Comm Lead Graduate Enacts Meaningful Change in Hometown
Ryan Quigtar is putting his communication leadership skills to work, enriching the lives of those in his hometown of Renton, Washington. He is a 2018 graduate of the Master of Communication in Community and Networks, part of the department’s Communication…
CJMD Spotlight: News for the Rich, White, and Blue
When: November 18, 2021, 2:30 to 4 p.m.Where: CMU 126 Nikki Usher, PhD, will discuss her new book, News for the Rich, White, and Blue: How Place and Power Distort American Journalism. The book considers how larger structural inequalities and political…
Welcome Back!
Welcome Back, Huskies! The faculty and staff of the Department of Communication welcome you back to campus! We are all so impressed by your resilience and grateful for your compassion over these many months. The power of ethical, inclusive, and…
Lab Report from the Communication & Difference Research Group
The Communication and Difference Research Group (CDRG) is a collaboration among University of Washington faculty and graduate students dedicated to the study of difference within the field of communication. It is housed at the Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity…
Kristina Scharp Receives 2021 ICA Early Career Scholar Award
At the 71st Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Assistant Professor Kristina Scharp won the prestigious Early Career Scholar Award. The award honors a scholar no more than seven years past receipt of the Ph.D. for a body of work…
Devon Geary Receives UW’s Excellence in Teaching Award
The Department of Communication is delighted to announce that our graduate student and doctoral candidate, Devon Geary, has received the University of Washington’s 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award. The Excellence in Teaching Awards were created to recognize the contributions of…
COM Graduation 2021 Keynote Translators
We are so grateful to the UW student translators who worked with the Department of Communication to enable us to share our 2021 graduation keynote with non-English-speaking attendees from Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Spanish-language households. Mandarin Chinese Translators: Pei-Yu (Angela)…
Carmen Gonzalez Receives UW Population Health Initiative Grant
In March 2021, Assistant Professor Carmen Gonzalez received one of eight pilot research grant awards from the University of Washington Population Health Initiative. The total value of these awards is roughly $530,000. Dr. Gonzalez is Co-Principal Investigator for the Bi-directional…
COM Study Abroad returns to Spain in Spring 2022
Communication Spain: Exploring Spanish Culture Through Storytelling and Social Inquiry uses the lens of Communication courses to gain insights into Spanish life and media. Learn about this opportunity to earn UW credits while living, studying and traveling in Spain! Here…
COM 2021-2022 Scholarships Application Now Open
Attention all Communication and JPIC undergraduates: Thanks to generous donations from our alumni and friends, the Department of Communication is able to award a number of scholarships every year. The application for these awards is NOW OPEN — one application…