News from the School of Journalism and Communication

Find out what SOJC students, faculty, and alumni are up to on campus, on the national stage, and beyond.

Beck Banks
PhD profile: Beck Banks explores how rural life impacts trans individuals
Beck Banks, now an assistant professor of communication at Warren Wilson College, researches how life in rural environments impacts trans individuals by studying trans media producers in their native Appalachia.
The words "West Coast COVID-19 Help" are displayed across a blue compass.
Creating common good through design
Students with the SOJC advertising student group After Hours lend their brainpower to promote the West Coast COVID-19 Help Guide.
Kathryn Kuttis types on her grey laptop with an Oregon sticker in front of a record shelf.
SOJC instructors pivot to make remote learning a success
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Dr. Erica Ciszek speaks in front of a screen while wearing a brown blazer.
Alumni Profile: Erica Ciszek, PhD '14, uses public relations to promote change
Erica Ciszek is helping the world better understand how strategic communication impacts gender and LGBTQ issues, and how it influences social change in politics, policies and pop culture.