The University of Texas Speech Team, housed in the Department of Communication Studies in the Moody College of Communication, travelled to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on April 4-7, 2025, where they were recognized with the overall NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP by the American Forensic Association. This was the fourth consecutive year that Texas Speech has been awarded the team championship, and the 11th time since 1994.

The department extends congratulations to all those students who have graduated from one of our programs. We had 14 doctoral students, 5 traditional masters, over a dozen professional masters, and 144 undergraduates received their degrees this year. Graduates were recently honored at various commencement ceremonies across campus. A listing of all CMS graduates follows.

Traditional PhD and MA Graduates:

The department held its annual Honors Day on April 30th with a theme of "I ♥ CMS." Following a photo montage put together by Jenn Porras, Department Chair Craig Scott recapped highlights from the year including Maddie Holland officially becoming an Associate Professor of Instruction, the CMS 125th Anniversary events, the visit from Outstanding Grad Program Alum John Caughlin, Keri Stephens being named a Fellow of the International Communication Association, Shiv Ganesh becoming a Distinguished Scholar of the National Communication Association, the arrivals of the new graduate cohort a