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CCI Faculty, Graduate Students Shine at Annual NCA Convention
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 an interesting discovery. His first published article, “Barriers to discussing comprehensive sexuality education: a qualitative study of home tutor-student interpersonal communication in Bangladesh,” which investigated barriers home tutors faced when discussing comprehensive sexuality education with their students,…
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From Classroom Curiosity to Published Research: SIS Faculty and Alumni Explore How Museums Manage Their Collections in the Age of AI
From left to right: Sidney Gavel, Professor Wade Bishop, and Emily Chapin When Professor Wade Bishop from the School of Information Sciences began studying how museums organize and digitize their physical collections, he did not anticipate that a class assignment would evolve into a multi-year research project. This unexpected journey would involve three SIS master’s…
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Honoring Excellence: CCI Remembers John Noble Wilford, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and First Hill Chair of Excellence
This article was written by Noreen Premji. The School of Journalism and Media at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, mourns the passing of John Noble Wilford, one of UT’s most distinguished alumni and one of the world’s most celebrated science journalists. Wilford died December 8 at age 92, at his home in Charlottesville, Virginia. Wilford…
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Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations Announces 2025 Alumni of the Year
2025 Alumni of the Year: Patrick Tice (’15), Public Relations Alumni of the Year, and Lynne Jansons (’05), Advertising Alumni of the Year. The Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations is proud to recognize its 2025 Alumni of the Year: Lynne Jansons (’05), Advertising Alumni of the Year, and Patrick Tice (’15), Public Relations…
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Graduating PhD Candidate Shreenandan Rajarathnam Ready to Carry His Research Experience into the Cybersecurity Industry
The pursuit of knowledge is a well-appreciated endeavor in Shreenandan Rajarathnam’s family, with both his parents earning doctoral degrees and his younger brother planning to do the same in a few years. The soon-to-be alumnus is proud to carry on the family tradition of valuing research and academics as he graduates with his doctoral…
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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…
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The Power of Saying Yes: Graduating Senior Kylia Berry’s Reflects on Making the Most of Her Hands-On Experiences
This article was written by Noreen Premji When graduating senior Kylia Berry held a camera in her hand on her first day at the School of Journalism and Media (J&M), she knew she had found her calling. Growing up in Seymour, Tennessee, Kylia always dreamed she would one day call Rocky Top home. She spent…
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CCI PhD Student and Faculty Member Participate in United Nations Summit
Nadia Khalique, a PhD student at the College of Communication and Information, had the unique opportunity to attend the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City along with Assistant Professor of Practice Joe Stabb from the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations. Their participation came through Stabb’s work with the GIRL…
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90.3 FM WUTK “THE ROCK” to Premier BBC Introducing in America on Dec. 5
Press Release from 90.3 FM WUTK “the Rock” 90.3 FM WUTK “THE ROCK” at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville will host BBC Introducing in America launching this Friday, Dec. 5. The new program will air on the first Friday of every month at 5 p.m. WUTK, selected by BBC as the host station in Tennessee, will…
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CCI Faculty Recognized for Their Commitment to Improve Online Education
College of Communication and Information faculty were recognized for their innovative approaches in online learning during the Digital Learning Faculty Recognition Lunch in October. Hosted by Digital Learning at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the event honored faculty and staff members “who demonstrated exceptional creativity and dedication in developing online coursework over the past year.” …