January 2012
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“Many of life’s failures are men who did not realize how close they were to...”
– Thomas Edison
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Online PR Degree Program to host online open house...
The University of Memphis online public relations degree program will host an online open house on Thursday, Feb. 23, from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. (central).
Current and prospective students are invited to attend the one-hour webinar to learn more about the program.
Program coordinator and instructor Darrin Devault and U of M journalism chair Dr. David Arant will give an overview of the program and...
December 2011
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Applications being accepted for Elizabeth and...
Journalism students at the University of Memphis are eligible to apply for the Elizabeth and Harold Robinson Scholars and Fellows Fund. Applications are due by Jan. 30, 2012.
Subject to available funding the award is approximately $3,000 per year. It is available to full-time U of M undergraduate and graduate students majoring in programs (including journalism) of the College of Communication and...
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November 2011
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City of Memphis Urban Fellows internship...
The City of Memphis Urban Fellows is a year-round initiative that offers local college students the opportunity to intern with various divisions of city government.
Internships areas include public affairs and community relations.
The program serves primarily to enhance the interaction of area college students with the city, advancing the purpose of getting students to consider employment after...
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“In America the president reigns for four years, and journalism governs forever...”
– Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), dramatist, novelist and poet
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October 2011
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“Despite our best hopes, good journalism remains hard, and there is no silver...”
– Jacob Harris, senior software architect and news hacker at The New York Times
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Journalism recruitment fair set for Oct. 26
You are invited to attend the annual U of M Journalism Recruitment Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 9:30-11 a.m. in the Meeman Journalism Building lobby.
Professors will be available to answer questions about the journalism concentrations (advertising, news and public relations) and job prospects in media fields.
And, if you have classmates interested in journalism, you may also invite them to...
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Outstanding journalism alumni to be recognized...
The U of M Outstanding Journalism Alumni Awards Dinner will be held the evening of Thursday, Oct. 27, in the Tennessee Ballroom at the Holiday Inn on campus.
The Charles E. Thornton Award will be presented to Will King (B.A. ‘74) of CNN and journalist Richard Copley (B.S. ‘69).
The Herbert Lee Williams Award will be given to former professor L. Dupre Long.
Also, the inaugural...
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“Social media has transformed our world into one great big small town, dominated,...”
– Gary Vaynerchuk, from his 2011 book The Thank You Economy
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