By Grant Clark
We often hear about and celebrate those courageous students who return to finish their degree after a long absence, but what about professors who return to teaching after a prolonged absence?
Clark Hirschi is one such professor. Hirshi taught at the BYU Salt Lake Center seven years ago. After teaching for about four [...]

BYU Broadcast Journalism graduate Jeanette Lefrandt has always envisioned a career in the spotlight. As a little girl, her mother would often find Lefrandt smeared on make-up with a hairbrush in hand, doubling as a microphone, putting on quite a show for an audience of dolls…

Many people have no idea what they want to do when they grow up. Mark Sherwood was not one of those.  Fifteen years ago, when he was just starting his first job in New York City, he wrote in his journal what he wanted his career to look like over the next 30 years.  At [...]

By Kristine Lewis
Ever since Laura Ashby was admitted into the public relations program at BYU, she knew she wanted to do a summer internship in New York City.
However, she had to work extremely hard to get there. Aside from the extensive interviewing process, she had to appeal to take two of the most difficult [...]

Imagine walking into a classroom on your first day of college. You are surrounded by a new campus, new people and a new area. You have a new apartment, new roommates and new professors. Now, on top of that, imagine walking into class barely understanding the culture or the language.
Being a new student at [...]

In such a tough job market, landing that dream job or internship almost seems impossible. Every day, jobs are being lost and high executive positions are being dissolved. With such a seemingly bleak outlook on the market, students may be left thinking, “What is the point in obtaining my education?” However, there [...]

By Whitney Clark
It’s graduation day. You hold your diploma, take your photo and shake a hand or two. You’ve waited your whole life for this moment, but now what?
Many students decide to work for a time and then attend graduate school. For many, this break may be a just few years long. But [...]

Recently, BYU’s Department of Communications was reorganized to provide more focus on, and greater collaboration within, one of our most important assets—the four student labs housed within the Brimhall Building.
These labs include the Daily Universe, the Broadcast News Lab, the Advanced Advertising Lab and the Bradley Public Relations Agency. These labs produce award-winning media products [...]

Recently, BYU’s Department of Communications was reorganized to provide more focus on, and greater collaboration within, one of our most important assets—the four student labs housed within the Brimhall Building.
These labs include the Daily Universe, the Broadcast News Lab, the Advanced Advertising Lab and the Bradley Public Relations Firm.  These labs produce award-winning media products [...]

Public relations professor Dr. Robert Wakefield is currently serving on a committee to organize a 2010 conference on the international history of public relations.
The conference will examine how public relations has developed across the globe in different nations and cultures. Wakefield described it as taking a comprehensive look on the evolution of public relations worldwide.
Wakefield [...]