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 …

Five UFCJC Faculty Receive Promotions

Wednesday July 2, 2025

Five University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty have been promoted and/or granted tenure by the UF Board of Trustees in their June 2025 meeting. Huan Chen, Advertising associate professor and Department Chair, has been …

How “The Wonder Years” Reboot Redefined Black Masculinity

Tuesday February 25, 2025

Television reboots often rekindle nostalgia, but the 2021 reboot of “The Wonder Years” did something more ambitious: it reimagined Black masculinity and family life during the Civil Rights era. A recent study reveals how storytelling by the mass media can reclaim Black history and challenge common negative portrayals of Black men.

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Rachel Grant Authors the Foreword for a New Book Celebrating Black Women and Girls

Wednesday January 29, 2025

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism assistant professor, is the author of the foreword to “Beautiful, I Am,” a book by Stan J. Johnson. The book features portraits and interviews celebrating 98 …

How Gender and Race Shaped Stacey Abrams’ Campaign to Court Black Male Voters

Friday January 10, 2025

New research examines how Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams’ 2022 campaign attempted to address the gap between support from Black women vs. Black men in her 2018 campaign, amid the complex intersections of race, gender and political discourse.

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Study: Communication Surrounding U.S. Black Female Candidates Can Potentially Reshape Perceptions of Black Women as Leaders

Thursday December 5, 2024

A new study has found that communication surrounding U.S. Black female political candidates can potentially reshape perceptions of Black women as leaders, which could impact efforts to court voters. The findings by Rachel Grant, University of Florida College …

Rachel Grant Receives Prestigious 2024 FEF William R. Jones Valuable Mentor Award

Tuesday December 3, 2024

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism assistant professor, is the recipient of a prestigious William R. Jones Most Valuable Mentor Award from the Florida Education Fund (FEF). Grant was nominated by …

Strong Black Woman: How the Media Misses the Intersectionality Story

Thursday November 21, 2024

Using intersectionality, new research suggests that the media does a disservice to Black women by upholding the stereotype of the Strong Black Woman. This approach undermines Black women’s mental health by emphasizing individual resilience while ignoring collective systemic struggles.

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Study: Television and Film Reboots Can Reclaim Black History and Culture

Tuesday October 29, 2024

A new study has found that Black history can be rehistoricized to articulate contemporary racial issues in an entertainment format. The findings by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Assistant Professor Rachel Grant and …

Rachel Grant to Serve as Panelist for the American Journalism Historian Association Conference

Friday October 4, 2024

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Assistant Professor Rachel Grant will be one of five panelists for “The Pittsburgh Courier: Chronicling Black Activism Across the Decades” at the American Journalism Historians …