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Veteran Journalist Eric Mansfield Joins Kent State As Executive Director, University Media Relations
WKYC-TV anchor and reporter Eric Mansfield will become 5XÉçÇø’s new executive director for university media relations. The award-winning journalist and Akron native begins his new position with the university on June 1.
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Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication will honor Debra Adams Simmons, editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland and 2012 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity, at an awards luncheon and lecture on Monday, March 26, on the Kent…
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Debra Adams Simmons, editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, has been named the 2012 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at 5XÉçÇø. The award recognizes the accomplishments of media…
Debra Adams Simmons, editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, has been named the 2012 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at 5XÉçÇø. The award recognizes the…
The first annual College of Communication and Information (CCI) Film and Photography Gala invites 5XÉçÇø students to submit photography and short films for a juried competition to be held on Friday, March 30 at 5 p.m. in Franklin Hall. CCI, in…
This spring, two Piper J3 Cubs will set out on a journey to the place where aviation began. It will be the first flight to Wright Brothers Airport via all of Ohio's 88 counties and will honor the 75th anniversary of the airplane that taught nearly a half-million pilots to fly.…
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation awarded a 5XÉçÇø broadcast journalism student the top television finalist award, along with a $2,600 scholarship.
Jeannette Reyes, a Kent State senior and TV2 reporter and anchor, submitted two of her broadcast stories to…
The College of Communication and Information (CCI) family can be found many places in Kent, from campus to downtown. CCI faculty members are bringing their entrepreneurial skills to Acorn Alley II, a new hot spot for small business owners.
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Debra Adams Simmons, editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, has been named the 2012 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity from Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The award recognizes the accomplishments of media professionals who encourage…
A juried photo exhibit spotlighting study abroad students in the College of
Communication and Information (CCI) is now on display in the 5XÉçÇø Library.
Forty remarkable photos were selected to provide a glimpse of how CCI study abroad students see the…