McGarr Symposium features Harry Edwards, author of "The Revolt of the Black...
Event: Harry Edwards, professor emeritus of sociology at the University of California at Berkeley, will deliver the keynote speech at the McGarr Symposium on Sport and Society. This event is free and...
View ArticleBranding, Measurement and New Media's Impact are Focus of Advertising...
Event: Some of the thinkers and practitioners who are shaping the future of the advertising and branding industry will gather at the conference "And the Brands Played On," produced by the Department...
View ArticleSenior Fellows Lecture: Is online news like Ramen Noodles? How users perceive...
Event: Iris Chyi, assistant professor of journalism at The University of Texas at Austin, will address some of the questions befuddling so many industry experts and media scholars: Why has the...
View ArticleWashington Post sports columnist: "Why Games Matter: Stories We Tell...
Event: Washington Post Columnist Sally Jenkins will deliver the inaugural Frank Deford Lecture in Sports Journalism. The title of her speech is “Why Games Matter: Stories We Tell Ourselves about...
View ArticleMcGovern Lecture: "Social Marketing: Its Link to Social Justice," May 3
Event: Sherry Matthews, president of Sherry Matthews Advocacy Marketingand author of "We Were Not Orphans: Stories from the Waco State Home," will present "Social Marketing: Its Link to Social Justice"...
View ArticleEnd-of-Semester Student Film Screenings, May 11-15
Event: The Department of Radio-Television-Film is hosting end-of-semester screenings of graduate and undergraduate films from every RTF production class. The screenings culminate in the Longhorn Film...
View ArticleThe Body Shop: International Symposium on Senses in Human Interaction, May 12-15
Event: Scholars, from around the world, in the fields of philosophy, cultural history, anthropology, cognitive science, linguistics and communication studies will convene on at the College of...
View ArticleShusterman, Author of "Body Consciousness," to Deliver Symposium on Senses in...
Event: Richard Shusterman, the Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in the Humanities at Florida Atlantic University, will deliver the opening lecture at the Body Shop: International Symposium on Senses...
View ArticleLonghorn Film Showcase: The Best Student Films, May 14
Event: The Department of Radio-Television-Film hosts the Longhorn Film Showcase, which will screen 10 of the best student films from the last several years. Producer and Troublemaker Studios...
View ArticleDallas Teens Speak Out on Community Issues; Leaders Listen, May 18
Event: Media are invited to cover students from Dallas, Duncanville and Garland high schools gathering for the first Dallas Speak Up! Speak Out!Civics Fair where student teams will showcase their...
View ArticleDubow, Alumnus and Gannett Chairman & CEO, to Address College of...
Event: Craig A. Dubow (BS '77), chairman and chief executive officer of Gannett Co., Inc. and a Radio-TV-Film alumnus, will deliver the College of Communication spring 2011 convocation. Watch the...
View ArticleCommUnity, Part of the Gone To Texas Celebration, Aug. 23
Event: Meet your fellow communication classmates, future academic advisors and deans. Help us celebrate with live music, with our guest DJ and free food (catered by the fine folks at the Texas Union)....
View ArticleSenior Fellows Lecture: "9/11 Culture: Paper Planes and Other Constructions,"...
Event: Jeff Melnick, associate professor of American Studies at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, will explore the many ways artists in the United States have tried to come to grips with 9/11 and...
View ArticleGame Changers: "The Politics of Ideas," John Daly Shares Insights from Years...
Event: It's not enough to come up with a brilliant idea. You also need to galvanize support through effective advocacy. History is replete with examples of brilliant ideas not being implemented because...
View ArticleSenior Fellows Lecture: Examining Prejudice Toward Middle...
Event: Germine Awad, assistant professor in the Educational Psychology Department, will address the issue of prejudice toward Middle Eastern/Arab Americans post 9/11. Specifically, she will examine...
View ArticleSenior Fellows Lecture: "Killing Them Loudly: Rhetorics of Sonic Torture,"...
Event: Joshua Gunn, associate professor of communication studies at The University of Texas at Austin, will examine the practice of torturing detainees with music and the ways it is talked about,...
View ArticleZen in the Art of Communication, Oct, 19
Event: Communicating excellence is an "artless art" that requires theoretical and practical knowledge. In this presentation, associate professor Julien Mirivel of the University of Arkansas at Little...
View ArticleFall 2011 Communication Job & Internship Fair, Oct. 26
Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Time: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Description: The Fall 2011 Communication Job & Internship Fair is a communication-specific career fair that provides excellent...
View ArticleColumnist Leonard Pitts, Jr. to Discuss "The Education of Barack Obama: What...
Event: Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts, Jr.will present "The Education of Barack Obama: What Our First Black President is Learning About Race, Politics and the Media" as part...
View ArticleUniversity of Texas Explores its Tradition of Olympic Athletes, Oct. 28
Event: The University of Texas at Austin has a deep tradition of athletics beyond football, baseball and basketball. Longhorn swimmers, divers and track and field athletes have made names for...
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