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CCI’s Online Master’s is a Perfect Fit for Government Research Associate Jennifer Arzate
When Jennifer Arzate applied to the College of Communication and Information’s master’s program, she already had an undergraduate degree in sociology with a minor in English and political science, a master’s degree in sociology, and a certificate in applied social research. But she saw an opportunity to shore up her communication skills to help her…
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CCI Announces New Director of the School of Journalism and Media
After a national search, the School of Journalism and Media will have a new director starting in July, Amy Jo Coffey, a former broadcast journalist who found her calling in higher education. Coffey comes to the College of Communication and Information to lead the school after serving as program manager for the University of Florida…
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Communication Studies Alumna and Restaurant Owner Anna Myint is a 2024 Volunteer 40 Under 40
Anna Myint (‘08) owns and manages International Market, a business her parents opened in Nashville in 1975—the first Thai restaurant and market ever in the city. It has introduced Thai cuisine to generations of Nashvillians and, after closing the old relocation and opening a new one, landed on Southern Living’s The South’s Best New Restaurants…
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JEM and ADPR Students Learn About Careers in New York City
The week before classes started this spring, a cohort of College of Communication and Information (CCI) students packed their bags and headed to New York City to visit agencies and media outlets to gain insight into their future careers. This year’s trip included students from the School of Journalism and Media and the Tombras School…
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Comm Studies Alum John Tupps Comes Home to Knoxville and Lands on the Volunteer 40 Under 40
Caption: John Tupps, right, works as communication director for then-Florida Governor Rick Scott as they respond to storm damage in Pensacola in 2014. School of Communication Studies alumnus John Tupps (’07) always knew that he’d pursue his higher education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Even though he was an Army brat who spent the first 11…
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Scholarship Established to Honor former Orange & White Editor, Alumna Linda Higgins’ Legacy
Update: Linda Higgins passed away Jan. 20, 2024. The family asks that those who want to honor Linda’s legacy contribute to the endowed scholarship created in her name. Linda (Jennings) Higgins (’64) has more than one “first” in a long list of lifetime achievements—such as being the first woman elected to a citywide position in Jackson,…
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Communication Studies’ Emily Paskewitz Part of Grant Team Supporting Family Dairy Farmers
When Associate Professor Emily Paskewitz was writing her dissertation, she often called up her father as often as she did her advisor to see if the theory she was applying to her topic made sense. Her father isn’t an academic in communication studies, as Paskewitz is, but he is a dairy farmer and her dissertation…
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CCI Alum and Lecturer Brian Canever Publishes First Book
To meet Brian Canever (’15) is to meet a friend. His enthusiasm for connecting with people is evident from the first handshake, and he is unapologetically transparent about who he is and what he thinks. Communications is a natural fit for his exuberant personality. After graduating college in New Jersey he moved to Knoxville and,…
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Graduate Student Mackenzie Ostrom Reflects on Time as a Graduate Assistant, Lady Vol, and VFL
Graduate student Mackenzie Ostrom is the kind of person whose engaging personality and knack for community building results in the office outings being named, “Macktivities.” In the year that she worked as a graduate assistant at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Office of Student Engagement, Ostrom implemented a weekly office lunch and regularly scheduled coffee…
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Senior Faith Mtabo Found Her Passion in Public Relations
Public relations suits Faith Mtabo perfectly, though this wouldn’t be a truth she would discover until after her third year at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Mtabo knew she wanted a marketable major to easily land a job after graduation, so she initially chose business analytics. The business courses didn’t resonate with her, but she…