Claire Smith is a pioneering, female sports journalist who has been covering baseball for more than three decades, including seven years as a national baseball writer...
See moreDavid Filipov, former Moscow Bureau Chief of The Washington Post and writer for The Boston Globe, speaks at the Bob Graham Center on Feb. 20, 2018...
See moreDavid Biello (@dbiello), the science curator for TED and author of The Unnatural World, talks about how people’s impacts on the planet are now pervasive,...
See moreFormer FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate (@WCraigFugate) talks about the future of disaster response, increasing disaster risk, the rising costs associated with natural disasters and his...
See moreLudoactivism (‘ludic’: related to games and play, from Latin ludus) refers to playful ways to create positive social, civic, environmental and health changes in the real world. This talk critically analyzes the...
See moreBest-selling authors Michael Connelly (B.S. Journalism 1980, Alumnus of Distinction 2003) and James Patterson spoke in the Reitz Union as part of GatorNights on February...
See moreBelow is a list of conference papers by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty and students that were accepted and will be presented at the International Communication Association (ICA) Conference May 21-25 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Other conference roles are also noted.) ICA is a leading…
Read moreHoward French, author of China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa, will address China’s continental impact on Africa, from historical and global perspectives, at the University of Florida on April 9. Both the university community and the general public are welcome to attend…
Read moreSharyl Attkisson keynote video Panel discussion video Preview: Keynote speech kicks off Freedom of Information conference Investigative journalist and author Sharyl Attkisson will speak on “The Rightful Owners of Public Information” on Thursday, March 26, at 6 p.m. in Weimer Hall’s Gannett Auditorium on the University of Florida campus. Attkisson’s…
Read moreGale King grew up attending the Homecoming parades and dreaming of being a Gator University of Florida alumna Gale King has pledged $1 million to the university to establish an endowed fund for excellence that will not only inspire future students but may also provide support for faculty, programs and…
Read moreMaster Lecturer Mike Foley will interview actor, writer and director James Franco as a part of the ACCENT Speakers Bureau at the University of Florida on Feb. 25. “I’m flattered to be asked once again by ACCENT to do this,” said Foley. “I look forward to meeting James Franco. I’ve…
Read moreTen University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumni are being recognized this weekend as one of the Gator100, the top 100 Gator-owned or Gator-led businesses around the world. The University of Florida and The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation are introducing this inaugural group of UF alumni entrepreneurs…
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