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Joel Curran, who is vice chancellor for communications at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, is shifting to Notre Dame for the VP-PA & communications spot effective Nov. 1.
Tips for promoting and generating awareness of higher learning institutions.
Howard University has named Frank Tramble VP of communications and chief communications officer, effective Sept. 2.
Sachs Media Group has developed a campaign focused on encouraging students in Florida schools to practice simple behaviors that could stop the spread of COVID-19.
Coyne Public Relations has picked up Fairleigh Dickinson University as the largest private college in New Jersey seeks to bolster its brand awareness.
Mary Baglivo, one-time CEO Americas for Saatchi & Saatchi, has joined Pace University as chief marketing officer and VP-university relations.
Why the admissions scandal offers community colleges’ best PR opportunity since The Great Recession.
Why the admissions scandal offers community colleges’ best PR opportunity since The Great Recession.
Former Amazon global communications chief Mary Osako has been named UCLA’s vice chancellor for strategic communications.
BerlinRosen will promote Virginia Tech’s $1B Innovation Campus that will anchor the National Landing District, future home of Amazon’s HQ2 complex.
Annabel Cellini, who spent 15 years at educational publishing giant Pearson, has joined American Student Assistance in Boston as chief strategy officer.
Matt Bennett, who had been executive VP, global communication at the Motion Picture Association of America since 2016, has been named VP and chief communications officer at American University, effective June 24.
An explosion of student-run public relations agencies at universities has not only raised the bar for higher education in PR but has put more skilled, qualified graduates in the market.
Benjamin Chang, a managing director in Burson-Marsteller's PA and crisis practice in Washington since 2016, has moved to Princeton University as chief spokesperson and media relations director.
Micah Rasmussen, who served as press secretary to former Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, is now director of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics at Rider University.
Howard Consulting Group is working Capitol Hill on behalf of the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, which wants to build a facility to honor recipients of the nation’s highest military decoration.
Mark Lukasiewicz, who left NBC News last year after a 17-year run, will become dean of Hofstra University's Lawrence Herbert School of Communication on July 1.
Stephanie Smirnov, who served as US president of DeVries Global and held PR posts at Donna Karan International and L'Oreal, has joined children's publisher Scholastic, as executive VP and head of global corporate communications.
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