The Communication Studies community helped Barry Brummett celebrate his retirement on Saturday August 13 at the home of Rod and Peggy Hart. Approximately 80 family members, colleagues, and other friends gathered for a County Line Barbecue and Kentucky Fried Chicken dinner amid great conversations.

On Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 the Department of Communication Studies welcomed the new graduate student cohort to UT. There were many events that happened that week to welcome this new group of learners, scholars, teachers. We had planned activities on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of orientation week, and also built in plenty of time to get one-on-one help so students, staff, and faculty would feel well prepared to get started with the Fall semester.

Faculty and Graduate Students Active at ICA Conference

A large group of CMS faculty and graduate students attended the 72^nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association in Paris, France in late May. CMS was represented on over 40 different sessions at the conference. The department also co-sponsored the Moody College Reception at the conference (organized in part by Shiv Ganesh and Cassidy Doucet).