Originally from Nigeria, Assistant Professor Oluseyi Adegbola found his passion for teaching while watching his father connect with his students in the classroom as a college professor. “After school I would go to his office, and sometimes he would be teaching. Out of curiosity, I would wander into the class and watch him teach, and […]
As local elections are nearing in parts of Tennessee, including Knoxville, and the next presidential election is a year away, voters are being inundated with political advertising about various campaigns and ballot issues. Understanding politics is a difficult task that becomes even more complicated for the average voter when they’re deluged with unregulated political advertising […]
Four inaugural Information Integrity Institute fellows have been selected from among the faculty at the College of Communication and Information, one from each school and all of whom are already conducting research that falls under the institute’s scope: Professor Mariea Hoy, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations Associate Professor Mike Kotowski, School of Communication […]
Ronald E. Taylor, former professor and director of the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations, passed away Sept. 11, 2023. Taylor came to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in January 1984 after earning his PhD in advertising from the University of Illinois. He was head the Department of Advertising and when the current Tombras […]
Eleven new faculty have joined the College of Communication and Information this year, ready to add their expertise, scholarship, and instruction to their respective schools, the college, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Here’s a little bit more about them: The School of Communication Studies Lecturer of Practice Abigail Barnes Barnes comes to the school […]
The College of Communication and Information honored seven of its faculty who earned promotions this year at the 2023 CCI Convocation. The work these faculty do, in their research, classrooms, and service work, will continue to make an impact on their fields and on future generations to come. Here’s a little bit about them: School […]
From left: Dionne George, Associate Professor María de Moya, and Director Beth Foster hold up the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations’ Diversity Action Alliance for the Best Internal DEI Initiative award. The Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations (ADPR) has been well represented on the awards circuit this summer, helping make history […]
ADPR AMONG MOST VISIBLE IN THE WORLD IN LEADING ADVERTISING RESEARCH JOURNALS There’s another TOP 10 in town. But this time, it’s tops in advertising research. According to a July 2021 publication in the Journal of Business Research, UTK is tied with Michigan State University as the 4th most visible program in top-tier advertising research […]
A multidisciplinary research team from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, investigated how messages about a fresh start might improve public attitudes toward individuals with a criminal background. Knowing from prior research that the US perspective often associates drug addiction with a blemished character, the team of UT researchers hypothesized that framing a messaging campaign in […]
Lecturers bring real-world experience to bridge theory and practice in an important way. Practitioners from the industry are experts that have lived in the workforce and can integrate new strategies and tactics into our classes. Many of our adjunct lecturers facilitate experiential-learning and community outreach through their real-world clients and cases. The following illustrates the […]
