UI Communication Studies

Join Professor Supp-Montgomerie for a Dinner Table Dialogue on Nov. 10, 6–7pm in Petersen MPR! This is a valuable communication experience—and a great way to build skills you can share with future employers. 👉 RSVP: tinyurl.com/UIOWADTD1125

Thank you all who came to last week's talk with our visiting CLAS Alum Fellow Eric Leiderman! What a great opportunity for students to learn more about the industry! 📸@UIowaCLAS

Ghana News Agency published the article "Ghanaian scholar makes strides in communication research, recognised for social impact," which discusses Dr. Aidoo's work and successes. Check it out now! gna.org.gh/2025/10/ghanai…

Recent PhD alum Ebenezer Aidoo has been up to great things since graduating and becoming an Assistant Professor at James Madison University!

We are less than a week away from a talk with our visiting CLAS Alum Fellow Eric Leiderman! Next Tuesday, Eric Leiderman, producer for Late Night with Seth Meyers and '99 Communication Studies graduate, will share the inside story of building a career in today's media ecosystem

Professor and Department chair of Communication Studies, Kembrew McLeod, was recently highlighted in a USA today story regarding the history and newfound danger of ding dong ditching. Check out the article and Kembrews' book "Pranksters Making Mischief in the Modern World" Today!

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We prefer candidates with experience in radio, audio, and/or podcasting and those who can contribute to the development of new courses in media production at UI. The candidate will teach 8 courses per year: 4 in the fall semester and 4 in the spring semester. 3/4

The Department of Communication Studies seeks an instructional-track faculty member at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor of instruction who will teach media production classes beginning in August 2026. 1/4

For more information and to access the application portal, tap the link below! 3/3 jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view/7…

Required qualifications are: a robust research program that demonstrates original contributions and theoretical insight; a strong record of teaching excellence; candidates must have a Ph.D. in communication studies or a related field in hand by August 19, 2026. 2/3

The Department of Communication Studies is looking for a humanities scholar of environment, health, and/or medicine. This is a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor that will begin in August 2026. 1/3

If you would like to listen to the broadcast, tap below! iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk-o… 2/2

Associate professor Sylvia Mikucki-Enyart was a guest on Talk of Iowa, to discuss why in-law relationships can be fraught and how family structures and sexism can warp our view of these relationships. Listeners joined the conversation to share their own experiences. 1/2

Join Dr. Kate Magsamen-Conrad this Thursday for a webinar discussing health(care) communication presented by the EACH/ICA Partnership Working Group!

Meet the spring 2025 CLAS morning commencement speaker! Reed Niebauer majored in cinema and communication studies. Congrats Reed! This is a huge achievement! 🎓🎉

"I could always tell where Bob had been because he would leave a Diet Coke behind. Not my choice, but he would get wrapped up in his work and would forget about it.” - Angie Looney, Chief Engineer, Production Unit

"He spent many, many hours installing the DITV studio in Adler. He was a constant throughout his tenure at the University. Bob would even run the teleprompter for the student's newscast production in the evenings."

"As the chair of Communication Studies, it is with profound sadness for me to announce that Bob Burns has passed. I worked with him for many years when I taught production classes in my department after arriving here in 2000..."