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Department of Communication Studies Welcomes 2024-2025 Lambda Pi Eta Members
Nov. 20, 2024—Vanderbilt’s Department of Communication Studies recently inducted 15 members into its Delta Psi Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta. Lambda Pi Eta Director Dustin Wood and the rest of the Communication Studies faculty congratulate the following students – along with returning members Madelina Huffman, Annie Kraft, and Daniel Sak – for their academic excellence. 2024-2025 Inductees...
Department of Communication Studies Hosts the 2024 Houston Communication Symposium
Apr. 19, 2024—On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the Department of Communication Studies hosted its annual Houston Communication Symposium. This event is named for Frank K. Houston, a Vanderbilt Student. in the 1930s, well before the University had a Communication Studies Department. However, Vanderbilt did have courses in public speaking, in which Houston was a student. An accomplished...
Isaac West awarded the Jeffrey Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Jan. 8, 2024—Dr. Isaac West was recently awarded the Jeffrey Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. The Jeffrey Nordhaus Award was established in 1982 by a gift from Katherine Stumb Nordhaus and George Nordhaus in memory of their son, Jeffrey, who was a victim of an airplane crash in 1979. George Nordhaus, Jeffrey’s father, is a...
Then and Now: The tradition of debate at Vanderbilt
Dec. 7, 2023—
Vanderbilt Debate Featured as Part of VU’s 150 Year Anniversary Celebration
Oct. 30, 2023—Since Vanderbilt’s founding, public speaking and debate have played an instrumental role in campus life. Always at the helm of fostering campus dialogue, the Vanderbilt Debate Team exists to provide on-campus, national, and international educational opportunities that enable students to improve analytical, communication, critical thinking, listening, and research skills. Watch to learn how the Debate...
Department of Communication Studies Welcomes 2023-2024 Lambda Pi Eta Members
Oct. 25, 2023—Vanderbilt’s Department of Communication Studies recently inducted 15 members into its Delta Psi Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta. The Communication Studies faculty congratulates the following students – along with returning member, Caroline Lingle – for their academic excellence. 2023-2024 Inductees Macy Browning Reilly Caldwell Scott Coberly Mykayla Couchenour Margot Deutsch Payton Frankiewicz Brooke Galloway...
CMST Professors Claire King and John Sloop Publish New Books
Aug. 30, 2023—The Department of Communication Studies celebrates the publication of two books written by faculty members Claire Sisco King and John Sloop. In May, Professor Sloop published Soccer’s Neoliberal Pitch: The Sport’s Power, Profit, and Discursive Politics with the University of Alabama Press. American sports agnostics might raise an eyebrow at the idea that soccer represents...
Department of Communication Studies to Host 2023 Houston Symposium
Apr. 19, 2023—Tuesday, April 25th in Buttrick 103 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm the annual Houston Symposium will be taking place. Several Student Projects will be on display from 6pm-7pm. Visitors are encouraged to interact with the students who created the projects to learn more about them. The public speaking portion of the event will begin at 7pm. Attached...
Dr. Claire King Discusses AI, Celebrity, and Immortality with Engadget
Apr. 11, 2023—Dr. Claire King was interviewed by the on-line site Engadget for a story about artificial intelligence, celebrity, and the human quest for immortality. We can build immortal celebrities from ChatGPT and their existing back catalogs