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New Text Examines End-of-Life Communication

Congratulations to Professor Christine Davis on the release of her new book, Talking Though Death. Co-authored with Deborah C. Breede, the book examines communication at the end-of-life from perspectives including interpersonal (patient, provider, family), mediated, and cultural. With author-conducted research as well as the research of others, the conversational, narrative text aims to... New Text Examines End-of-Life Communication Read more >>

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Ezine 2018 Available Now

  The 2018 edition of our departments Ezine is now available! Included in this year's issue: Student Spotlight: Jacqueline Sanchez,Alumni Establishes Graduate Students Travel Scholarship,Student Spring Break in Ireland,Tim Horne Reflects on Tenure in Forensics,Jaime Bochantin is New Graduate Program Director, A Meeting of Four Department Chairs and much more!    Ezine 2018 Available Now Read more >>

Special Section Considers (Un)civil Digital Society

A special journal section of the International Journal of Communication. has become available, "(Un)civil Society in Digital China." The section, co-edited by Dr. Min Jiang, UNC Charlotte associate professor of Communication Studies, explores an authoritarian state uses the Chinese Internet to concentrate and solidify its power -- in the name of civility, rationality, and order. The section also... Special Section Considers (Un)civil Digital Society Read more >>

Speech Team Represents, Hires New Leader

In with the old and with the new! A UNC Charlotte speech and debate team member qualified to attend the oldest and most prestigious public speaking competition in the United States, while the team has brought on a new director to begin in Fall 2018. Each year, the top two persuasive speakers in every state qualify to attend the Interstate Oratorical Association National Championship, which has... Speech Team Represents, Hires New Leader Read more >>

Long to Help Lead Southern States Communication Association

The new Second Vice President for the Southern States Communication Association is UNC Charlotte’s own Dr. Shawn Long, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs within College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Professor and former Chair of the Department of Communication Studies. "I am humbled and grateful to be elected to this leadership position,” Long said. “SSCA is my disciplinary regional home. It... Long to Help Lead Southern States Communication Association Read more >>