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In the Spotlight: Arif, Kidd and Velten

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December 4, 2015

Media Contact:  Hannah Buchanan
Editor/Writer–Strategic Communications & Media Relations
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
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December 4, 2015

Dr. Rauf Arif, assistant professor of mass communication; Dr. Mary Anna Kid, assistant professor of journalism; and Justin Velten, assistant professor of speech communication, will share their research at an international conference about multicultural societies on Dec. 7.

They will present “Incorporating Intercultural Communication Competencies in Higher Education” for the Communication in Multicultural Society conference at the National Research Nuclear University in Moscow.

“This speaking engagement is especially important and displays the relevance of our faculty research as it pertains to the heightened discussions regarding multiculturalism in Paris after the recent bombings,” Velten said.

For more information, contact Velten, 903.566.7095 or jvelten@uttyler.edu.

The UT Tyler Department of Communication, housed within the College of Arts and Sciences, offers bachelor’s degrees in mass communication and speech communication and a master of arts degree in communication, each tailored to students’ specific interests and abilities.

Contact: 903.566.7253 or communication@uttyler.edu.