Department of Communication

Kristina Scharp, assistant professor of communication, discusses why college students get homesick and how they can ease these feelings.

Alum Jill Higson (BA, 1996, Communication) discusses the human touch handwriting can bring to communication.

This week in the arts, view local artist’s work at the Center for Urban Horticulture, learn about Dakota Sioux artist Mary Sully, and more.

From Amazon to the Seattle Times, check out how the Department of Communications is providing local career exploration experiences for their undergraduates.

UW professor Ralina Joesph is teaching people to talk about race across generational and racial lines

Rick Welts, president and chief operating officer of the back-to-back NBA champion Golden State Warriors and a UW alumnus (BA, Communications, 1975), will be the featured speaker.

Rick Welts (BA, Communication, 1975), president and COO of the Golden State Warriors, will be the featured speaker at UW commencement.

Four graduating seniors share the places that defined their UW experience. 

Yolanda Barton (BA, Laws, Societies, and Justice, 2004 | MC, Digital Media, 2018) wants to use virtual reality to preserve the music history of Seattle.         

Communications Alumna Jessica Estrada is featured in Columns.

For years, alumnus Bill Lord suppressed memories of fighting in Vietnam. Now he explores that period of his life in a new book. 

Dr. Ralina Joseph, founding Director of the Center from Communication, Difference, on Serena Williams, racism and sexism.

Journalism lecturer, Caley Cook, recommends reading investigative journalism to understand bigger issues and for building a foundation of knowledge about government accountability.

Dr. Ralina Joseph, Director of the Center for Communication, Difference and Equity, on radical listening on campus and beyond. 

On KING 5's "Racism and Parenting" special, Ralina Joseph, director of the UW Center for Communication, Difference and Equity, offered her expertise.