Chancellor Hawkins notified the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) that Troy’s Hall School of Journalism and Communication propose to offer the Master of Science in Strategic Communication starting Fall 2012.

This exciting, innovative and timely degree proposal will be offered through Troy’s eTROY online campus.

Contact Dr. Padgett for more information about this proposal.

The Hall School of Journalism and Communication welcomes Prof. Morgan Drinkard as an adjunct faculty member. Prof. Drinkard earned her undergraduate degree from the Hall School and her graduate degree from the University of Alabama.

Prof. Drinkard will be teaching two sections of JRN 1100 Technologies in Journalism and one section of JRN 2230 Introduction to Public Relations during the Spring 2011 term.

Prof. Evans

Prof. M. Stanton Evans will teach two classes during the Spring 2012 term. In addition to teaching JRN 4421 Editorial Page, Prof. Evans will teach a class on reporting business and economics news.

The business and economics reporting class is one that Prof. Evans has wanted to introduce to Troy’s Hall School of Journalism and Communication for more than 20 years.

Prof. Evans is uniquely qualified to teach a class focused on reporting business and economic news. In addition to his strong career as an editor, a nationally syndicated columnist, author of nine scholarly books and as a commentator for NPR, the Voice of American and CBS network, Prof. Evans completed graduate work in economics at New York University.

Students interested in taking Prof. Evans’ classes should see their adviser.