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The Northwestern University School of Communication is committed to elevating the art and science of communication. Bridging theory and practice, our curriculum and research opportunities propel students to excellence in:
- performing and media arts, including dramatic and comedic writing, film and television production and direction, and acting for both screen and stage
- design for interactive and digital media
- dance and choreography
- media analysis and communication
- sound design and studies
- theatrical design, directing, and history
- speech-language pathology, audiology, and the study of learning disabilities
- policy analysis and public culture
Events
October 16
5 p.m.
Kelsey Pharr Jr. Speaker Series: Alumna and theatre artist Lili-Anne Brown will take part in a virtual discussion on October 16 at 5 p.m., with School of Communication faculty Masi Asare and Roger Ellis. RSVP
News
Professor Named New President of the International Communication Association
Noshir Contractor, renowned professor in the Department of Communication Studies in the School of Communication, will become the president of the International Communication Association (ICA) effective May 2022, the organization announced on October 16. Contractor is a foremost researcher of network science, computational social science, and web science, specifically examining how social and knowledge networks form in business, scientific communities, healthcare, and space travel. He is the Jane S. & William J. White Professor of Behavioral Sciences in the McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science, the School of Communication, and the Kellogg School of Management and director of the Science of Networks in Communities (SONIC) Research Group.
Dean E. Patrick Johnson Screens Documentary; Discusses Film in Live, Virtual Conversation
In his first public event as dean, E. Patrick Johnson screened his award-winning 2019 documentary, Making Sweet Tea, and took part in a live virtual discussion with Miriam Petty, film historian and associate professor in the Department of Radio/Television/Film. The October 1 event was open to alumni and members of the School of Communication community.
SoC Launches New Early Faculty Mentorship Program
An invitation to teach in the School of Communication is a coveted honor, yet for post-doctoral fellows, PhD candidates, and early career faculty, the process can be fraught with questions about resources, pathways to advancement, and research funding. To address these concerns, the School will launch this fall CommFutures: The SoC Mentoring and Development Initiative, a program of conversations and workshops designed to provide guidance and support to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty just beginning in their fields.