{"id":39105,"date":"2024-06-03T12:25:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=39105"},"modified":"2024-06-03T12:25:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:25:56","slug":"com-public-relations-program-makes-a-list-again","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/com-public-relations-program-makes-a-list-again\/","title":{"rendered":"COM Public Relations Program Makes A-List Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Boston University\u2019s College of Communication was honored as one of the 20 best schools for public relations \u2013 and the only one in New England &#8212; on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewsonline.com\/go\/the-2024-education-a-list\/\">PRNEWS\u2019 2024 Education A-List<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Education A-List supports our view that PR and communications programs provide additional, high-quality training for professionals in the industry,\u201d says Kaylee Hultgren, content director for PRNEWS. \u201cMoreover, their continued evolution\u2014through both a content and technological perspective\u2014keeps apace with the real-world companies, organizations and new trends and specialties that are driving the industry forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COM has earned a spot on the Education A-List every year since the inaugural list in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Here at BU COM, we pride ourselves in providing our students with a public relations education that combines career-readiness with a robust understanding of the research and critical thinking that underpins public relations practice,\u201d says COM Associate Professor Arunima Krishna. \u201cOur high-caliber students learn from internationally renowned scholars and industry leaders and have access to exceptional real-world professional experiences through internships, student-run agencies and clubs, as well as dedicated faculty and staff to propel them to a successful career in public relations.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1947, Boston University was the first to offer a university-level degree in public relations. In 1974, the first and longest-operating student-run public relations agency, PRLab, was created in the college.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University\u2019s College of Communication was honored as one of the 20 best schools for public relations \u2013 and the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1654,"featured_media":39113,"template":"","meta":{"bu_prepress_billboard":"","_bu_prepress_primary_term":"","_bu_prepress_primary_term_manual":""},"categories":[1473,17],"tags":[1277],"bu-publication":[],"discipline-type":[],"bu_edition":[],"media_type":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/39105"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bu-article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1654"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/39105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39106,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/39105\/revisions\/39106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39105"},{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=39105"},{"taxonomy":"discipline-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/discipline-type?post=39105"},{"taxonomy":"bu_edition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_edition?post=39105"},{"taxonomy":"media_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media_type?post=39105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}