Department News:
September 2014
Publications
Miller, E.C. (2014). Fighting for Freedom: Liberal Argumentation in Culture War Rhetoric. Journal of Communication and Religion, 37(1), 102-125.
Petre, J. T. (2014). Crisis narratives and the role of government: Comparing Ronald Reagan's and Barack Obamaメs National Convention Addresses. Iowa Journal of Communication, 46(2), 179-201.
Presentations
Dr. David Hanley-Tejeda performed his solo show, "MeSo Mestizo," as part of the Minnesota Fringe Festival. This show is based on his dissertation, which deploys poetry and personal narrative to examine his biracial, White-Latino identity in the context of the Midwest-South.
Dr. Shavonne Shorter presented excerpts from her dissertation titled, "Black Students' Understandings of the 'Pipeline' to the Professoriate: Viable Career Option or Perceived Dead End?" to the Bloomsburg University Chapter of the National Communication Association Student Club.
Scholarly Achievement
Dr. Shavonne Shorter was featured in the Fall edition of Profile, the Frostburg State University Alumni Magazine. Shorter recounted how her experiences as a member of the Ronald E. McNair Scholars program, which provides members of underrepresented groups with the skills necessary to pursue doctoral education, paved the way for her academic career.