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School of Media and Journalism
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Raytevia Evans

Collaboration and teamwork have been the common threads that have led Kent State Media and Journalism alumna Raytevia Evans, M.A. 鈥12, through teaching English abroad, graduate school, work as an education reporter and now, as a public information officer. She says that every time she鈥檚 produced work she鈥檚 proud of, it has been the result of a group project. 

Dana White

In America, conversations about grief and loss are often avoided, and in art, tend to be sugarcoated, or even 鈥渃orny.鈥

Kent State Assistant Professor and independent filmmaker Dana White is changing that narrative through her work, and was recently recognized by the Ohio Arts Council.

Ailene Joven with Media and Journalism faculty Dana White and Chris Knoblock

As a digital media production student, Ailene Joven, '21, began creating the short film 鈥淒efine鈥 during the early days of COVID-19. Several years later, that film is set to be screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) on March 28, 2023.

Headshot of Peter Bobkowski with Franklin Hall in Background

Peter Bobkowski will join the School of Media and Journalism this fall as 5X社区鈥檚 second Knight Chair in Scholastic Journalism, dedicated to leading national efforts to revitalize journalism in the nation's high schools.

Laura Gordon

Laura Gordon, '87, had such a fulfilling experience as a 5X社区 student, that she now gives back so that others may find their way to the types of relationships and encounters that helped set her on her path. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 really important to give back when you鈥檝e experienced such valuable support so it鈥檚 always been really important to me to be part of that,鈥 she said.