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Communication Studies student announced as Fall 2024 commencement speaker

Thursday, December 12, 2024
Lucie Brennan will deliver the commencement address to her graduating class during the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony on Dec. 22.
Scott Beck, Chloe East, and Bryan Woods working on the set of the film Heretic.

Iowa grads share new film at their Quad Cities theater

Directing and screenwriting partners Scott Beck and Bryan Woods say a class they took at the University of Iowa about nonverbal communication continues to inspire their screenwriting — even in a film with as much talking as “Heretic.”
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Dr. Rachel McLaren-How to Human: Combatting Loneliness and Cultivating Friendship

Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Join Rachel McLaren, an associate professor in the University of Iowa Department of Communication Studies, for an engaging workshop designed to help people combat loneliness and foster meaningful friendships

Communication Studies NCA Reception

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Add it to your calendar!
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Kembrew McLeod Named Professorship

Thursday, September 28, 2023
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recognized McLeod at the CLAS faculty awards as the 2023 A. Craig Baird Professor.
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CLAS faculty member E Cram wins 2023 Rhetoric Society of America Book Award

Friday, June 23, 2023
The Rhetoric Society of America (RSA) has announced E Cram as the winner of its 2023 Book Award for their 2022 work entitled Violent Inheritance: Sexuality, Land, Energy, and the Making of the North American West.
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Graduate Student Spotlight - Matt Griffin

Monday, May 22, 2023
Matthew Griffin, our graduate student spotlight for Spring 2023, joined us to chat about his participation as a fellow in the 2022-2023 Sawyer Mellon Seminar: Racial Reckoning and Social Justice through Comics Dissertation Fellowship.
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Graduate Student Berkley Conner Co-Facilitating Conversation on Reproductive Rights

Friday, February 24, 2023
Communication Studies doctoral candidate Berkley Conner is co-facilitating a reproductive health conversation with three luminaries in the field of reproductive health.