The Department of Communication

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  • Kevin Coe Receives Outstanding Article Award

    Assistant Professor Kevin Coe, along with his coauthor Anthony Schmidt, has been awarded the 2013 Michael Pfau Outstanding Article Award. The award is given annually by the Political Communication Division of the National Communication Association.

  • John R. Park Debate Society Earns Top Honors

    The John R. Park Debate Society attended the James "Al" Johnson Memorial Tournament at Colorado College on October 25-26, 2013. Over the course of the weekend, the team bested 15 schools to win 1st place as a University. In addition, the team earned a first-round bid to the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence for the first time since 2002.

  • War Scholar to Discuss Communication's Role in National Security

    Professor Bryan Taylor, a renowned communication scholar with a specialty in studying the nuclear and (post-) Cold War rhetoric and culture, will present the Department of Communication's 27th annual B. Aubrey Fisher Memorial Lecture, titled War Voice: Exploring Communication's Intrinsic Resources for the Study of Security on Thursday, October 24th at 7:30 p.m.

  • John R. Park Debate Society Finishes Second

    The John R. Park Debate Society attended the 51st Annual USAFA Classic Forensics Tournament on September 27-29, 2013 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Over the course of the weekend, the team won 18 awards and placed second among the universities in attendance.

  • Sonya Aleman Receives University Neighborhood Partners Community Scholars in Residence Award

    Sonya M. Aleman, a University of Utah assistant professor in communication and ethnic studies, has recently been featured in Alumni Connection for receiving the University Neighborhood Partners Community Scholar in Residence award for 2013-15.

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The Department of Communication at the University of Utah is a top department in the field of communication, with an award-winning faculty, outstanding doctoral, master's, and undergraduate programs, and state-of-the-art facilities. It is highly ranked in critical theory, cultural studies, ecology, law, popular culture, race and ethnicity, and rhetoric (ComAnalytics). With five cutting-edge research areas—critical/cultural studies; environmental, science, and health communication; interpersonal and organizational communication; media and technology; and rhetoric—the Department is committed to excellence across the full range of communication research and teaching, offering top-notch Ph.D., M.A., M.S., B.A., and B.S. degrees, as well as three undergraduate sequences and three post-baccalaureate certificate programs.

 

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Last Updated: 9/24/13