In an overcrowded room filled with Texas Tech faculty and students, the Department of Communication Studies hosted an “Evening with Baron Batch” last week. An alumnus who earned his communication studies degree in 2010, Batch, a former Tech football player, went on to play in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He retired from football in 2013. Since […]
Are Study Abroad and Tourism the Same Thing?
October 23, 2015 by
Thursday’s “Tourism & Study Abroad: Problematics and Paradoxes” panel encouraged viewing study abroad as an empathy-driven cultural immersion—not a tourist trip. It began with a short documentary, “Framing the Other,” in which a Dutch tourist travels to the basin of the Omo River in the East African state of Ethiopia and takes pictures of the Mursi tribe in exchange for money. Mursi women are known for […]
Lubbock Lawmakers Discuss Policy at Tribune Hot Seat Event
October 25, 2013 by
Lubbock citizens and Texas Tech University students filled the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center’s McKenzie Ballroom on Wednesday to attend the Texas Tribune’s Hot Seat event, as Lubbock representatives discussed current state legislative issues ranging from state education to the future of water in the state to women’s rights and abortion issues to Texas’ dismal national standings in […]
"Beijing Flickers" – A Global Lens Film Recap And Discussion
March 19, 2013 by
Dr. Rob Peaslee and Rob Weiner recently moderated a discussion and took questions over “Beijing Flickers,” a selection from the Global Lens film series. Catch a new Global Lens film each Thursday evening at 6:00 pm in room 083 of the Media and Communication building.
