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Rogan speaks about terrorism at recent conference

Randy Rogan, professor of communication and senior associate dean in the College, recently spoke at the World Summit on Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya, Israel, on the topic of individual engagement in violent extremism (lone wolf phenomenon). The International Institute for Counter Terrorism’s 15th International Conference: World […]


Rogan, Thomas named co-Interim Deans of the College

A message from Provost Rogan Kersh. I am pleased to announce that the College’s current Senior Associate Deans, Rebecca Thomas and Randy Rogan, have agreed to serve as co-Interim Deans of the College. Randy and Rebecca’s seasoned leadership experience and close working relationship with departing […]


WFU will launch EMS for scheduling campus space

The following message is from Provost Rogan Kersh and Senior Vice President Hof Milam: We are pleased to announce that the university plans to implement a centralized, campus-wide license for Event Management System (EMS) for scheduling of non-classroom space on campus. This software will allow […]


Rogan speaks at World Summit for Counter-Terrorism

Randall Rogan, professor of communication, recently presented “What to expect in jihad: AQAP’s Inspire publication” at the World Summit for Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya, Israel. Rogan spoke about the way in which the language used in the online magazines function to recruit and radicalize individuals into […]


Update from the Dept. of Communication

Mary M. Dalton and Laura R. Linder published “Teacher TV: Iconic Images of Teachers on American Television” in How “the Teacher” Is Presented in Literature, History, Religion, and the Arts: Cross-cultural Analyses of a Stereotype, eds. Raymond McCluskey and Stephen Mckinney. Lewiston, New York: Edwin […]


Update from Dept. of Communication

Jarrod Atchison presented “Defending Decisions — Conspiracy Theories and Water Utilities” to the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies in Newport, RI, on Oct. 17. Michael Hyde and co-author Nancy King published their new book, “Bioethics, Public Moral Argument, and Social Responsibility,” in an effort to […]


Summer update from Dept. of Communication

Jarrod Atchison served as chair for the panel “Navigating Reasoned Argument Opportunities: New Developments from the 2009 National Debate Developmental Conference” at Alta Argumentation Conference, July 29-31, Snowbird, Utah. On that panel, he presented the paper “Pedagogical Functions of the Annual Resolution in Contemporary Policy […]


Rogan publishes article, presents paper

Randy Rogan, professor of communication, published the article “Jihad Against Infidels and Democracy: A Frame Analysis of Jihadist Ideology and Jurisprudence for Martyrdom and Violent Jihad,” in Communication Monographs (77, pp. 393-413). He also presented the paper “Biased Objectivity: An Investigation of Differential Language in the […]


Rogan co-authors book

Randy Rogan, professor of communication, co-authored a book, “Contemporary Theory, Research, and Practice of Crisis and Hostage Negotiation,” with F. Lancelely. (Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. 2010). He wrote three chapters in the book: “Contemporary theory, research, and practice of crisis and hostage negotiation: An overview” […]


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