Herbert Lowe

Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior lecturer, served as a co-presenter during the Broadcast Education Association’s (BEA) On-Location event at the University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communication from Oct. 19-21. Lowe and Mira Lowe, dean of the Florida A&M School of…

Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior lecturer, is the author of “Four Girls, 60 Years, 11 Students, 2,800 Miles and a New Awareness of History” published on neimanstoryboard.org on Sept. 15. During Spring Break 2023, Lowe and three other faculty advisers led a…

Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior lecturer, is the author of “What a journalism Educator Learned During a Summer at the Los Angeles Times” published on poynter.org on Sept. 11. Lowe spent seven weeks as a visiting academic fellow in the Times Sports…

Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior lecturer, is the author of the commentary “Ranking 25 Films About Sports and Moving Black America Forward” published in the Los Angeles Times on July 15. According to Lowe, “I teach students in my Race, Sports and…

Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior lecturer, is the author of “Florida Students Spend Spring Break Reporting from Hallowed Ground of Civil Rights History” published on poynter.com on June 12. In honor of the 60th anniversary of a pivotal year in the Civil…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism seniors Alexis Ashby and Avery Lotz have placed second and third, respectively, in the 2022-23 Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia Innovative Storytelling and Audience Engagement competition. Ashby was honored for the WUFT News Special Report “Behind the Bet: Stories of Illegal…

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 Samantha Chery, B.S. Journalism 2022, is proof that hard work and involvement, the ability to overcome burnout, and brushing off microaggressions pays off.  The journalism senior received four awards at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ spring 2022 Awards Banquet:  the…

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications honored outstanding alumni, faculty, staff and graduate and undergraduate students during the annual awards ceremony that was presented virtually on April 16. The College honored five alumni who were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020: Edward Aschoff, S. Journalism…

Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism lecturer, is the author of “America Owes Bryan Monroe a Debt of Gratitude” published on theundefeated.com on Jan. 16. Lowe writes about the late Bryan Monroe, former vice president and editorial director at Ebony and Jet magazines in Chicago.…

Harrison Hove and Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism lecturers, and CJC Telecommunication doctoral student Nili Cimand were nominated for 2019/2020 UF Career Influencer Awards. The awards celebrate the collaboration and innovation of those who have had an exceptional impact on a student’s career development…

Heading home with groceries recently in Gainesville, Florida, I darted my car onto a street in front of an oncoming SUV. A second later, there was a sheriff’s deputy behind me. No reason to believe he even noticed me, but yet my back stiffened in fright. With black men up to…

Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism lecturer, is the author of the opinion article “Black Professor: My Hope for My Students in Fight for Racial Justice” published on cnn.com on June 29. Lowe shares experiences as a Black man in the U.S. and in an…