The Department of Communication Graduation Celebration is scheduled for Thursday, June 13, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Quad. Distinguished alumna Joanne Harrell will be the keynote speaker. If you are a graduating student and would like to participate…
Last night, 34 awards were given to Communication students who have exemplified excellence and outstanding work in the Department and in their lives. Each award has a purpose, often named after an influential person, and encourages different areas of communication,…
Founders of the Seattle Globalist, director Alex Stonehill and writer/producer Sarah Stuteville have been working on a feature length documentary called “Barzan” for the past couple of years. Anticipation is building in the Department for its local premiere at this…
Although this alumna has traveled, worked, and lived all over the world, Nancy Wright’s (B.A., 1959) story begins in and returns to Seattle. After stints in Los Angeles as the production assistant for “Let’s Make a Deal” and in Australia…
Professor Matt McGarrity is teaching a free online public speaking course for the online education company Coursera. Dr. McGarrity has taught the popular introduction to public speaking class at UW every quarter for years. The online class, while similar to…
John Crowley (Ph.D., 2012) won the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Interpersonal Communication Division of the National Communication Association (NCA). His dissertation is titled “Expressive Writing to Cope with Hate Speech: Assessing Psychobiological Stress Recovery and Forgiveness Promotion for LGBQ…
Now out with her tenth publication on the shelves in the Unites States, Suzanne Selfors (M.A., 1990) has found her calling in writing children’s books. Although the journey to get there wasn’t easy, she said she has found her voice….
