Skip to main content
Skip to main content

News

Find the latest news and information from the department, including student experiences, faculty research and awards, and alumni updates.

In The News

Show Articles Matching...

Showing 1 - 10 of 425 Results

Graduate Students Shined at our Department Research Colloquium

November 10, 2026 Communication

5 Graduate Students Presented at Colloquium

Faith Otchere Ph.D. ’25 Discusses her ACLS Leading Edge Fellowship

November 05, 2026 Communication

Otchere is working at the Rhode Island nonprofit Sojourner House.

Graduate Student Chenchen Wang Shares Global South Research at UN Biodiversity COP17

November 02, 2026 Communication

Ph.D. Candidate Wang has been sharing her incredible research abroad!

Welcome Sylvie Carlos to Campus!

November 02, 2026 Communication

Carlos won an All Disciplines Postgraduate Fulbright Award, which has brought her to UMD and the COMM Department

Maryland Today

Potshots, Shock and Slick AI vs. Slop: An Election Advertising Year Like No Other

October 27, 2026 Communication

Voters bombarded by the largest ad spend in history should be skeptical of campaign spots, UMD experts warn.

Seyeon Park wins Humane Studies Fellowship from the Institute for Humane Studies

October 26, 2026 Communication

This award will help Park with her dissertation project.

COMM Students Bring UMD’s "Weird" History to Life

October 05, 2026 Communication

COMM students partner with UMD Special Collections to curate "Keep Maryland Weird" exhibit in Hornbake Library

WIRED

Black Twitter Is Thriving—on Threads

September 30, 2026 Communication

From outrage over Nolan Wells’ death to analysis of HBO Max’s Lanterns, Threads has transformed into a vital artery of the Black social media ecosystem.

New10 NBC

You May Have Seen a Trump Ad During the Bills Game Sunday — Turns Out, You Paid for It

September 29, 2026 Communication

Professor of Communication Shawn Parry-Giles weighs in.