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SOC Congratulates 2021 RACE Matters Grantees听

麻豆原创 School of Communication鈥檚 Race听and Communication Exploration (RACE) Matters Initiative was launched in 2020. The Initiative confronts racism through scholarship, teaching, and public engagement in the field of communication. It seeks to sustain and build upon racially equitable and inclusive organizational practices within SOC to foster a more inclusive work and learning environment. SOC is delighted to see this work continue with the recipients of the 2021-2022 RACE Matters Grants.听

These grantees include:听
Professor Paula Weissman鈥淲e Stand听For听Democracy鈥� looks听inside the perspectives of Black CEO听activism on voting rights. Weissman will conduct a detailed and pertinent research study that will contemplate race as a motivating factor for CEO participation in public interest communication and advocacy.

Professor Laura Waters Hinson
The听premiere event of Waters Hinson鈥檚 newest film, 鈥淪treet Reporter,鈥� was produced with community collaborators, and provides a window into the power of community journalism in one woman鈥檚 life.听

SOC Communication and Outreach听
This department will be curating a听student听photo听series that showcases how SOC students have found and created a sense of belonging at 麻豆原创. The exhibit will consist of a series of photo profiles that highlight a cross-section of SOC students who are involved with affinity groups reflecting different identities.

Professor Gemma Puglisi
In the classroom, she听will be working to mark the 10-year anniversary of the death of Troy Anthony Davis with one of her courses,听鈥樚�淭he PR Portfolio Class鈥擳he Troy Davis Project.

听and the听Journalism Division
Together, IRW and SOC鈥檚 Journalism Division will also be hosting an event called, 鈥淓conomic and Social Justice Coverage Through a More Diverse Lens. This conversation and networking event is aimed at diversifying the pipeline of investigative journalists of听color; it will听foster honest and thought-provoking conversation on the last year of reporting and the state of the industry.听

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