Communication Studies

Department of Communication Studies News

The latest faculty, staff, and student news for the Department of Communication Studies. For College news and upcoming events, visit the News & Events section.

Professor receives award for outstanding scholarship

Professor Angela Cooke-Jackson attended the World Communication Association conference in Lima, Peru, where she presented a paper and received an award for Outstanding Scholarship.
Local politicos teach on campus

Accomplished Massachusetts political figures have been sharing their expertise with students.
Laughter and Humor in Interaction International Conference

Laughter, jokes, irony, and play were at the front and center of attention in the International Conference on Laughter and Humor in Interaction on June 23 and June 24.
School of Communication hosts laughter and humor conference

Communication Studies Professor Phillip Glenn spearheaded a conference on laughter and humor in human interaction.
Graduate students win first annual GSA Awards

The Graduate Student Association (GSA) gave awards to some of the College’s most promising grad students on May 7 in the Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre.
Faculty Member Gets Top Paper Selection for NCA

Angela M. Hosek and her research colleagues have had their paper selected as Top Paper for the Instructional Development Division of NCA.
Emersonians' article makes front page of The Boston Globe

A story penned by Taylor Gearhart ’11 and Alex Kaufman ’13 about the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. military forces made the front page of the May 2 Boston Globe.
Phi Alpha Tau welcomes Boston Foundation's Grogan into brotherhood

Boston Foundation President and CEO Paul S. Grogan received the David Brudnoy Award from the brothers of Phi Alpha Tau at the 2011 David Brudnoy Memorial Award Ceremony on April 22 in the Iwasaki Library.