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Department of Communication

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 communication; digital media; 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 four undergraduate emphases and three post-baccalaureate certificate programs.

News and Announcements

Professor Rachel Griffin to be honored with National Communication Presidential Citation for Service

At the National Communication Association (NCA) convention (November 18th-November 21st, 2021) in Seattle, WA, Dr. Rachel Alicia Griffin will be honored with a NCA Presidential Citation for her 2019-2021 term as Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Council Chair.
Remembrance Announcement: Jim Fisher, Former Adjunct Journalism Professor

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – We learned this week that a former member of the Department of Communication, Jim Fisher, passed away from complications due to Covid-19. Jim may have preceded some of us, so we share here a few words from two of his former colleagues so that we may remember him, his work and his life.
A message from our chair on the death of Aaron Lowe

On Monday, I met with Donna Lowe-Stern, the mother of Aaron Lowe, a remarkable student, deep thinker, and celebrated athlete who was killed in an act of gun violence early Sunday morning.