Boston University’s College of Communication has named Ivellisse Morales (’12) of Ansonia, Conn., as the 2012 recipient of the Gerald Powers Public Relations Award, given to a graduating senior who has done outstanding work in the field of public relations. The $2,500 annual award, granted each spring at the discretion of the dean and a [...]

The annual COM Blue Chip award is given to College of Communication seniors who are leaders at Boston University, the College of Communication or in the community. These students also have demonstrated talents in their area of interest, are involved in professional activities and have excelled academically. This year, the winners include a Redstone winner, [...]

She’s helped Monica Lewinsky, Michael Vick and BP get beyond life-altering scandals. Now, COM graduate Judy Smith (’08) is the inspiration for ABC’s “Scandal,” a soapy drama helmed by “Grey’s Anatomy” showrunner Shonda Rhimes and starring Kerry Washington as a crisis management director. From The Washington Post: Her crisis management and communications firm, Smith & [...]

Advertising Prof. Tobe Berkovitz discusses some of the advertisements from Super Bowl XLV. He praises Chrysler’s Halftime in America spot, which features Clint Eastwood, and H&M’s David Beckham ad.

COM celebrates its 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award winners, honored Oct. 27 at a dinner and awards ceremony. Pictured are Thomas Fiedler, COM dean; Samantha Swinder (’02), publisher of the Tillamook (Ore.) Headlight-Herald; Erica Hill (’98), CBS News anchor; Travis Roy (’00), motivational speaker and founder of the Travis Roy Foundation; and Shauna Brook (’97), David [...]

Prof. Stephen Quigley, APR, was awarded the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 2011 Outstanding Educator of the Year Award during the Monday Luncheon at the PRSA 2011 International Conference. This award honors a PRSA member who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of public relations education through college or university teaching. “I’m [...]

In 2009, Kristen Ruby (’09) left her secure corporate job to start her own social media site. Two years on, her risk has reaped rewards and her site is getting some national media attention. An excerpt from a Q&A with TIME MAGAZINE.com: That week, I left my job, along with the comfort and stability of [...]

Advertising professors Tobe Berkovitz and Sue Parenio discuss some of the advertisements from Super Bowl XLV. Both praised Volkswagen’s Beetle ad and agreed that Groupon’s effort missed the mark. 

Watch this video on YouTube Watch the debut episode of COMlifeCOMlife is a new reality web series produced by the College of Communication’s Follow Suit Productions. It covers the happenings of two COM freshmen as they explore and discover the academic and social landscapes of college. The College of Communication’s reality web series COMlife is [...]

Peter Shankman (CGS’92, COM’94), media entrepreneur and founder of Help a Reporter Out, a website that connects journalists and sources, sits down to talk about the role of social networking in our daily lives – and how it can lead to a job. For more on social networking, watch a panel led by Shankman speak [...]