The first-generation student from North Bay, Canada,…

Graduating College of Communication and Information master's student Laura Ward, far right, wearing an orange long-sleeve shirt and jeans with her public relations classmates at a Lady Vols softball game. Pictured from left are Sydney Carter, Amelia Sandie, Sydney Griffin, and Allie Selz. They are smiling and standing on a deck overlooking Sherri Parker Lee Stadium filled with spectators on a sunny day.

Graduating Master’s Student Laura Ward Hopes to Use Degree to Pay It Forward

May 12, 2026

After a successful career in the United States Marine Corps and the enterprise software industry, Laura Ward feels blessed and…

A person taking a photo of three smiling graduates in caps and gowns in front of the Torchbearer statute on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, campus. Pictured from left to right are ????, PhD candidate Byron Keys, and journalism and media major Matthew Silitsky. They are celebrating graduating together this spring. Keys, who is also a CCI academic advisor, was their advisor the past few years.

Walking Together: CCI Advisor, PhD Candidate Will Share Commencement Milestone with Student Advisee

May 6, 2026

PhD candidate Byron Keys was in good company when he registered for commencement this spring. As he prepared to graduate…

College of Communication and Information P-h-D candidate Sarah Devereux posing with the other recipients of the 2026 UT Extradorniary Graduate Student Teaching Award, Taylor Weber and Brent Shelton, and Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Marieke Van Puymbroeck at the 2026 Academic Honors Banquet.

Graduating CCI PhD Candidate Receives UT Extraordinary Graduate Student Teaching Award

April 24, 2026

Sarah Devereux was a teaching assistant at Marquette University when she taught her first college class. “I was so incredibly nervous to teach…

A group of students in CCI PhD student Kylie Julius’ class in a Humanities and Social Sciences classroom gather around Julius who is holding a large cookie cake with ‘Congratulations’ written on it to celebrate her receiving the 2026 College of Communication and Information Graduate Teaching Award.

CCI Announces 2026 Graduate Student Awards Winners

April 13, 2026

The College of Communication and Information (CCI) is celebrating the three 2026 recipients of its annual CCI Graduate Student Awards, which recognize students for their excellence…

Students and faculty with the Wilson Academy and representatives with KimPax, Inc. posing for a group photo in front of a colorful, abstract geometric mural at the nonprofit organization's headquarters in Inagi, Japan. The students are holding up white certificates symbolizing their completion of a leadership development event hosted by KimPax.

Wilson Academy Cohort Takes Volunteer Spirit to Japan During Inaugural Global Trip

March 23, 2026

One of Alex Carpenter’s favorite memories from visiting Japan this winter was searching for one last bite of Kobe beef…

CCI students and faculty sitting on a wall by the ocean with the Hassan II Mosque and Casablanca city skyline in the background under an overcast sky during SIS' inaugural study abroad trip to Morocco.

CCI Expands Study Abroad Trips to Morocco, Experience Focuses on AI, Information Sciences

February 16, 2026

Nyja Casey was pleasantly surprised when she learned that the College of Communication and Information (CCI) offers a study abroad…

CCI master's student Daniel Hahofer and alumnus Seth Reynolds ('23, '25) wearing black Land Grant Films t-shirts pose with professional cameras on the sidelines of Neyland Stadium during a Vol football home game. They were filming the game as part of a documentary on the UT Marching Band.

CCI Master’s Program Helps Alumnus Achieve Dream of Making UT Marching Band Documentary

January 28, 2026

College of Communication and Information (CCI) alumnus Seth Reynolds (‘23, ‘25) is a fan of the HBO Original documentary series Hard Knocks. The show typically takes viewers behind the scenes…

College of Communication and Media master's students Md Ibnun Sarwar Rafi, Aurora Silavong and Grace Brooks pose for a selfie at a Peter Lang publishing booth at the 2025 National Communication Association Convention. Rafi holds an open book, pointing to his work being cited in a new book, Silavong and Brooks celebrate his accomplishment.

CCI Faculty, Graduate Students Shine at Annual NCA Convention

December 18, 2025

While exploring booths at the 2025 National Communication Association (NCA) Convention last month, College of Communication and Information (CCI) master’s student Md Ibnun Sarwar Rafi made…