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A student works in a COM computer lab. COM will be getting rid of many of the computers in the COM building next year. PHOTO BY VIOLET GIDDINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM to eliminate most computer labs, institute Bring Your Own Device policy

Jenna Manto April 4, 2018
Starting in September, the Boston University College of Communication will be switching to a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy, which will involve getting rid of most of the computer labs in COM.
Ketchum and Boston University College of Communication create a scholarship for African-American students in public relations. PHOTO BY VIOLET GIDDINGS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM launches new scholarship for African-American students studying public relations

Jordan Kimmel December 10, 2017

Boston University’s College of Communication partnered with Ketchum, a public relations agency, to develop a scholarship program that will award one undergraduate African-American public relations...

Jordan Zimmerman speaks at the ribbon cutting for the new Zimmerman Social Media Lab in the Boston University College of Communication Thursday afternoon. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM introduces social media room

Andres Picon September 29, 2017

Up and down Commonwealth Avenue, new buildings and bridges have been popping up. The newest project? A room dedicated to social media in Boston University's College of Communication. The Zimmerman...

The College of Communication creates a scholarship program between Boston University and Claflin University in which Claflin communication students can apply to BU to get fully funded master's degrees. PHOTO BY MEGHANA PATNANA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM scholarship welcomes first student from Claflin University

Andres Picon September 12, 2017

Tiye Barnes, a graduate of South Carolina’s Claflin University, just joined BU’s student body as the first recipient of a scholarship offered by BU’s College of Communication as part of an effort...

The new studio for Boston University's student-run radio station WTBU is set to open in the fall, following the temporary relocation of the studio to the College of Communication's basement. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New WTBU studio set to open in fall

Noor Adatia July 27, 2017

The new studio for Boston University’s student-run radio station WTBU is set to open early this coming semester after the radio station's studio sustained considerable damages from a fire last...

Campus Contacts: Get to know some of BU’s big names

Campus Contacts: Get to know some of BU’s big names

Noor Adatia June 7, 2017

Robert Brown Brown is the president of Boston University, and he is responsible for making important decisions for the school. He is a member of the university's Board of Trustees, which is a group...

Flyers circulating around Boston University’s College of Communication accuse Dean Thomas Fiedler of several misconducts. PHOTO BY MEGHANA PATNANA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Student distributes fliers in COM, accuses Dean Fiedler of misconducts

Cynthia Fernandez April 14, 2017

Professors at the College of Communication found fliers that were slipped under their doors on Monday morning, accusing the college’s Dean Thomas Fiedler of several misconducts. The fliers read...

Boston University College of Communication Dean Thomas Fiedler speaks with NBC Miami affiliate's Melissa Adan, one of three journalists
participating​​ in the Reporting in the Age of Trump discussion Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO BY KECHENG LIU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Professional journalists give advice on staying safe in Trump era

Rachel Silberman March 27, 2017

President Donald Trump’s apparent disdain for “phony lowlifes” and “dishonest reporters” was projected in a brief video to a group of Boston University students at the College of Communication...

Boston University’s College of Communication is building a new social media classroom to familiar students with technology that are currently used in the workforce. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New social media classroom comes to College of Communication

Jordan Kimmel February 3, 2017

A social media newsroom is under construction in Room 106 in Boston University’s College of Communication. It’s expected to be ready for testing in early March, COM Dean Thomas Fiedler said. The...

Sticky notes cover the wall in the lobby of the College of Communication in an effort to uplift faculty, staff and students. PHOTO BY ALEX MASSET/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sticky notes-covered wall in COM exudes message of solidarity, support

Alana Levene November 22, 2016

The post-election trend of posting sticky notes on walls has stuck on the Boston University College of Communication. Students and faculty have contributed to the “Wall of COMmunity” and posted...

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GRAPHIC BY CAROLINE HITESMAN AND SHIVANI PATEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

This election year, professors build intellectual discussion, safe spaces in classrooms

Maddie Domenichella October 13, 2016

As the 2016 presidential election is stepping into countdown mode, many Boston University students may soon cast out their first vote ever. Yet one can’t help but wonder — will what professors...

EDITORIAL: Shame on COM for eliminating print papers, disheartening students

EDITORIAL: Shame on COM for eliminating print papers, disheartening students

Editors September 28, 2016

Nothing matches the unexplainable joy one gets from flipping through the pages of a newspaper. It’s something about the smell of ink and the satisfying sound the pages make as they’re turned — it...

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