Media Management Association Meeting: Brian Norris

University of Miami School of Communication 5100 Brunson Dr., Coral Gables, FL, United States

The next Media Management Association (MMA) meeting will take place on Thurs., March 23 at 5 p.m., in Wolfson 4027, and will feature Brian Norris, senior vice president, SMB Growth, NBCUniversal. Noris will discuss NBCUniversal's advertising strategies to small and medium sized businesses.

James Hoffman Family Endowed Speaker Series: Why I Teach Hate Speech

University of Miami School of Communication 5100 Brunson Dr., Coral Gables, FL, United States

The James Hoffman Family Endowed Speaker Series is supported by James Hoffman, A.B. ’80, a longtime UM volunteer and past president of the UM Alumni Association’s Denver Alumni Club. The series funds an annual lecture on the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The next speaker in the series is Sandy Bohrer, a First Amendment rights lawyer for almost 50 years, who also worked in the human rights arena. At the University of Miami School of Communication, he teaches Children and the Media, as well as Hate Speech and the Media. [...]

Inaugural Computing Day Featuring Two SoC Alumni

Frost Institute for Chemistry and Molecular Science 1201 Memorial Dr., Coral Gables, FL, United States

Please join us for the University of Miami’s inaugural Computing Day, where two School of Communication Interactive Media alumni are set to participate in the event's panel discussion, scheduled for 12:30-1:30 p.m. Computing Day is a part of a broad initiative to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in computing. The event convenes corporate and government professionals, faculty and student scholars, and other audiences engaged in all facets of computing as we design the future.