Journalism professor Wayne Wanta has been selected as the Media and Communication Visiting Fellow at the University of Canterbury.

He will spend five weeks at the university located in Christchurch, New Zealand, beginning May 2. In his notification letter to Dr. Wanta, Dr. Babak Bahador, the chair of the review committee, noted that his University received many applicants, “you were clearly the best applicant. We were impressed by your research and mentoring achievements and believe our students and staff will greatly benefit with your presence in at the university.”

Wanta has lectured or presented research papers at universities in about 50 countries on six continents.

The University of Canterbury, founded in 1873, is the second-oldest university in New Zealand. It is routinely ranked among the top universities in the world, and has an enrollment of about 15,000 students.

Posted: April 25, 2016
Category: College News
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