Moody College of Communication

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Moody pride: Spring graduates

Meet some of Moody College’s remarkable graduates

5/12/20

RTF media experts recommend films, shows to watch during pandemic

For your viewing pleasure

Radio-Television-Film experts recommend movies and shows to enjoy at home

5/12/20

Our semester online

Moody College students reflect on setbacks, strides forward

5/06/20

Teaching with a learning curve

Instructor adaptability, empathy vital to online pedagogy

4/29/20

Students selecting classes for summer, fall

4/27/20

What can be learned when you are not in a hurry?

The ordinary takes on extraordinary power

4/21/20

Time is precious

Healthfully rethinking the utility of time

4/21/20

Responsibility to report

KUT photojournalist describes adapting to COVID-19

4/20/20

blue and orange cityscapes of LA and NY with the UTLA and UTNY logos

New directors in Los Angeles, New York

Leadership appointments for UTLA, UTNY programs

4/15/20

John Daly tips for teams working remote illustration

How do teams stay engaged while working remote?

Accessibility, accountability close the distance

4/14/20

Leading through change

Texas Student Media digitizes operations to serve community audience

4/13/20

Communicating for public health

Center for Health Communication offers perspective on effective COVID-19 health campaigns

4/08/20

student solidarity exterior Belo Center for New Media

Student solidarity in shared experience

Especially now, we teach, learn and put it all to work

4/06/20

Madeleine Redlick relational communication

Take care of your relationships

How communication works to ease stress during uncertain times

4/02/20

Virtually learning to adapt

Moody College faculty and staff navigate new era of online education

3/30/20

Connected by crisis

Our community connects even while socially distancing

3/19/20

Minds at work

Peer-reviewed article explains how brain stimulation offers insight into music, language

3/11/20

Pay it forward

Mentor-mentee bonds key to success scholars program

3/10/20

Finding common ground

MFA graduate creates friendship through film

3/03/20

Black television through the years

RTF lecturer engages with media to learn about, analyze culture

2/18/20

Practicing practicum

Kate Dawson’s work as author, producer fuses classroom focus

2/11/20

Moody mergers

Celebrating love for a lifetime

2/05/20

Remembering Christopher Palmer

Christopher R. Palmer Memorial Excellence Fund

2/05/20

Life through a learner’s eyes

Dan Jenkins remembered as insightful storyteller

1/31/20

Moody College means community

Be challenged, encouraged and supported

1/22/20

What are you doing for others?

Moody College honors Martin Luther King, Jr., and his legacy of selflessness

1/16/20

Top 10 Moody moments of the decade

Points of pride since 2010

12/17/19

Developing a journalistic mindset

Author, editor and writer David Wallace-Wells reflects on his process

12/05/19

Moody pride: Fall graduates

Meet some of Moody College’s remarkable graduates

12/03/19

Fall 2019 Commencement

Patrick Terry to deliver keynote address

11/26/19

Elizabeth Minchey communication leadership alumni

Value-driven learning

Ethical education establishes Communication and Leadership graduate in career launch

11/20/19

Moody takes Manhattan

UTNY, an interdisciplinary UT Austin partnership, designed to launch student careers

11/19/19

Ya'Ke Smith Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Smith named first Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Radio-Television-Film faculty member has served in interim role since August

11/13/19

Every voice matters

Lang Stuttering Institute unlocks courage for children and adults to dream, speak, live.

11/11/19

Campus voter engagement earns national awards

Student leaders from TX Votes honored in Washington D.C.

11/11/19

2019 Friends of the College

Saluting the people who make Moody College distinct

11/07/19

Preserving all perspectives

The VOCES Oral History Project celebrates 20 years

11/05/19

What is your favorite horror film and why?

Unique perspectives on film genre

10/30/19

Richards leads way for The Lab

The Lab will function like a real-world agency, open in 2021 within the Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations

10/29/19

The Institute for Media Innovation at the Moody College of Communication focuses on research-driven knowledge to design and implement innovative uses of media.

Moody Mentors

Evidence-based life hacks from faculty experts

10/23/19

Class of 1969 celebrates 50 years

Robert Estrada reflects on his Moody College student experience

10/16/19

Strategically crafted narratives to motivate change

Q&A with NAACP public relations leader Aba Blankson

10/08/19

UTLA connection inspires local production

Radio-Television-Film majors join talents to create short film

9/24/19

Public relations senior Therese Castro is one of eight students selected to attend the 2019 Summit on Diversity & Inclusion.

Shaping the stories we tell

Public Relations senior explores creativity in strategic field

9/17/19

Interdisciplinary Practical Special Effects

Digitally enhanced by physical touch

Interdisciplinary course combines practical, visual storytelling effects

9/11/19

Remembering Aamna Najam

The Dr. Aamna Najam Memorial Scholarship for Audiology

9/09/19

Cassandra Jaramillo, a 2016 Moody College of Communication graduate, landed her first full-time job at the Dallas Morning News.

Storyteller’s spark

2016 journalism graduate combines writing, reporting interest on police beat

9/04/19

Real-time production, world-class experience

Unique collaboration offers students hands-on media training ground

9/03/19

Moody College of Communication adding 14 full-time faculty members as 2019-20 academic year begins.

14 new, full-time faculty bring diverse talent

Experts, practitioners added to each Moody College school and department

8/29/19

Matthew McConaughey appointed faculty Moody College

McConaughey joins Moody College faculty

Academy Award winner began teaching at UT Austin in 2015

8/28/19

Moody College of Communication faculty member S. Craig Watkins authored two books released in the past year, The Digital Edge and Don’t Knock the Hustle.

Future ready learning

Q&A with S. Craig Watkins

7/23/19

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is supporting Moody College’s Center for Media Engagement with a five-year, $2.5 million investment.

5-year investment supports connective democracy project

Center for Media Engagement fostering more newsroom collaboration

7/22/19

The Moody College of Communication Maymester focused on photographing the culture of Prague and other parts of the Czech Republic, such as the architecture, tourism, night and morning life, and local life.

Looking at the world with a new lens

Prague Maymester offers lessons in history, photo composition

7/16/19

Strategic leader to direct development team

Allison McBee Dawson brings more than 15 years of philanthropic experience

7/08/19

Moody College of Communication advertising student Rebecca Chen is in Ghana, where she is researching colorism as part of the President’s Award for Global Learning team.

Cultural communication exchange

Rebecca Chen checks in from Ghana research trip

6/20/19

Diana Dawson founded the Writing Support Program in 2013 to help Moody College of Communication students access greater confidence in their writing skills.

Coaching write of passage

Moody Writing Support Program guides from conception to polish

6/11/19

Bill Wittliff, a Moody College graduate, passed away on June 9, 2019.

In Memory of Bill Wittliff

Wittliff received Reddick Award for excellence in communication

6/10/19

The Tiny Texas Podcast Festival was hosted at Moody College in April. Students had the opportunity to sit in on live podcast recordings and learn from professionals in the industry.

Audio storytelling re-imagined

Tiny Texas Podcast Festival highlights non-traditional journalistic opportunities

5/21/19

Noel Wells to deliver keynote at Moody College spring graduation, set for Friday, May 24 at 3 p.m.

Spring 2019 Commencement

Noël Wells to deliver Moody College keynote

5/20/19

Moody College at ICA

Study, teach and apply communication

5/16/19

Outstanding Spring 2019 Grads

Meet Moody College's selected outstanding graduates

5/08/19

Twin brothers Amin and Amir Bahari, Caleb Bluiett and Moody College of Communication graduate Timothy Cole Jr. formed Elite Sweets, which produces protein-packed, naturally-sweetened donuts.

Friendship sparks healthy invention

Protein donut producers connected by campus collaborations

5/07/19

Maria Hinojosa has focused her career toward telling stories about communities that are often overlooked. She is best known for anchoring and serving as executive producer of NPR’s Latino USA.

Responsibility to report

NPR’s Maria Hinojosa focuses on telling stories about overlooked communities

4/29/19

ISOJ grows culture to create, contemplate

Journalists, scholars and media executives convene from 44 nations

4/23/19

Musical artforms open window for speech, hearing discoveries

On-campus labs translate theories into life-changing practice

4/16/19

Building ethical, smart future

Institute for Media Innovation launches with AI research

4/15/19

Seeing a thousand words

Q&A with Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer John Moore

4/09/19

Advertising veterans Amy Moorman and Jason Sperling, from Los Angeles-based RPA, brought experience and expertise to Moody College of Communication.

Wisdom forges new talent

Los Angeles-based creative leaders immersed at Stan Richards School

4/02/19

Sensory performance

Terry Galloway developed “You Are My Sunshine,” to express her journey of hearing loss, deafness and restoration

3/26/19

Start here, study the world

President’s Award for Global Learning funds international student research projects

3/21/19

Reporting Texas, led by Professor Tracy Dahlby in the School of Journalism, trains student journalists through hands-on practice.

Reporting Texas for a decade

Hands-on class simulates professional newsroom

3/19/19

Noël Wells to deliver Moody College keynote

Spring graduation set for Friday, May 24 at 3 p.m.

3/13/19

In memory: Dan Jenkins

Michael Butterworth reflects on the sportswriter’s legacy

3/08/19

Moody College @ SXSW 2019

Engaging across all platforms

3/05/19

World of opportunity

Journalism senior puts skills to work in Davos

2/28/19

Student & Faculty Media

Call Her Ganda

PJ Raval is an associate professor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film. His feature documentary, "Call Her Ganda," world premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. The film has won several Best Feature Documentary and Audience Awards internationally.

President's Award for Global Learning

Advertising student Rebecca Chen was part of a four-person team that traveled to Ghana to study colorism, which is discrimination based on one's race. Meme Drumwright served as the team's faculty mentor.