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.
College of Communication & Information Sciences
Emoji Reveal Whiteness as Driver of Technology
A study of broadening the skin tone of emoji to include diverse representation of race, ethnicity, gender and culture found emoji continue to center whiteness in their design and coding structures.
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.
3rd Annual Bama Blitz Online Fundraising Event Set for March 25, 26
Bama Blitz, an annual online fundraising event, will begin at noon March 25 and end at 8:31 p.m. March 26, lasting one day, eight hours and 31 minutes in honor of the University’s founding year.
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.
UA’s CW, Vida Win Student Pacemaker Awards
Two University of Alabama publications have won Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker awards for 2019.
Crimson White, Vida Win Student Pacemaker Awards
Two UA publications have won Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker awards for 2019.
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.
Women, WWII Vets Overrepresented in Newspaper Photos
Women veterans and veterans of World War II appear more often in newspaper photos than their make-up of the country’s veterans, according to a study by researchers at The University of Alabama.
UA to Hold 2019 Fall Commencement Exercises Dec. 14
The University of Alabama will hold its fall commencement exercises Saturday, Dec. 14, at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.