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From Boston to Buckingham: Just Another Thursday
Celebrating holidays in a country other than the one in which you were born can be really interesting. It’s an opportunity to get to know another culture’s customs and to see how they’re similar or different to your own. But what do you do when one of the biggest holidays…
COMfused Comics: “How are you?”
As part of our fall semester, staff writers Sadie Devane and Nihal Atawane teamed up to create a series of comics describing what life is like for an international student coming to the United States. Their comics focus on specific slice-of-life (and culture shock) moments. Without further ado, The COMmunicator is…
Planning and Pitches: Interning at London’s Founded
The end of my internship and the beginning of the rest of my career. Through the Boston University London Internship Program, I had the amazing opportunity to spend time interning for Founded, which is a creative agency “for brands with a commercial agenda.” I worked with the account planning team,…
Why Investor Relations?: A Conversation with Professor Brian Norris
A first-time investor relations professor at the College of Communication, Brian Norris is a seasoned finance executive with more than 20 years of experience. He has worked in operational finance, corporate development, and investor relations. His good reputation precedes him in Boston’s investor relations world and beyond. Prachi Kabir: How…
Interning in London: Fashion PR with Purple
For seven weeks, I have been given the opportunity to intern at a major fashion and lifestyle public relations agency called Purple PR. Ranging from leading global brands to the underground scene of the next generation of upcoming stylists, Purple deals with many types of customer within the fashion, beauty,…
Dean Thomas Fiedler Reflects on his Time as Dean of the College of Communication
After 10 years of serving as Dean of the College of Communication, Thomas Fiedler (COM ’71) is embarking on a new journey. That his career included a stop in academia was a welcome surprise, he said, and he is just as excited to discover what comes next. “Now, I don’t…
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