Slurp up! COM Advertising students Kairen Shi and Iraj Chaudhry hit the pencil trifecta at The One Club for Creativity Young Club's Awards! Ethan Chandler, Polina Silkina, Drew Demeterio & Maria Paula Arizabaleta also received Merit Awards for their respective projects! spr.ly/6012dMsFp

With her journalism degree 55 years in the making, Betsy Dribben (COM'24) is truly a lifelong learner! She's had careers in politics, law, and public advocacy since she first studied at BU in 1967. Now, she'll be graduating from COM.

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What advice do BU's graduating seniors have for their first-year selves?

Check out this video featuring Hermela Haile (Questrom School of Business, Boston University'25), Sophia Caffrey (COM'24) and filmed by Gavin Cheng (Questrom'25, COM'25):
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Please join us in congratulating COM's own Traci Hong as one of the BU Charles River Campus faculty members promoted to full professor! Thank you, Professor Hong, for your research and your contributions! Congratulations! More at spr.ly/6010d6ODE

'That's how we change the world: one person at a time, in the worlds we live in day by day.' That is what COM's Justin Joseph shared in BU Today's annual commencement advice video.

Watch 'Commencement Advice to the Class of 2024' here: spr.ly/6018jhLLG

Last month, Michelle Amazeen joined National Academies's 'Evolving Technological, Legal and Social Solutions to Counter Disinformation in Social Media' workshop and shared her insights on how native advertising/sponsored content misleads people online.

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Congratulations to Tianyu Du (COM’24), director of 'Bob,' for this honor from Independent Film Festival Boston!

Betsy Dribben dropped out of College of Communication, Boston University’s master’s in journalism program in 1968. Then 55 years—and several careers—later, she returned to finish her degree. 🎓 🐾 ❤️

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From breakaways to power plays, from headlines to team lines, Belle Fraser (COM'24) is there to cover the Boston Bruins for The Hockey News. We caught up with Belle before the Bruins squared off on home ice. #TerrierTown #HockeyTown spr.ly/6018jahN0

With the use of dating apps on the decline, can Bumble regain its userbase with a redesign that takes away the pressure for women to act first?

COM's Katy Coduto was quoted in a The New York Times article about this change: spr.ly/6013jsyvf

#ProudtoBU 🎉 College of Communication, Boston University alum Kirsten Berg, a research reporter at ProPublica, won a 2024 The Pulitzer Prizes. She and her team received the Pulitzer for their investigation into the ethics and oversight of the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Congratulations to playwright/director Chay Yew (College of Communication, Boston University’92) for receiving the 2024 Doris Duke Artist Award in Theater! 🏆 🎭 Yew was celebrated last fall at CFA's 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards where he received the Dean's Arts & Humanities Award. ➡️ spr.ly/6015jUbkX

Announcing our 2024 Commencement Speakers! Our Undergraduate Convocation will be held at 9am on Friday May 17 at Agganis Arena. Our Graduate Convocation will be held at 3:00pm on Friday May 17th at Walter Brown Arena. We look forward to celebrating with our #COMmunity !

Congrats to the COM students whose work won top honors and honorable mentions in four categories at the 2024 Student Production Awards sponsored by New England Emmy!

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Pulitzer alert! We are exceptionally excited and honored to share that Kirsten Berg (COM'11) was awarded a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for her work on ProPublica's 'Friends of the Court.' Congratulations, Kirsten, on this incredible achievement! spr.ly/6013jcyOP

Register now for this 5/8 panel to learn how #GeneticTechnologies might help address #ClimateChange (i.e. trees with an increased ability to quickly sequester carbon!) IGS's Rebecca Pearl-Martinez & David Abel will participate in panels: spr.ly/6013jp3hU Hosted by College of Communication, Boston University

As the 2024 election ramps up, so do fears about misinformation. But what about TikTok? “Using TikTok to spread disinformation is much harder than it is for using social networking to do that work,” shared COM's Joan Donovan in The Boston Globe. More here: spr.ly/6019jOZ4v

Lights, camera, Terriers! Boston University's Film & Television Department at the College of Communication is proud to be named among the Top 30 Top Film Schools in North America by Variety! Pull up your director's chair, quiet the set, and dive in at spr.ly/6046jH8TG

Happy last day of classes! Summer is right around the corner ☀️

📸: Hui Li (BU GRS'22, COM'24)

That's a wrap on Redstones! Congrats to the finalists and winners of our screenwriting competitions, research awards, and production awards. We are proud to highlight and celebrate your creative work! Head below for our full list of winners. spr.ly/6014jBgnG