As comic books’ cultural impact has grown, scholars have explored how they have reflected and shaped attitudes about everything from politics to war to economics to gender, race, ability and sexuality.
Filmmaker. Photographer. Storyteller. Communication Studies major and film studies minor Joel Delgado (’14) has had a passion for powerful creative communication since his days at CSU.
Associate Professor of Communication Studies Tom Dunn has been selected as CSU’s first fellow for a Mellon-funded humanities academy with WICHE.
Few people would have predicted that a loquacious drama about a woman foreign service professional would have been Netflix’s next big hit.
Undergraduate Research Academies are thoughtfully curated research opportunities that support a culture of learning in the CLA.
On Thursday, April 13, dozens of CSU students and friends filed into the theater in the Behavioral Sciences Building to watch 19 new short films together. This was the annual premiere of the Through the Student Lens Film Festival (TSL), the first and only film festival created for and run by CSU students and alumni.
“My Communication Studies degree has really given me an edge when it comes to trial work,” Schenk says. “Some of my favorite classes were Studies in Persuasion and Advanced Public Speaking, which taught me both the psychology and practical skills behind being a great presenter. Understanding what persuasive techniques work and why, and appreciating the ethical implications behind our speech has given me a level of comfort in court and in front of juries that I know I wouldn’t have without my degree.”
The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of the outstanding faculty, staff, and volunteers for 2023.
Last month, two student interns with CSU’s Center for Public Deliberation were invited to the annual Stavros Niarchos Foundation Ithaca Initiative National Student Dialogue in Wilmington, Delaware. The National Student Dialogue launched in 2022 to engage students, faculty, and academic staff in developing civil discourse tools and skills to utilize at their universities nationwide.
As part of the $500,000 NEH Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant, the college must raise approximately $1.5 million in matching funds for the project within the next five years.
