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Hub Brown wins prestigious 2025 Scripps Howard Administrator of the Year award

Monday May 4, 2026

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Dean Hub Brown was named the 2025 Scripps Howard Administrator of the Year. The award, presented in partnership with the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication …

Antoine Haywood receives American Journalism and Journalism History diversity micro-grant

Monday March 9, 2026

Antoine Haywood, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism assistant professor, is the recipient of a $900 American Journalism and Journalism History diversity micro-grant. The grant supports research on the …

Rachel Grant to Receive AEJMC-MAC Dr. Paula Poindexter Faculty Research Grant

Wednesday July 30, 2025

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism assistant professor, has been award the 2025 Association for Education and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Minorities and Communication Division (MAC) Dr. Paula …

Study: Labels Used to Describe Immigrants Can Influence Public Perceptions

Tuesday June 24, 2025

A new study has found that the language used to describe immigrants significantly affects how people perceive and react to them. The findings are detailed in “Labeling Immigrants: Examining the Effects of Labels on Associations Toward Immigrants,” a study …

Lindita Camaj Elected 2025-27 AEJMC Council of Divisions Vice Chair

Friday June 6, 2025

Lindita Camaj, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism associate professor, has been elected vice chair of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Council of Divisions. Her term will begin …

UFCJC Faculty, Students and Alumni Honored at AEJMC 2024 Conference

Tuesday August 6, 2024

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty, alumni and students will be honored for research and teaching excellence at the 107th annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Conference in …

Amy Jo Coffey’s Media Analytics Textbook Receives 2024 AEJMC Robert Picard Book and Monographs Award

Thursday May 30, 2024

“Media Analytics: Understanding Media, Audiences, and Consumers in the 21st Century” by Amy Jo Coffey, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, and University of …

Wayne Wanta Receives Prestigious AEJMC Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research

Friday March 29, 2024

Wayne Wanta, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism professor emeritus, is the recipient of the 2024 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in …

UFCJC Journalism Professor Wayne Wanta Retires

Wednesday December 13, 2023

Wayne Wanta, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism professor and former Journalism Department chair, retired at the end of 2023 after a 12-year tenure at the College. Wanta will pursue a Fulbright Scholar Award at …

Juliana Fernandes Authors Essay on Receiving the 2023 AEJMC Advertising Distinguished Teaching Award

Monday December 11, 2023

Juliana Fernandes, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, is the author of an essay published in the December 2023 AEJMC Advertising Division newsletter focusing on her selection as the 2023 Association …

Rachel Grant Selected as 2023 Kopenhaver Center Fellow

Monday August 14, 2023

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, has been named a 2023 Kopenhaver Center Fellow by the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication at Florida …

UFCJC Doctoral Student and Jay Hmielowski Receive 2023 AEJMC Collaborative Scholar Award

Tuesday August 1, 2023

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) doctoral student Alexandrea Matthews is the recipient of one of two Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 2023 Collaborative Scholar Awards for her …