Month: March 2023

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 Katrice Graham, assistant dean for Student Experiences and director of the Knight Division for Scholarships and Student Inclusion, wears three hats on most days, but it’s something she prepared herself for when getting three degrees. And she’s one of the primary reasons CJC is leading UF in recruiting and […]

Are you graduating from the CJC this semester? The Office of Careers and Corporate Partnerships (OCCP) would like to formally invite you to participate in the inaugural CJC Senior Showcase and Open House: CJC Senior Showcase & Open House March 27, 2023 6 to 8 p.m. Event Details: At this event, graduating senior will have […]

A (Thursday) NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Museum Nights: HERstory THURSDAY, March 9, 6 pm – 9 pm Celebrate National Women’s History Month through an after-hours museum adventure of art, tours, performances, activities and more! Experience an immersive student project titled Archi-Sculpture, listen to tunes by Gainesville Girls Rock Camp and experience art by women artist in […]

Fulbright Awareness Month will be celebrated on UF Campus on March 7-31! The kickoff event will be a U.S. Scholar Program Info Session on Wednesday, March 8th. It will feature Jordana Enrich, Director of the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program at the Institute of International Education, in partnership with the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and […]

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism assistant professor and Narrative Justice Project research director, and Vanessa Wakeman, CEO of The Wakeman Agency and former UFCJC Professional in Residence, are the co-authors of “’City by City:’ Reclaiming People of Color Voices Through the Narrative Justice Project” published in Human Communication Research […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications has awarded the 2023 Hon Research Prize in Public Interest Communications to three researchers using ethnographic research in a small Midwestern town to explore discursive frames that link class, race, place, and behavior. Teresa Gonzales, assistant professor of sociology at Loyola University […]

Young consumers response to advertising on Snapchat is affected by how they perceive promotion on the social media platform. The findings by Huan Chen, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising Department interim chair and associate professor, and Yoon-Joo Lee were featured in “How Perceived Characteristics and Personality Share the Value of […]

By Caleb Wiegandt, Journalism Junior The City of Light, the City of Love and a city of firsts. When my first-ever venture abroad began, I never thought it would have so much impact on my life.  I knew almost no one in the CJC group, much less anyone in France or an inkling of the […]

David Cuillier, incoming director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Freedom of Information Project, is the author of “Overclassification Overkill: The U.S. Government is Drowning in a Sea of Secrets” published in The Conversation on March 1. According to Cuillier, the U.S. has an overclassification problem which can threaten national […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student Ekaterina Romanova is the recipient of a 2023 Association for Academic Women (AAW) Emerging Scholar Honorable Mention Award. AAW at the University of Florida established the Madelyn Lockhart Dissertation Fellowship and Emerging Scholar Awards to honor outstanding female graduate students. AAW presents one fellowship and […]

By Michelle Holder, B.S. Journalism 2022 Jacky Petit-Homme, B.S. Telecommunication 2008, tackled every obstacle that came his way with fortitude and ingenuity. As a first-generation American, born to Haitian immigrants and growing up in Miramar, Florida, Petit-Homme’s fun-loving and extroverted personality drew him to working in broadcast. In high school, he was in a production […]

By Michelle Holder, B.S. Journalism 2022 Kara Guillaume, B.S. Public Relations 2022, has been to over 80 concerts in her life. She’s seen Dua Lipa sing and dance to her hit songs, been to countless Justin Bieber shows, and even saw Harry Styles on his last night in Madison Square Garden. Her passion for music […]