School of Communication Dean and Marketing Professor Brent Smith weighed in for WalletHub regarding car insurance and celebrities, indicating that video endorsements are especially easier for consumers to recall.
Alum and WERS General Manager Howard “D” Simpson ’94 created ERS+ after George’s Floyd’s death in 2020, growing its audience ever since and earning spots on Neilsen ratings frequently.
Martinez, inspired by the work of MLK Jr., founded the Migrant Education Council and The Puente Fund in 1969 and 1970 and supported “Chapter 17A” for first-in-the-U.S. bilingual and special education laws.
Journalism assistant professor Zhao Peng weighed in for an article examining the state of the journalism industry and the prospects for students aspiring to work in the field.
WERS General Manager and alum Howard “D” Simpson ’94 is profiled on local CBS affiliate WBZ, rising from a listener of the radio station decades ago to the GM role in 2021.
Senior affiliated faculty David Richard spoke about brands and marketing in relation to a piece about kids promoting skin care products on social media, which could be harmful to their health.
Faculty Kristin Lieb spoke to AFP, a French global news agency, about better representation of women and gender fluid people nominated in prominent Grammy categories this year.
VMA faculty and filmmaker Mike Ryan is the co-producer, alongside Sophie Luo.
Faculty Mneesha Gellman writes for The Conversation about the upcoming presidential election in El Salvador, which President Nayib Bukele is poised to win again.
VMA faculty and filmmaker John Gianvito contributed to an article questioning whether movie intermissions should return to the big screen, given several Academy Award-nominated films this year have long run times.