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October 27, 2026

Congratulations on Your Recent Publication Dr. Charles Athanasopoulos!

Dr. A recently published "Continental commonplaces in the rhetoric of Enrique Tarrío" in the Quarterly Journal of Speech! Abstract: "How does Afro-Cuban Proud Boy leader Enrique Tarrío…

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October 15, 2026

Dr. Ashley Smith-Purviance joins Dr. Marc Lamont Hill on his Office Hours show (10/15/26) at 9:00pm CST/10:00pm EST

Dr. Smith-Purviance joins Dr. Marc Lamont Hill on his Office Hours show on October 15, 2026 at 9:00pm CST/10:00pm EST.

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October 15, 2026

Congratulations Dr. Ashley Smith Purviance on Your Upcoming Book (02/23/27)

Congratulations Dr. Ashley Smith-Purviance’s on your upcoming book, Unschooling Black Girls Surviving Anti-Black Violence in Suburban Schools! It will be published with UNC Press…

October 12, 2026

Congratulations Dr. Charles Athanasopoulos on Receiving Two Major Awards!

Congratulations AAAS Faculty member Charles Athanasopoulos ("Dr. A") on recently receiving two major awards from the National Communication Association:

The 2026 New Investigator Award…