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Professor Shahira S. Fahmy presents two research papers in Paris and Shanghai
Professor Fahmy presented two papers at the international forum on China’s image and global communication in Shanghai, China and the communication power of global citizens and politicians conference in Paris, France.
Kamal Adham Center Hosts Arab Science Journalism Forum
The Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism Hosts the Arab Science Journalism Forum Third Arab Science Journalism Forum: Advancing Science Communication in Challenging Times
Professor El-Richani’s CMA Seniors Present Capstone Projects
Final Communication and Media Arts (CMA) Capstone presentations were held on May 20 and included four groups of CMA senior students who had worked on their projects under the supervision of Professor Sarah El-Richani. They presented their campaigns before a large audience consisting of friends, family and a panel of judges.
The Inauguration of the first Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society
On Wednesday, June 2, 2021, PPAD celebrated an exciting milestone: the inauguration of the first Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society non-US-based chapter here in Egypt.
Bowe to Present Four Papers at AEJMC
Associate Professor Brian J. Bowe will be presenting four papers at the upcoming Association for Education in Journalism Education (AEJMC) conference in August.
MMJ Seniors Win Regional Journalism Competition
Congratulations to our MMJ Students and Professor Kim Fox. The Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) announced their Region, 2 winners, in the annual Mark of Excellence (MOE) for student journalism. Several Multimedia Journalism students placed in the radio competitions. The top winners in each category will move to the next level of the competition: competing against other regional winners in 12 regions in their respective categories.
AUC Schools Rank Top in Africa
Eduniversal and QS World University rankings have ranked different AUC programs as some of the top performing and highest delivering academic courses of study in the continent, and the world. Check out some of the recent rankings by school below.
JRMC Faculty Team Win Third Place in FYC Competition
Professor of practice Kim Fox and associate professor of practice Nadine El Sayed won third place in the Futurize Your Course pitch competition, organized as part of the Research and Creativity Convention on March 31. Congratulations to the JRMC team who participated in the FYC competition. This portrays a great degree of hard work, passion and dedication all year long.
Rasha Allam Serves as a Judge at the Oxford Media Law Program
Congratulations to Professor Rasha Allam who was invited to serve as a judge in the International Annual Monroe E. Price Media Law Moot Court Competition on April 13. The Price Media Law Moot Court Competition is a joint program between the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights.
Shahira S. Fahmy to join the Advisory Board of Journal of Global Communication and Online Media
The Immediate Past Editor of Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly (JMCQ), Professor Louisa Ha and Founding Editor of a new online journal sponsored by the School of Journalism and Communication at Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) invited Professor Shahira S. Fahmy on March 25 to join the advisory board of her new journal.
PodFest Cairo 2021 Success
The virtual PodFest Cairo this year that was hosted by AUC’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communication was a great success. More than 70 people attended Podfest Cairo, Egypt's and Africa’s first podcasting conference on Sunday, March 7, 2021 on Zoom. The event was organized and hosted by the Journalism and Mass Communication department that also provided simultaneous translation.
AUC Holds First Virtual Open Day with 800 Prospective Students
Around 800 prospective students attended AUC's first virtual Open Day last Saturday, and more than 20 faculty members engaged with the students. Prospective students from a diverse set of high school backgrounds explored the 40 majors and 55 minors offered at the University. Each school had a Zoom booth and was represented by a faculty member who answered questions about the different courses, tracks and programs found at the school. The Student Service Center also had a booth to answer any additional questions about programs and admissions
Aisha Altubuly '21 Combats Gender-Based Violence in Libya
“Gender-based violence can be in the form of patriarchal norms through propagating gender stereotypes and always putting women and girls in a weaker position, or assuming that certain things are out of their capacity because of their gender traits and identity,” asserted Aisha Altubuly '21, political science graduate who received the Tomorrow’s Leaders US State-Department Funded (TL) scholarship at AUC.
Adham Center and Facebook Journalism Project Launches Mini Professional Diplomas in Health and Medical Journalism
The Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism and Facebook Journalism Project kicked off the Mini Professional Diplomas in Mobile Journalism as part of a one-year program in the joint project, Egypt COVID-19 Media Relief Project. This project offers a total of eight mini-professional diplomas on health and medical journalism, with specific reference to the coronavirus pandemic. The diplomas consist of four different specializations, each offered twice in the year 2021: mobile journalism, fact-checking, audience development, and media ethics.
Shahira S. Fahmy to Continue her Service as an Editorial Board Member for Media, War and Conflict SAGE Journal
Professor Shahira Fahmy has served on the board since the journal’s inception in 2008 and was selected to edit a special issue of the journal in 2010 on Images of Conflict. Media, War and Conflict is a major international, peer-reviewed journal that maps the shifting arena of war, conflict and terrorism in an intensively and extensively mediated age.