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Thirty-four students in Elon University’s Communications Fellows program participated in a 10-day trip in January to the Sunshine State, touring communications companies, meeting with industry professionals, and exploring what their future careers might look like.

Members of The Sport Experience cohort organized a Dec. 3 book drive in collaboration with the Charlotte Knights to support Promising Pages, a Charlotte-based nonprofit organization that distributes books to underserved children.

Faculty members Amanda Sturgill, Byung Lee and Shannon Zenner led informal presentations for colleagues highlighting several artificial intelligence resources that can be leveraged in academic settings.

In the most recent edition of the Elon Journal, six student researchers explored topics such as the evolution of movie musicals, the role of Instagram in the fight for democracy in Thailand, and how graphic designers consider audiences with color vision deficiency.

The assistant professor of communication design coauthored a new paper in New Media & Society, a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of communications.

Ryan Taube arrives on campus with an extensive background supporting students seeking internships, career opportunities and professional success.

The School of Communications faculty members introduced a new method, coherency network analysis, to delve into the dynamics of social media text.

The associate professor of journalism has published two episodes and both cracked Apple Podcasts’ top 100 News Commentary ranking.

Twelve students are enrolled in the new Elon in Charlotte Regional Center this fall, participating in the university’s sport management immersive semester and gaining real-world experience with the Atlantic Coast Conference, NASCAR, Fox Sports and other Charlotte-based organizations.

The assistant professor of communication design continues her delve into AI and algorithmic bias with two new papers at the 73rd annual conference of the International Communication Association.