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Terry Britt to Advise UT Tyler Student Media

September 22, 2020

Media Contact: Beverley Golden
Senior Director of Media Relations
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
903.566.7303

The University of Texas at Tyler announced today that Dr. Terry L. Britt, assistant professor of communication, has been named interim faculty adviser for the Patriot Talon student publication.

Britt will provide professional guidance, training and support to Talon editors and staff.

Dr. Britt joined the UT Tyler Department of Communication in 2019. He is a 2013 graduate of UT Tyler with a bachelor’s degree in English. He also holds a master’s degree in journalism from UT Austin and a doctorate in journalism from the University of Missouri.

He is also a Patriot Talon alumnus, having served as its news editor in 2012-13.

“We are happy Dr. Britt agreed to step in and serve as interim faculty adviser for The University of Texas at Tyler Patriot Talon Media,” said Dr. Marsha Matthews, Department of Communication interim chair. “He brings not only his professional experience and expertise to the Talon, but also great enthusiasm for the opportunity to work with and mentor the next generation of journalists.”

Britt spent nearly 30 years in the newspaper industry and, later, digital journalism for various daily and weekly newspapers throughout Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.

A member of the prestigious UT System, The University of Texas at Tyler focuses on student success and innovative research in the more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered to nearly 10,000 students. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News and World Report as a national university and top public university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.