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  • Hays Watson -Top Student Paper Award

    Congratulations to Hays Watson for receiving a top student paper award for his submission to the Rhetoric and Public Address division of the 2010 Southern States Communication Association convention in Memphis (April 7-11).

    Published Wed, 18 Nov 2009

  • John Caughlin-NCA Awards

    John Caughlin received the Bernard J. Brommel Award for Outstanding Scholarship or Distinguished Service in Family Communication from the National Communication Association. John also received the Article of the Year award from the Family Communication Division.

    Published Wed, 18 Nov 2009

  • Professor Huhman reports that children can be sold on fun of physical activity

    Social marketing can sell kids on getting outside and getting active, according to Marian Huhman. Her findings are based on recently published results on a five-year national campaign aimed at tweens aged 9 to 13 years old.

    Published Fri, 13 Nov 2009

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The study of Communication is an ever-evolving field of inquiry grounded in both humanistic and social-scientific approaches within the liberal arts and sciences. As researchers, teachers, and students, we focus on communication as a tool for doing the work of social life --how, why, and with what consequences people exchange messages. In our research and teaching, we examine the modes of technologies of communication; the contexts and settings of communication; how communication skills are acquired; and how communication shapes societies and cultures.

We offer research and study in many areas, including:

The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois ranks among the top 10 departments in the field of communication in the United States. Because of our strong liberal arts approach to education, our program prepares students for employment as leaders in a wide range of positions in the private and public sectors.

Because diversity is essential to a rich research and learning environment, the Department of Communication is dedicated to promoting diversity within its curriculum, in its perspectives, and among its students, faculty, and staff.  We are strongly committed to fostering a supportive environment for individuals from historically underrepresented or disadvantaged backgrounds.