UNC Department of Communication

This year’s Fellows Celebration on January 20 will feature exhibits by Hồng-An Trương (FFP '13, '26) and Renée Alexander Craft (FFP ’13). See more information on the IAH website: go.unc.edu/Rd5n8

Don't miss Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Kim Severson at #UNC as she reflects on the triumphs and challenges as a @nytimes food writer. 🗓️ Oct. 14 ⏰ 12:30-1:45 p.m. 📍Dey Hall go.unc.edu/j3LFa @UNCHussman @AMST_UNC @UNCComm @ENEC_UNC

Renée Alexander Craft, a @UNCComm professor, co-curated a groundbreaking collaborative art exhibition between Panama and the United States The Atlanta-based exhibit reveals how artists fuel identity and community through shared creative practice go.unc.edu/i5PMt

🗣️ Join us for our first speaker event of the semester! Next month, Dr. Patrick Anderson will give a talk on his most recent book, The Lamentations: A Requiem for Queer Suicide. 🗓️: September 9 at 12:30pm 🏛️: Toy Lounge (409 Dey Hall) 🎟️: FREE Open to the public. CLE credit.

The perfect way to kick off a new year at #UNC. Take a look at some of the highlights from Sunday's Fall Fest! 🐏

#UNC alumna Rayna McClendon ’09 discovered her love of screenwriting through her @UNCComm classes Now, she is a co-executive producer for Marvel Studios and has written for multiple shows, including "Awkward" on MTV and "Obi-Wan Kenobi" on @DisneyPlus go.unc.edu/Qq4g7

@UNCComm professor E. Chebrolu’s scholarship has analyzed issues of free speech and violence in manifestos, social media platforms, and blogs. Chebrolu's Faculty Fellowship project “The Vigilant Disposition” is a retrospective on racial discourse throughout the 2010s.

🎓 We are so excited for graduation this Sunday in Memorial Hall! Our speaker will be Omisade Burney-Scott, creator of The Black Girls’ Guide to Surviving Menopause, a multimedia project seeking to share the stories of Black women and femmes over 50. #OmisadeBurney-Scott #unc

Support the COMM department today, and we'll send you exclusive UNC-COMM gifts, including stickers, tote bags, t-shirts, tassels, water bottles, and/or key chains! Your help will support student research and development at the heart of our department! Link in bio to donate!

🗓️ Mark your calendar for our 2nd Annual Undergraduate and Graduate Research Symposium (aka COMM Day 🎉) on April 25 from 10-2 pm in Swain Hall. Join us to learn about the student research and creative projects in our department. Learn more on our website! #unc #COMMday

This month, UNC hosted the 25th Black Queer Studies conference. This three-day conference had fantastic and generative conversations between the panelists and attendees. We are so thankful to the panelists, attendees, advisory board, and volunteers who made this event possible!

Congratulations to Dr. Megan Fitzmaurice and Dr. Jesica Wiley for receiving APPLES service-learning awards for their classes in development! COMM 473: Advanced Public Speaking and COMM 426: Communication and Community Work will be offered next academic term! #unc #faculty #award

🌟 Congratulations to COMM PhD students Jacob Smith and Daniel Russo for being awarded a Summer Research Fellowship from the Graduate School to pursue their dissertation research. Great job! #unc #uncgrad #comm #research

Tomorrow, COMM PhD student Megan Foster debuts Fight Like Hell, a performance highlighting real stories of Black women who experienced reproductive injustice within the U.S. carceral system. Fight Like Hell opens April 11-12 from 7-9:30 in the Swain Black Box Theater.

BQSC 2025 starts tomorrow!! Make sure to check bqsc25.org to see all the amazing scholars coming to Chapel Hill #bqsc25 #conference #unc

🎭 Mark your calendars for April 13-16 at 7:30 to see "Echography of Despair," an interdisciplinary performance envisioning the myth of Echo by Dr. Irina Kruchinina, starring members of the UNC COMM community. 🎟️ Reserve your free ticket in the linktree in our bio

.@UNCComm hosts Black Queer Studies Conference 2025 from April 4-6. Marking 25 years since Black Queer Studies at the Millennium, BQSC25 features panels, performances and more, free with registration. bqsc25.org

📹 Join us for the film screening of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, screenwriter, and star of the film, John Cameron Mitchell. 🗓️ March 25 at 5:30pm 🏦 Howell 115

The @UNCComm's Black Queer Studies Conference will take place April 4 –6. Sharon Holland (FFP ’25) will be in the panel on “Disciplinary Tensions.” Shannon Gonzalez (FFP ’23) will join the panel on “Policing Black Bodies.” go.unc.edu/Bx4a2