Dean's Blog, Cathy Hughes School of Communications, Howard University

School of C in the spotlight Journalist Ed Gordon visits School of C     B roadcast journalist Ed Gordon visits the School of Communications. The Media, Journalism and Film department is the host of Gordon's week at SOC participating in a series of classroom lectures and workshops. Gordon, an Emmy-award winning journalist and radio host spent time reviewing and critiquing student-produced work, discussing the changing landscape of the media industry, and producing across media platforms. Gordon is the host of the nationally syndicated radio program Weekend with Ed Gordon, which airs Saturday mornings from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. on WHUR. He is widely recognized as the former anchor of BET News , where he landed the first interview with O.J. Simpson following his 1995 murder trial acquittal. He has been a contributing correspondent to 60 Minutes and a correspondent and anchor at NBC News where he reported stories for Today, Dateline and MSNBC. He previously hosted News and

School of C faculty and students making a difference! Dr. Yong Jin Park ,Strategic, Legal and Management (SLMC) department recent publications include: “ Predictors of Mobile Sexting Among Teens,” published in Mobile Media and Communication and “The Citizen as Issue Specialist in a Changing Media Environment,” published in Future Internet . The sexting research was picked up for a news story in a medical magazine: http://www.counselheal.com/articles/8415/20140124/good-parental-connection-discourages-teen-sexting.htm ____________ Gates Millennium Scholars Luncheon  Dean Gracie Lawson-Borders, second from right,  with School of C Gates Millennium Scholars School of C was represented by several of our students during a Gates Millennium Scholars luncheon at the Blackburn Center for Howard students in the program.         _____________ Topping the Charts We congratulate and are proud of doctoral students Aitza M. Haddad and Melvin Williams , who have been