Category: Communication

The University of Texas at Dallas speech team continues to grow and improve its program, earning second place in a statewide spring tournament. “We had an exceptional showing at the state tournament — probably one of our best tournaments yet,” said Dr. John Gooch, coach of Comet Speech and Forensics and associate professor of rhetoric […]

Adrienne McLean Victor Worsfold Outstanding Faculty As a prolific film historian who works in the field, Dr. Adrienne McLean equips her students by sharing her insight and experience. Teaching film studies at the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology, her areas of specialization are film history and theory, women and film, classical Hollywood cinema, and […]

Dr. Janet Johnson, assistant professor of instruction in the School of Arts and Humanities, recently shared her knowledge of political rhetoric and social media with a group of visiting European officials. Johnson led a discussion at UT Dallas on political rhetoric, social media and the spread of misinformation/ disinformation. The gathering was part of the […]

Dr. Carie S. T. King, clinical professor of communication and rhetoric in the School of Arts and Humanities, was recently awarded the President’s Teaching Excellence Award in Online/Blended Instruction. King was one of five UT Dallas educators who received teaching excellence awards this spring. She has been teaching writing and communication at UT Dallas since […]

The University of Texas at Dallas recently honored five educators with annual President’s Teaching Excellence Awards, while 48 others were recognized for their completion of a national classroom teaching course. “Teachers have such a great influence on their students,” said UT Dallas President Richard C. Benson, the Eugene McDermott Distinguished University Chair of Leadership. “We […]

The Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies recently hosted the event “Echoes of Atrocity in Ukraine.” The event, meant to recognize the recent invasion of Ukraine as well as pay tribute to those lost in this region both in the past and present, featured presentations by the Ackerman faculty as well as musical performances by students […]

Lethal Crimes and Public Policy in the European Union is a five-week faculty-led program that examines the policy and legal controversies surrounding the application of capital punishment in the United States and the EU and how to communicate these policies. The program will take place at Franklin University in Lugano, Switzerland. Students enroll in the […]

Dr. Carie S.T. King, clinical professor and associate director of rhetoric in the School of Arts and Humanities at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been selected as the managing editor of publications for Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society. Established in 1924, the honor society is dedicated to fostering literacy and […]

Kristina Kirk, a graduate student in the School of Arts and Humanities, has been awarded the President’s Teaching Excellence Award for Teaching Assistants. She has been teaching at UT Dallas since fall 2016. Kirk said the most rewarding part of teaching rhetoric is showing students that writing can be fun. She also said the online […]

At 100 years old, Jane Yates BA’78 is a study in how to make the most out of life. She’s not only The University of Texas at Dallas’ oldest living alumna, but she also has spent decades serving others and engaging in the world around her. This month, Yates marked her milestone birthday with a […]