Advertising and ICR faculty, students present research at 2025 American Academy of Advertising Conference

March 21, 2025 Advertising faculty and graduate students in the MS advertising and ICR doctoral programs, as well as several alumni, participated in the 2025 annual conference of the American Academy of Advertising, held March 6-9 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Faculty and graduate students participated in eight paper presentations and three panels, discussing research and ideas […]

Advertising and ICR faculty and graduate students recognized at 2024 AAA conference

March 22, 2024 Faculty and graduate students in the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising and Institute of Communications Research were honored with awards and presented research at the annual conference of the American Academy of Advertising, held March 14-17, 2024, in Portland, Oregon.  Professor Michelle Nelson, head of the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising, won […]

I on the Media

September 8, 2023 “I on the Media” is a series from the University of Illinois College of Media in which faculty, staff, and students at the college address current issues and research. It began in 2020 to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on media-related issues.  Hear from our experts In this Q&A, Professor Brant Houston, Knight Chair of Investigative […]

Media faculty, students present at 2023 International Communication Association conference

June 15, 2023 The College of Media was well represented at the 73rd annual International Communication Association conference this summer in Toronto, Canada, with many faculty and graduate students presenting on the theme of “Reclaiming Authenticity in Communication.” The ICA aims to advance the scholarly study of human communication by encouraging and facilitating excellence in […]

Advertising faculty and graduate students recognized at 2023 AAA conference

April 24, 2023 The American Academy of Advertising held its annual conference March 23-26 in Denver, Colorado, where five faculty from the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising and graduate students in advertising and from the Institute of Communications Research presented papers, led panel discussions, and won awards.  Sela Sar, professor of advertising and director […]

Kevin Wise receives college award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Teaching

On the nomination of the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising and advice of the College Executive Committee, Kevin Wise, professor of advertising and director of graduate studies for the Institute of Communications Research, was named the College of Media’s winner for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Teaching. Wise has taught advertising at Illinois for seven years, and […]