Washburn Communication Studies Department

Congratulations to our MA, BA, and our first ever B.Ed. In Speech and Theatre grads. Washburn spring 2026 commencement is in the books!

Another Spring Celebration in the books. It was a wonderful evening filled with awards, recognition, great food, and most of all, amazing students. ! 💙

(Special thanks to Dr. Carson Kay for taking pictures!)

Congratulations to our fall 2025 graduates!

Let’s convocate!

Only one Comm Studies graduate this evening at WU’s College of Arts and Sciences fall ceremony, but what a student. Stephanie Vanetti—you did us proud with that commencement speech, and we are so proud of you! 💙

Another National Communication Association (NCA) conference comes to an end. The “Comm Bods” represented the university well, and probably most importantly, we had amazing beignets 😛. Congratulations Dr. Adebayo and Dr. Kay on your excellent presentations!🥳

Dr. S on WIBW this evening!

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We have a brand new tenure-track position open in our department. Come work with us, and spread the word!

Assistant Professor (Communication Studies) - Topeka, Kansas, United States Position Title: Assistant Professor (Communication Studies) Department: Communication Studies Campus Location: Washburn University The screening committee will review all eligible applications submitted by November 13, 2024. Position Summary: Washburn University invites applications for an Assistant...

Congratulations, Danielle!

Life-long Topekan educates the next generation of lawyers TOPEKA (KSNT) – April’s Everything Woman honoree Danielle Hall was born and raised in Topeka. Hall went to college in the Capital City, and ultimately decided to stay to develop her pro…

Congratulations to our spring and summer graduates who participated in commencement today. We have had so much to celebrate as a department this year. I’m ecstatic to add two additional university honors announced today: our own Gena Michaelis was the College’s student speaker this afternoon, and Eleanor Jones (major in History and competitor on our mock trial team) was the CAS Sibberson Award winner! 💙🥳