LSU Names Kimberly Bissell Dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication
BATON ROUGE–LSU has named Kimberly Bissell the Dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication, effective July 24, pending approval by the LSU Board of Supervisors.
Latest Manship News
- LSU Public Relations Junior Awarded Prestigious Disney UNCF Corporate ScholarshipBaton Rouge--Kynnedi Hines, a junior studying public relations at LSU's Manship School of Mass Communication, has been selected as a recipient of the esteemed Disney UNCF Corporate Scholarship. This collaboration between Disney and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) aims to recognize and support high-achieving students across the nation.
- LSU Political Communication Professor Robert Mann to Deliver 'Last Lecture' in Celebration of Students at Inaugural Manship School EventBATON ROUGE--Robert Mann, LSU professor and Manship Chair in Journalism at LSU's Manship School of Mass Communication, will deliver the School's inaugural "Last Lecture" on April 17, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. at the LSU Journalism Building's Holliday Forum.
- LSU Junior Patricia Caputo Awarded Louisiana Association of Broadcasters ScholarshipBATON ROUGE--The Louisiana Association of Broadcasters (LAB) recognized LSU Manship School of Mass Communication junior Patricia Caputo, a Tiger TV sports reporter and co-host of The Purple Room podcast, with the LAB Broadcast Scholarship at the 2024 LAB Prestige Awards. Caputo was one of two students in the state to earn the $4,000 scholarship.
- Creative Lead of Microsoft's Global Search and AI Team to Speak at LSU's AI-Focused SymposiumBATON ROUGE--The generative AI market size reached $45 billion globally in 2023, and 56% of corporate executives don't know if their organizations have ethical standards in place for guiding the use of AI tools. Communication professionals who embrace these technologies today are poised to lead the way in shaping the future of the industry.
- LSU Reilly Center Seeking Participants Interested in Creating Change to Apply for Community Collaborative CohortBATON ROUGE--The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at LSU's Manship School of Mass Communication is recruiting its fourth cohort for "The Community Collaborative: By the Community, For the Community," a statewide capacity-building project designed to enhance citizens' ability to engage civically.
- Assistant Professor Ruth Moon to Explore Globalism, Effects of News Reporting in Post-Conflict Rwanda at LSU Reilly Center Book TalkBATON ROUGE--Ruth Moon, Ph.D., assistant professor in media and public affairs at LSU, will explore the power of truthful and impactful journalism at a book talk and signing on Feb. 27 at 3:30 p.m. CT in the Holliday Forum of the LSU Journalism Building. The event--"Authoritarian Journalism: Controlling the News in Post-Conflict Rwanda," the book's namesake--is hosted by the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at LSU's Manship School of Mass Communication.