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Online Master’s Grad Melissa Espinales Celebrates Being a Volunteer
Distance education student Melissa Espinales was so thrilled to graduate with a master’s degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, that she, her parents, and husband all flew here from Texas for the Graduate Hooding Ceremony. “You’re not going to tell me that I’m not coming, I’m graduating with my master’s!” Espinales exclaimed a few…
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Graduating PhD Candidate Jessica Barfield to Teach at iSchool
As technology advances, new problems will always arise, both technical and societal. It is the latter that drew Jessica Barfield into the world of human-computer interaction (HCI). She successfully defended her doctoral dissertation this spring that delved into how humans are biased towards social robots depending on their perceived gender or ethnic identity, and she…
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PhD Grad Tori Bertram Pursues Passion in Teaching Organizational Communication
“I showed up the first day to class knowing nothing about organizational communication and I got goosebumps. I was totally hooked,” said Tori Bertram as she recounted how she got where she is today, a graduate of the College of Communication and Information PhD program. Though Bertram minored in mass communication, her major was in…
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PhD Grad and Data Engineer Katie Knight Wins CCI Dissertation Award
Oak Ridge National Laboratory data engineer Katie Knight can now add another title to her name: doctor. She’s been a full-time student earning her PhD at the College of Communication Information all while working as a full-time employee at the lab, often applying her knowledge and research from school to work, and vice-versa. “I’m part…
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CCI Recognizes 2024 Retirees, Students, and Award Winners
Every spring, the College of Communication and Information recognizes and honors those who have made significant achievements in their work, whether it be excellence in teaching, research, or volunteering, or the time that they have contributed before retiring. In 2023, CCI has had much to celebrate from its graduate students, faculty, and staff. The following…
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Grad Minjeong Kim Says Well-Rounded CCI PhD Program Prepared Her to Teach and Research
Earning a PhD at the College of Communication and Information proved to be a holistic experience for Minjeong Kim, who is graduating this spring. She chose the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in part because it looked like there would be a lot of opportunities for her to get hands-on experience in teaching and research—and her…
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PhD Grad Kibum Youn Finds a Future in Teaching Business
It has been a long journey both geographically and timewise for Kibum Youn to walk away from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a PhD degree in hand. Youn came to the United States from South Korea to pursue a career in academia after earning his undergraduate degree with a double major in communications and…
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Bishop and Childers Appointed to CCI Associate Dean Roles
Two internal searches for associate deans who will further the strategic vision for the College of Communication and Information’s continuing growth have been concluded with exceptional candidates being appointed to each. Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations Professor and Interim Director of the School of Journalism and Media Courtney Childers will step into the…
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Master’s Student Traci Lively’s Delayed Return to UT Turns into Pursuit of a PhD
Traci Lively entered the master’s program at the College of Communication and Information in 2004 but put it on hold when she was also accepted into the film studies program at the University of California, Los Angeles. Fast forward several years and Lively is back in the CCI program, with a concentration in communication studies,…