Public Relations Program Named No. 1 in Country by PRWeek
The UA Department of Advertising and Public Relations was named the Most Outstanding Education Program by PRWeek during the 2020 PRWeek Awards in late July.
Class Prepares Students for ‘New Normal’ of Live Entertainment
Randall Huffaker’s APR 490 class prepares students to take advantage of a new frontier in marketing and public relations: Twitch.
UA Students to Perform Field Research at Iowa Caucus
Five students from The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences will soon travel to Iowa to participate in a unique field research experience ahead of the Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses.
Two Named to AAF Most Promising Multicultural Students Class of 2020
Erica Howie and Gabbie Waller, both senior advertising majors, joined 48 other students around the country in the 2020 class.
UA PRSSA Chapter Wins Big at International Conference
UA’s PRSSA chapter won two chapter awards and had three scholarship recipients at the recent PRSSA International Conference in San Diego.
UA Student Films About Justice, Injustice in Alabama to Debut April 23
The University of Alabama’s department of journalism and creative media will host the 13th annual Documenting Justice film screening at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa. The screening is free and open to the public.
UA to Host 58 Schools at National Forensics Tournament
The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences and the Alabama Forensic Council will host the 2019 American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament April 4-7 in Tuscaloosa.
UA Senior Named Nation’s PR Student of the Year
PRWeek has named Alana Doyle, a senior in The University of Alabama’s department of advertising and public relations, its Public Relations Student of the Year.
Storm Informers
A new documentary highlighting the role of broadcasters during disasters was recently released by a University of Alabama journalism professor.
UA Program Gives New Books to Black Belt School Libraries
The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies is awarding $20,822 in new, free books to elementary, middle and high school libraries during March via the SLIS Book Bonanza for the Black Belt & Beyond Program.