CALL FOR PAPERS:
Communication and Development Studies Program
‘New Approaches to Research and Practice in Communication for Development and Social Change’

As the world draws towards the end of the first decade of this millennium, the development community continues to grapple with many of the same long-standing questions on how to tackle complex issues in the development field. The role of communication in advancing efforts toward finding solutions to the challenges of our day has become increasingly central to international development efforts and remains a major issue of concern for scholars and practitioners.

The Communication and Development Studies Program, in collaboration with the CommDev Student Association, invites submissions from scholars and practitioners who are interested on the role of media and communication for development and social change

The conference will be held from April 2-4 at Ohio University. Deadline for all submissions is February 5, 2010. Selected presenters will be notified by February 19, 2010 and are expected to give a 15-minute presentation on their paper during the conference.

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Dialogue with Dr. Thomas Tufte

The CommDev website now introduces a series of videos that record a lively discussion on entertainment education and other development related issues between Dr. Thomas Tufte from Denmark's Roskilde University and CommDev faculty and students as well as participants from other programs last December at Ohio University. Click to watch the videos

Scholarship Opportunity Info

Applications are invited for the Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship for graduate studies for the academic year 2009-2010. The fellowship represents a unique and important funding source that American CommDev students and applicants should seriously consider.  American Graduate Students demonstrating superb academic achievement and / or interest in African area studies & languages are eligible to apply for the fellowship, contributing $15,000 to your higher education pursuits here at OU.  Please visit the following link for more information concerning the application process: http://www.internationalstudies.ohio.edu/app-info/flas.html

Featured faculty Dr. Don Flournoy

The CommDev website is currently featuring an article about CommDev faculty member Dr. Don Flournoy from the School of Media Arts and Studies. In the article, Dr. Flournoy discusses his life, work and aspirations as an OU professor and a veteran farmer. He also talks about his hopes for the CommDev program. Click to read the full Story