Jelani Cobb of The New Yorker to Keynote “Power of Narrative” Conference
Jelani Cobb, author and New Yorker staff writer will deliver the keynote address at the Power of Narrative Conference at Boston University March 20-22, 2020. Cobb writes frequently about race, politics, history, and culture. His most recent book is The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress. Boston University’s Sumner M. Redstone… Read More
Revamped Screenwriting MFA Offers Best of Both Coasts
Aspiring screenwriters faced a dilemma: How do I get a master’s degree with the rigor of a top east coast university while opening doors for me in the entertainment industry on the west coast? A revamped Master of Fine Arts from Boston University, professors believe, offers the answer. Last week, BU’s Office of the Provost… Read More
Harold Burson, PR titan and BU friend, passes away at 98
Harold Burson (Hon ’88), a co-founder of Burson-Marsteller who transformed the public relations industry and a generous supporter of Boston University College of Communication, died today at the age of 98. A survey by PR Week once named Burson as “the century’s most influential PR figure,” and both the Public Relations Society of America and… Read More
Photographing Trump’s Washington
On the eve of the 2016 election, Sarah Silbiger was stuck in a corner of the media area at a Donald Trump rally in Manchester, N.H. Blinded by a laser-light show, deafened by blaring music, and gagging from a nearby smoke machine, the aspiring photojournalist came to a decision. “I remember feeling so miserable and… Read More
COM grads move into mainstream with Adam Sandler film
Uncut Gems begins with one of the more unexpected transitions in cinematic history. The camera examines a rare uncut black opal dug up in an Ethiopian mine, then dives into the stone for a psychedelic exploration of its spellbinding colors and facets…before somehow winding up in Adam Sandler’s colon. While a colonoscopy joke or two might… Read More
COM short-listed for top PR school prize
A panel of judges prominent in the public relations industry selected Boston University College of Communication as one of five finalists in the category of Outstanding Education Programs for public relations as part of PRWeek’s annual awards. The magazine will announce the winner, along with those in other categories celebrating the best in the field… Read More
Meet COM’s First Doctoral Recipient, Sarah Krongard
It seems there’s always something to celebrate at COM, and the 2019 fall semester marked one particularly noteworthy achievement — PhD candidate, Sarah Krongard, passed her dissertation defense and became the college’s first doctoral recipient. Sarah arrived at Boston University four years ago with an extensive and impressive resume, already established as a leader in media… Read More
Students Probe Conflicts of Interest in Congressional Testimony
When Michael Cohen, President Trump’s so-called fixer, testified before the U.S. House Oversight Committee in February, members of Congress sparred over exactly what funding from foreign governments witnesses are required to disclose, based on a “Truth in Testimony” rule it enacted four years ago. A new investigation by Boston University data journalism students published today… Read More
AdLab Students Envision the Future of Talent
A half dozen students from Boston University’s College of Communication offered their take on the “future of talent” during a keynote presentation at a gathering last month in Boston of top creative and advertising talent for the annual In House Agency Forum conference under the theme “Future Proof.” “The whole topic was the future of… Read More
COM Dominates the Student Category at the 59th Annual Hatch Awards
COM students took home 19 of the 26 student awards given out at the 59th Annual Hatch Awards for Creative Excellence last night at the House of Blues. COM students snagged one gold, six silver, five bronze and seven merits awards. Thirty different students, both graduate and undergraduate, from portfolio classes taught by Edward Boches,… Read More