By Rachel Blevins Though the United States is still struggling with gender pay equality and lack of paid family leave, many international women have chosen to work and study here. The Texas Tech College of Media & Communication employs several instructors who have crossed cultural barriers to pursue unique career opportunities. Sadia Cheema, a doctoral candidate and graduate instructor […]
Professors Read Mean Rate My Professor Reviews
April 29, 2016 by
By Kortni Robinson Have you ever wondered how difficult a class or professor will be before registering for a class? Rate My Professors is a website that could possibly answer some of these questions for you. With more than 15 million ratings, along with listings of 1.4 million professors and over 7,000 schools, RateMyProfessors is one of […]
Batch’s Homecoming: #ArtIsNotDead
November 5, 2015 by
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 […]
COMC Professors Play Ping Pong
May 11, 2015 by
A small group frequents the Texas Tech University Student Union Building, paddling ping pong balls and playfully talking trash. These table tennis enthusiasts are College of Media & Communication professors. Faculty members Lea Hellmueller, assistant professor, Pete Brewton, instructor and The Hub@TTU adviser, and Kevin Stoker, senior associate dean, discuss their ongoing ping pong challenges […]
COMC Set to Study Abroad in Germany
February 13, 2015 by
For the first time, the Texas Tech University College of Media & Communication is offering a summer study abroad program in Germany. During the Summer II semester, July 5 through Aug. 2, students will have the opportunity to attend the Jade University of Applied Sciences in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Thursday, Professor Christoph Wunck, dean of the College […]
22 Things College Students Are Thankful For
November 18, 2014 by
College is both a wonderful and sometimes terrifying experience. Take some time out of your busy day to be thankful! 1. Care packages from Mom and Dad Sending ramen noodles and Easy Mac is the best way to show you care. 2. Cancelled 8 a.m. classes We all know better than to sign up for […]
Foreign Professors, Students Fight Language Barriers
November 20, 2012 by
According to Google Maps, Yunjuan ‘Lily’ Luo is over 11,000 miles away from her home country of China. After she earned her master’s degree in Singapore, she moved to America to obtain her doctorate at Indiana University before landing at Texas Tech as a professor in the College of Media and Communication.
