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ABC News Correspondent John Quiñones to Deliver Inaugural CCI Distinguished Lecture
Award-winning journalist and longtime ABC News correspondent John Quiñones will deliver the inaugural College of Communication and Information (CCI) Distinguished Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center Auditorium on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus. The event is free and open to the public. Quiñones has spent more…
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Former Communication Studies Director John Haas Retires After 37 Years at UT
Anyone who has worked with John Haas quickly learns that emails or texts from the recently retired School of Communication Studies associate professor and long-time school director almost always say the same thing: “Do you have time to talk?” His penchant for a face-to-face conversation is motivated by more than an affinity for his field…
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CCI Welcomes New Faculty and Promotions in Fall 2026
The College of Communication and Information kicked off the fall 2026 semester by welcoming eight new faculty members and celebrating four faculty promotions throughout its four schools: the School of Communication Studies, the School of Information Sciences, the School of Journalism and Media, and the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations. Read on to…
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CCI Honors Faculty, Staff, and Graduating Doctoral Candidates
As much of the end of the school year is focused on celebrating graduating College of Communication and Information (CCI) students, it is also a time to acknowledge the people who help those students achieve success. This year, the college honored several individuals with annual CCI Faculty and Staff Awards, CCI Graduate Student Awards, and…
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Vols Voices: The History and Impact of the Charles J. McClung Speech Contest
Caption: Overall winner of the spring 2026 Charles J. McClung Speech Contest, Ariel Soudry, delivers his speech, The Great Emu War. Public speaking can be a daunting act for many students, but those who conquer their trepidation and participate in the School of Communication Studies’ Charles J. McClung Speech Contest find the reward for their…
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Graduating Communication Studies Senior Sydney Eyerly Turned Student Opportunities Into a Purpose-Driven Path
As the outgoing president of the Communications Club—a role she’s held for the past three years— one would never know that graduating senior Sydney Eyerly once contemplated switching her communication studies major during her first year at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. As an out-of-state student coming to Rocky Top from Atlanta, Eyerly hadn’t really met any other students in the major, and her initial communication studies classes were theory heavy and didn’tresonate. Before…
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CCI Celebrates Three Gifts Established to Make a Lasting Impact on Students
This spring, students, faculty, and staff at the College of Communication and Information (CCI) are celebrating three major gifts that will strengthen hands-on learning, support innovation and research, and make a lasting impact on students preparing to enter the world as leaders in their field. The named gifts, and those who made them, are: “These gifts create opportunities…
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CCI Students Sweep the 2025 Southeast Journalism Conference with 20 Awards
This article was written by Drue Hamlet College of Communication and Information students and outlets in The Media Center brought 20 awards back to Rocky Top from the 2025 Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC), more than doubling the number earned at last year’s competition. Ten students traveled to Cartersville, Georgia, on February 5 to compete against…
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CCI Students Take on Community-Focused Reporting Through New Knox News Partnership
Professor of Practice Melanie Faizer, far right, is leading a cohort of three student journalists who will work with the Knoxville News Sentinel to do accountability reporting. The students are, from front left clockwise: Kayleigh Smith, Lauren Holladay, and Olivia Lee. This article was written by Drue Hamlet Beginning this semester, College of Communication and…
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Navy Veteran, Communication Studies Major Graduating After Finding His Home Sweet Home on Rocky Top
Graduating senior Mason Vucinic was standing in the VolShop at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in a sea of orange and white merchandise when he made the decision to attend Tennessee’s flagship institution. It wasn’t the choice he’d originally anticipated making when he began his higher education search, but it was an easy one to…