Recent Stories

Contest winners awarded scholarships at research & creativity symposium

May 5, 2025

Essay and creative contest winners were announced at the 10th Annual Hispanic/LatinX Research & Creativity Symposium.

Rutherford shares career advice and dedication to student success

May 1, 2025

Linda Rutherford shares career advice with upcoming professionals and reflects on her desire to help.

tags: Alumni & Friends, Journalism, Students

Peaslee and Foster Win Study Abroad Award

Peaslee and Foster Win Study Abroad Award at TTU’s 2025 Global Vision Awards.

tags: Students, Transformative Undergraduate Experience, Journalism, Faculty, Creative Media Industries

Lujan named Photojournalist of the Year

Jacob Lujan, managing editor and multimedia editor for The Daily Toreador, was recognized as the state’s top collegiate photographer Saturday at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association’s annual awards ceremony in San Marcos.

tags: Journalism, Alumni & Friends

Daily Toreador earns 20 Gold Circles awards in annual contest

The Daily Toreador picked up 20 Gold Circle Awards when the Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced its 2023-2024 academic year winners.

tags: Student Organizations, Alumni & Friends, Journalism

Daily Toreador wins Silver Crown Award

The Daily Toreador received a Silver Crown Award in the Hybrid News category from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association at the organization’s annual convention in New York City.

tags: Journalism, Students, Alumni & Friends

Texas Tech Faculty Present at 95th Annual Convention

Texas Tech College of Media & Communication faculty were well represented at the 95th Annual Southern States Communication Association Convention.

tags: Communication Studies, Research, Faculty

Texas Tech Undergraduate Research Conference

Apr 14, 2025

Texas Tech College of Media & Communication students and faculty were well represented at the Undergraduate Research Conference sponsored by the Center for Transformative Undergraduate Experiences.

tags: Research, Faculty, Transformative Undergraduate Experience

Voices of Truth

Apr 7, 2025

Texas Tech College of Media & Communication hosted international journalists during the 2025 Graduate Research Symposium.

tags: Thomas Jay Harris Institute for Hispanic and International Communication, Faculty, Research, Creative Media Industries, Journalism, Ph.D., M.A.

Researchers look at prevalence of problematic news consumption

Mar 31, 2025

Researchers at Texas Tech College of Media & Communication look at problematic news consumption and how it compares to the U.S.

tags: Faculty, Research, Advertising

Faculty Tenure, Promotion and Continuing Appointment

Mar 10, 2025

Nine faculty members were approved for tenure, continuing appointment and promotion by the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents.

tags: Faculty, CoMC News

Time Capsule Reveal

Feb 14, 2025

On Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, we celebrated Founder's Day by revealing the contents of a time capsule sealed fifty years ago at Texas Tech College of Media & Communication.

Bey-Ling Sha joins Texas Tech University as Dean of College of Media & Communication

Jan 10, 2025

Bey-Ling Sha, APR, Fellow PRSA, was named dean of the College of Media & Communication at Texas Tech University.

tags: M.A., Digital Media & Professional Communication, Alumni & Friends, JCMI, Staff, Public Relations & Strategic Communication, Creative Media Industries, Communication Studies, Ph.D., Spotlight, CoMC News, Advertising, Media Strategies, Thomas Jay Harris Institute for Hispanic and International Communication, Journalism, Students, Faculty, Student Organizations, Research, Dean's Student Ambassadors, Center for Communication Research

NCA 2024 conference in New Orleans

Nov 21, 2024

CoMC faculty present at the NCA National Conference in New Orleans.

tags: Faculty, Communication Studies, M.A., Ph.D., Research, CoMC News

Student-Produced Videos

Oct 29, 2024

Maymester in Marfa/Junction: Borders, Borderlands and Border Crossings 2024 Funded by the Morris Endowed Professorship, College of Media and Communication Texas Tech University.

tags: Faculty, Creative Media Industries, Journalism, JCMI, Marfa, Students

Faculty Research at AEJMC Annual Conference

Aug 9, 2024

Texas Tech faculty attend the 107th Annual AEJMC Conference in Philadelphia to showcase their research to other educators of journalism and mass communication.

tags: Research, Faculty

Garza Named Banner Bearer for Summer 2024 Commencement

Jul 30, 2024

Lauren Nicole Garza, a senior Public Relations and Strategic Communication Management major from Richardson, Texas, has been named the College of Media & Communication’s Banner Bearer for the Summer 2024 commencement ceremony.

tags: CoMC News, Public Relations & Strategic Communication, Students

STUDENT LEADERS IN ACTION

Jul 15, 2024

The College of Media & Communication (CoMC), leadership is represented by a chosen group of students known as the Dean’s Student Ambassadors (DSA).

tags: Magazine

Faculty visit Australia for International Communication Association Conference

Jun 18, 2024

Faculty visit Australia for the 74th Annual International Communication Association Conference to represent Texas Tech University College of Media & Communication.

tags: Research, Faculty

Journalism, Borders, Borderlands and Border Crossings: Maymester in Marfa & Junction, Texas

Jun 5, 2024

Journalism, Borders, Borderlands and Border Crossings: Maymester in Marfa & Junction, Texas

tags: Marfa, Journalism