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The UW Comm graduate program experiences big changes
The director of the MCDM program, Hanson Hosein, recently announced the addition of a new Master of Communication in Communities and Networks (MCCN) program to accompany the already existing Master of...
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Macklin weighs in on the future of education
Associate Director of the MCDM Program Scott Macklin participated in an hour-long panel discussion for a creativeLive series titled “Learn Anything, Hacking Your Education,” which focuses on reshaping...
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Let’s Have Dinner and Talk about Death
Death. Does the simple mention of the word make you uncomfortable? Michael Hebb, inaugural MCDM Teaching Fellow, and MCDM Associate Director Scott Macklin are combining a topic not often talked about...
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Sounds Beyond Barriers
Scott Macklin (left), Seattle-based musician Alex Chadsey (in front), Martha Gonzalez (fourth from left), Quetzal Flores (in back with arms raised) and Juan Perez (right) with students from Seattle...
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Scott Macklin does ‘deep hanging out’ with Fandango Movement
Scott Macklin, associate director of the Department of Communication’s Master in Communication Leadership program usually spends his time behind the camera when documenting the Seattle Fandango project...
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Top 10 Modern Marketing Tips From IN-NW 2014
IN-NW 2014 has come and gone, but the wisdom exchanged there is timeless. So in case you missed it, here are our top takeaways from Washington’s premier Social Media and Digital Marketing Conference....
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Social Media Re-Cap: Anita Verna Crofts Takes on SXSWedu
For an in-depth look at Crofts’ teaching philosophy, click here >>> For Flip The Media’s first-hand account of the presentation, click here >>> Finally, you can check out the COM 536...
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Training in Humanitarian Communication: Reflections from Turkey
Anita Verna Crofts, the Associate Director of Academic Affairs for the Communication Leadership program, recently visited Turkey to lead a three-day humanitarian communications training for GOAL Syria....
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Comm Lead filmmaker shows ‘Luchadora’ at SIFF
Produced, shot, and directed by Communication Leadership student Amber Cortes, “Luchadora” shares the story of Avispa – a college student by day and a professional Lucha Libre wrestler by night. Lucha...
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Comm Lead grad intersects degree with service in Coast Guard
Anastacia Visneski (M.C., 2014) was the first Communication Leadership graduate to complete a Master’s in Communication in Digital Media (MCDM) and also in Communities and Networks (MCCN). She has...
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Comm Lead students produce viral video, boosts two businesses
L to R: Peregrine Church (Rainworks), Scott Morris (Waka Waka Studios), Jacob Christensen (Waka Waka Studios), and Xack Fischer (Rainworks) Meeting at an information session for the Communication...
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Comm Lead student Kirsten O’Brien takes independent study to Ghana
Kirsten (right) and her roommate Yasamin Mohsenian at the Songhor Lagoon salt fields in the Ada region of Ghana. When Communication Leadership student Kirsten O’Brien’s class about how global...
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Comm Lead students’ final projects tackle everything from cyberbullying to...
In COM 536: Leadership through Story and Community, students are challenged to think creatively. Taught by Anita Verna Crofts, the first installment in the Communication Leadership core curriculum...
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Storytelling in Tanzania? Yes please!
Imagine this: you are working full time on your graduate degree, and suddenly an opportunity to fly to Tanzania and film an international design sprint appears. You have one-course-worth of knowledge...
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Sending the Right Signals: Phyllis Fletcher
Although a recent graduate, Phyllis Fletcher’s career has had a deep impact on radio stations across the Pacific Northwest. Fletcher earned her Master’s degree in Communication in June 2011. She also...
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Wubba-Lubba-U-Dub: How to Successfully Interview a Comedy Genius in Front of...
“I speak Geek.” It’s the shorthand I use when attempting to describe my deep and abiding affection for Pop Culture. I come from a “Star Wars” family, yet have watched a majority of “Star Trek”; I know...
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