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Woodson Lyceum event to feature book reading, Black History announcements
October 31, 2017 · News
Marshall University Woodson Professor Burnis Morris will read from his new book and make announcements about the 2018 Black History Month observance during a Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum event this week. It will take place at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, in the atrium of the university’s Drinko Library on the Huntington campus.
Marshall journalism school to host Huntington theatre premiere of ‘Heroin(e)’
October 18, 2017 · News
Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications will facilitate a free public screening of the Netflix documentary “Heroin(e)” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Marquee Cinemas at Pullman Square. To reserve a seat, visit http://bit.ly/heroinescreening. The showing will be followed by a discussion with those featured in the film as
Marshall to host discussion on media distrust
October 6, 2017 · News
Veteran broadcast journalist Ed Rabel will present his program, “Journalism Under Siege,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in BE5 of the Memorial Student Center. The event is free and open to the public. Rabel is set to address a number of issues challenging the media industry, including a decline in trust of television news,
School of Journalism and Mass Communications Hall of Fame ceremony set for Sept. 29
September 13, 2017 · News
Five graduates of Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications (SOJMC) are being inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame later this month. Sean Callebs, John Hackworth, Susan Lavenski, Chris Stadelman and Dave Wellman officially will be inducted during a Friday, Sept. 29, ceremony.
A new process to apply for graduation has been announced
September 5, 2017 · News
A new online application for students who are ready to graduate has been created.  The link is active in myMU and can be used to apply for December graduation now. This new online process will expedite graduation application processing and eliminate any misunderstandings that might delay graduation. Click Here for a downloadable PDF document that gives
Burnis R. Morris Publishes New Book
August 10, 2017 · News
Professor Burnis R. Morris, who is the Carter G. Woodson Professor in Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications, has published a new book.  The book is titled Carter G. Woodson – History, the Black Press, and Public Relations. “This study reveals how historian Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) used the black press
Students earn professional awards for nonprofit work
June 21, 2017 · News
Two sections of Marshall University Public Relations Campaign Management classes took home four first-place Crystal Awards from the Public Relations Society of America-West Virginia Chapter at the PRSA-W.Va. Gala June 14 at the Culture Center in Charleston.
WMUL-FM receives 18 Hermes Creative Awards
May 15, 2017 · News
Students from Marshall University’s public radio station, WMUL-FM, received five (5) Platinum Awards, seven (7) Gold Awards and six (6) Honorable Mention Awards in The Hermes Creative Awards 2016-17 Competition.  The winners were named in a letter dated Monday, April 10, 2017, from Dallas, Texas.
Documentary Journalism Class – Public showing of students’ work.
May 8, 2017 · News
Students in the documentary journalism class in the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications honed their storytelling skills in the video format. Local news station WCHS captured some of the excitement at the public showing of the students’ work.  Click Here for the story on WCHS.