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  • Memorial Service for Dale Brashers

    A memorial service for Dale Brashers will be held on Friday, September 10 at 4 pm in Smith Hall, 605 S. Matthews Avenue, Urbana. If you would like to make a donation in Dale's memory, please visit www.communication.illinois.edu/alumni/. Contact Barbara Hall at b-hall@illinois.edu for additional information.

    Published Wed, 01 Sep 2010

  • Professor Knobloch Receives Grant to Study Military Families

    Professor Leanne Knobloch, Patricia McGlaughlin from the U of I Extension, and Professor Aaron Ebata from the Department of Human and Community Development have received a grant from the U of I Family Resiliency Center. The 2-party study will look at the families of returning military veterans.

    Published Tue, 31 Aug 2010

  • Professors Poole and Lammers Receive NSF Grant to Study First Responders

    Professor Scott Poole and Professor John Lammers received funding for their study of how emergency responders deal with paradoxical demands in their work. The award is for $231,975 from the NSF.

    Published Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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  • Communication Colloquium

    Oct 29, 2010

    2:30 pm

    Jeffrey Bennett, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, University of Iowa: "TBA"

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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.