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What a semester! 🎉 We: ✨Opened the Holle Center ✨Welcomed alums Rece Davis, Eunice Elliott & Christi Parsons ✨Honored 4 leaders at the Hall of Fame ✨Celebrated Homecoming ✨Networked in Nashville ✨Had faculty shine at FOSAS Can’t wait for spring!

RT @BamaAPR: Thrilled to share that we were selected as a Top 5 PR program by PR Week!  Congratulations also to our peers at DePaul, Flori…

🎄✨ What a magical evening! The C&IS Holiday Party at the Tuscaloosa River Market brought together our incredible faculty, staff, and their families to celebrate the season. From laughter and festive cheer to a special visit from Santa, it was a night to remember!

This #GivingTuesday, support the future of communication! 🗣️ The UA Forensic Council Endowment builds confidence, leadership, and lifelong skills. Let’s make a difference together! Donate now:

C&IS is pleased to announce that SLIS adjunct faculty Cristina Castor has also been appointed as a member of the 2026 Batchelder Award committee for children’s book translation!

C&IS is thrilled to announce that SLIS Academic Program Manager and adjunct faculty Joi Mahand has been appointed as a member of the 2026 Siebert Award Committee for excellence in children’s nonfiction. Congrats!

Last week, C&IS faculty in the department of Communication Studies lead a two-day professional development program for the division of Finance Operations and Shared Administrative Services (FOSAS). Thank you for your research, enthusiasm and commitment to innovation.

Ramona Caponegro, Joi Mahand, and Cristina Castor have been selected by the ALSC to serve on special committees dedicated to children’s literature. Read more:

C&IS is excited to announce that SLIS professor Dr. Ramona Caponegro has been selected as the chair of the 2026 John Newbery Award Committee, which is the oldest and most prestigious children’s book award in the US!

C&IS is proud of associate professor Matthew VanDyke for being selected as an inaugural senior fellow for the Office of Research and Economic Development. Congratulations!

C&IS is proud to support The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations. Check out these photos from EMERGE Reception, SummitUp & Plank, and Milestones in Mentoring events over the last week! To learn more about the Plank Center, visit

Are you a curious, passionate, energetic and hardworking student studying communications, journalism, video production, human resource, marketing or meteorology? Apply to become an intern for WIAT-TV in Birmingham. Apply now:

Bruce K. Berger, Ph.D., U.S. Army veteran, former chair and professor emeritus of Advertising & Public Relations, will perform a reading from his newly published book Brothers Bound with a lecture on November 14 at 5:30 P.M. Read more:

C&IS is hiring a Communication Specialist I to join its Communication & Advancement team. Interested? Tap here to apply:

C&IS alumna Kaitlan Collins has been inducted into TIME’s TIME100 Next List. The list celebrates individuals who shape the modern world in ways that may not be immediately recognized in traditional structures or celebrated during their lifetime. Read:

Thank you to all of our faculty, staff, students and alumni who made this week's UA in Nashville such an incredible event. Special thanks to our board of visitors for helping make this week possible.