Education

DePaul University names Lawson VP of PR, comms

February 03, 2012

CHICAGO: DePaul University has hired Cynthia Lawson as VP of PR and communications, effective April 2.
 

Ketchum's crisis work for Penn State ends

January 25, 2012

NEW YORK: Penn State University has confirmed that it is no longer working with Ketchum for crisis communications services.
 

Fleishman launches minority fellowship program

January 04, 2012

ST. LOUIS: Fleishman-Hillard has launched the Alfred Fleishman Diversity Fellowships program to bolster diversity at the agency by recruiting minority college students.
 

Caltech's former head of comms O'Rourke dies

December 29, 2011

PASADENA, CA: Robert O'Rourke, the former head of communications at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for 23 years, passed away Tuesday at 72 years old.
 

Washington University gets new public affairs chancellor

December 08, 2011

ST. LOUIS: Jill Friedman has been named vice chancellor for public affairs at Washington University, effective January 1, 2012.
 

Survey finds hiring boom in public relations

December 08, 2011

The PR industry is hiring 10% more than it was at this time last year, according to a recent survey of online job ads.
 

University of Texas rolls out strategic comms program

December 08, 2011

AUSTIN, TX: The University of Texas at Austin will launch a strategic communications certificate program for working professionals next year.
 

Jaffe supports New Jersey voucher campaign

November 30, 2011

TRENTON, NJ: Jaffe Communications has coordinated a Thursday morning public affairs rally to urge the New Jersey State Legislature to pass the Opportunity Scholarship Act.
 

Omnicom agencies launch marketing fellowship

November 15, 2011

ATLANTA: Omnicom Group agencies BBDO Atlanta, Porter Novelli, Ketchum, and Fleishman-Hillard have created a marketing fellowship at the University of Georgia's Grady College.
 

Ketchum working with Penn State trustees

November 15, 2011

STATE COLLEGE, PA: Ketchum has confirmed that it is counseling Penn State University's board of trustees as the school responds to the indictment of former football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on charges that he sexually abused minors over a period of years.
 

Comms team, trustees must work closely in Penn State crisis response

November 10, 2011

STATE COLLEGE, PA: Penn State University's crisis situation may only worsen if its communications team and board of trustees don't work closely together to respond to the sexual abuse scandal rocking the college.
 

MassArt taps Kortenhaus as AOR

October 21, 2011

BOSTON: The Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) has hired Kortenhaus Communications as its AOR.
 

USCIS hires ECU for awareness effort

October 04, 2011

GAINSVILLE, VA: The US Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has tapped ECU Communications to develop a public education and outreach plan.
 

Pool safety education effort finds support across the US

October 01, 2011

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission awarded Widmeyer Communications a contract to develop and implement "Pool Safely: Simple Steps Save Lives."
 

Department of Commerce arm sells USA Today on value of its global education effort

October 01, 2011

The Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration's primary media goal is to raise awareness for President Obama's National Export Initiative.
 

Developing partnership: Career Guide 2011

September 01, 2011

Danielle Drolet surveys the results when a leading university and a Fortune 100 company unite to help that corporation's PR pros continually learn and grow.
 

Charity auction celebrates public school success stories

September 01, 2011

GolinHarris helped promote The Education Fund's auction to raise support for Miami-Dade County public schools.
 

Intel and Discovery team up for multi-platform series

July 14, 2011

SILVER SPRING, MD: Intel has partnered with Discovery Communications for a global multimedia series, launching what Intel predicts will be one of its largest PR campaigns of the next three years.
 

Summer initiative asks kids to read

Matthew McGevna June 01, 2011

Scholastic, PBS Kids, and iVillage have joined up to combat the "summer slide" by letting kids choose books they'd like to read during the summer.
 

Spontaneity of comms today necessitates rapid education in social media tactics

Mark Irion May 01, 2011

Networking means one thing to Mark Zuckerberg, but quite another to those of us in the business of strategic communications.
 

University of Colorado's School of Medicine teams up with Weber

April 06, 2011

DENVER, CO: Weber Shandwick was appointed to provide integrated communications support for the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, as well as the launch of its new Health and Wellness Center.
 

When to shout from the rooftop

Teresa Valerio Parrot April 01, 2011

I visited two university campuses last week to consult on proactive communication.
 

OfficeMax boosts ongoing effort to show teachers its appreciation

April 01, 2011

In 2007, OfficeMax partnered with Adopt-A-Classroom, a Miami-based nonprofit, to create "A Day Made Better," an annual event created to support teachers who use their own money to pay for classroom supplies.
 

University of Virginia hires Time Warner's Miller

March 22, 2011

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA: The University of Virginia hired Scott Miller as director of communications for the university's College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
 

Widmeyer builds out education practice

February 16, 2011

WASHINGTON: Widmeyer Communications named Mike McKenna senior counsel and a member of the firm's higher education advisory panel.
 

Jackie Robinson Foundation hires 5W

February 10, 2011

NEW YORK: The Jackie Robinson Foundation hired 5W Public Relations to promote its annual Awards Gala on March 7, 2011, as well as Jackie Robinson Day on April 15, 2011.
 

Rutgers hires McDonough

February 09, 2011

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ: Rutgers University tapped Peter McDonough as VP of public affairs, starting March 1.
 

Widmeyer promotes Parrot to SVP

February 07, 2011

WASHINGTON: Widmeyer Communications promoted Teresa Valerio Parrot, head of the firm's higher education practice, to SVP.
 

Kentucky PR students take lead on pro bono assignment

January 18, 2011

BOWLING GREEN, KY: A team of Western Kentucky University PR and advertising students will create an integrated marketing campaign for nonprofit Barren River Animal Welfare Association.
 

PR education philanthropy continues in recession

December 08, 2010

NEW YORK: Philanthropic support for public relations education has continued over the past four years despite the economic recession, according to a report from the Commission on Public Relations.
 
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