Michael Leslie

By Lenore Devore, B.S., Journalism, 1984 Moving from Puerto Rico to Miami when Claudia Forestieri’s father was promoted at Eastern Airlines was a traumatizing event for the 7-year-old. But it shaped her life and now inspires her writing for HBO Max’s “Gordita Chronicles,” a comedy about the immigrant experience of…

Michael Leslie, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication associate professor, was selected by the Advertising Education Foundation to participate in the 2019 Visiting Professor Immersion Program in New York City. Leslie, who also is an adviser to the College’s strategic communication agency, is one of only 34…

Michael Leslie, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication Telecommunication associate professor, has been appointed faculty advisor to The Agency, a team of CJC professionals and students who develop client campaigns with a millennial focus. Leslie has 35 years of experience as a teacher, advisor and mentor to students,…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication Associate Professor Michael Leslie will co-facilitate “The Fundamentals of Effective Leadership Seminar” in Nassau, Bahamas on Feb. 10, 2017. Leslie was invited to partner with Bahamian-born motivational speaker, corporate trainer, author and talk show host Spence Finlayson, founder, president and CEO…

“Camaraderie is Colorblind”, a panel discussion organized by the CJC’s 2016 Bateman Team, is featured in this February 22, 2016 story in The Gainesville Sun, “Veterans say military helped close racial divides.” Michael Leslie, associated professor of Telecommunication, was moderator of the discussion.