Coronavirus/COVID-19 Updates
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
Friday, December 4
1-2 p.m.
HCI + Design Thought Leaders Lecture: Pluriversal Design
Join Northwestern’s Center for Human-Computer Interaction + Design (HCI+D) for an engaging conversation about the past, present, and future of design. Moderated by Northwestern University Professor Elizabeth Gerber.
News
Remote Data Collection Study Offers Promise for Continuing Research During the Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has had profound impacts on the research community, both in terms of who is able to participate and the efficacy of the standard methods of data collection. Yet assistant professor Elizabeth Norton has discovered one advantage in the resulting social separation: gathering certain data via video chats can be just as effective, if not more so, as doing so in-person. This is not only a boon to Norton’s work with children and language development, it’s a meaningful step toward increasing access and equity in researching underrepresented and underserved populations.
Robin R. Means Coleman named chief diversity officer
Robin R. Means Coleman has been named Northwestern University’s vice president and associate provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, Provost Kathleen Hagerty announced today following a national search. Coleman will begin Feb. 1. Coleman will hold a tenured appointment as the inaugural Ida B. Wells and Ferdinand Barnett Professor in the Department of Communication Studies in the School of Communication, and courtesy appointments in the Department of Radio/TV/Film in the School of Communication, and in the Department of African American Studies in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.
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.