Faculty News

  • Master’s Student Traci Lively’s Delayed Return to UT Turns into Pursuit of a PhD

    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,…

  • TV Producer James Glover Makes an Impact with Annual Giving

    TV Producer James Glover Makes an Impact with Annual Giving

    When James Glover (’00) was a speech communication major at the College of Communication and Information, he had no idea that one day he’d work for legendary Judge Judy of the eponymous court television show. But that’s exactly where he landed several years after he packed up his bags and moved from Knoxville to Los…

  • Honors Communication Studies Undergrad Student Takes First Place at Research Symposium

    Honors Communication Studies Undergrad Student Takes First Place at Research Symposium

    When senior Isabella Mangano was settling on a major at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she was immediately drawn to communication studies as the public speaking component suited her career aspirations to be a preacher or motivational speaker. As the semesters passed, she began to see the many career paths one could take with a…

  • Communication Studies’ Emily Paskewitz Part of Grant Team Supporting Family Dairy Farmers

    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…

  • Ms. Purple

    During spring break, Dr. DaJung Woo took a trip to Silicon Valley, CA to visit some tech organizations and learn about their cultures. She met with employees of Apple, scientists at SLAC-Stanford National Laboratory, and her former research collaborator in the urban planning field.  Among those whom she enjoyed meeting was Ms. May Lee (aka…