Communication Department SCU

Join us for a webinar series on community-engaged research for environmental justice to launch the new open-access book, Ground Truths, which will be available for free on January 9 from University of California Press.

The webinars are co-hosted by the SCU Environmental Justice and the Common Good Initiative and the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute, Occidental College.

Webinar registration - https://www.scu.edu/ej/email/rsvp-letter-cer-for-ej-webinar/

Ground Truths book - https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520384330/ground-truths

Asst. Prof. Melissa Brown wrote a gripping op-ed on historical/ongoing vulnerability of Black women to violence and how they "cannot expect the law to protect them, but they can expect it to prosecute them."

Are Black Women Allowed Self-Defense? | Essence The case of Chicago mother Carlisha Hood shows how self-defense law– and our perception of who deserves it– is still rooted in racism and sexism.

We’ve almost met our $10k match…
Thank you everyone for all your support benefiting our communication students.

Thanks for meeting the Lowe family challenge of unlocking the $12,500.00 gift!! Now let’s unlock the Whalen $10k match… Thank you everyone!!! Ready set go! https://givingday.scu.edu/giving-day/66291/department/66398

Day of Giving update…we still need 7 donors to unlock $12,500 gift from the Lowe family. Today’s the last day!!!

Hey Comm friends!! SCU's annual Day of Giving is upon us and we have two incredible opportunities to help us serve our students.

First, the Lowe Family has challenged us to get 35 people to donate to our professional engagement fund, allowing us to run programs like the Hollywood Shadowing Program and bring professionals to campus. If we meet the goal, the Lowe family will donate $12,500!!

Second, the Chair of the Department, Mike Whalen, will match your donation (up to $10,000) to the Thaddeus Whalen Scholarship Fund which helps make SCU affordable for students majoring in Communication.

Any amount of donation is welcome. Please help us reach our fundraising goals. All donations must be received by the end of the day Wednesday, tomorrow!!

https://givingday.scu.edu/giving-day/66291/donate?des=390707&dept=66398

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I DIDN’T SEE YOU THERE
This event will take place in person in the St. Clare room, and will also be available to livestream. Click the link below to register and get more information. Hope to see you there!
https://www.scu.edu/events/ #!view/event/event_id/314563

The Power of Words Students in Senior Lecturer ’s Advanced Journalism class told the stories of Calle Willow as residents and business owners fought to stay in the historic district.

How It Started, How It’s Going - Santa Clara Magazine For decades, the internet has shaped the way we communicate, but two years of us being extremely online hit fast forward on its real-world impact

Take a few minutes to de-stress during Week 10 and make a festive (and easy) holiday ornament in the Internship Lab. Drop in any time between 12:30-2:30 pm on Friday. Rumor has it there will also be snacks!
(VARI Hall, 132)

Creating an Outlet for Student Voices through Journalism As the Editor-in-Chief of The Santa Clara, Carolyn Kuimelis ’22 played a pivotal role in establishing an online presence for the paper during the COVID-19 pandemic.