Events for April 17 - March 1

Creativity immediately comes to mind when we think of the Walt Disney Company, but what about personality? Leadership plays an important role in the visionary media empire and it has been reflected in the growth of Disney+ and other Disney-affiliated streaming platforms at a global scale despite the pandemic. So, do you have what it takes to become a leader at Disney? Join us for a conversation with alumni, James Dorgan of the Walt Disney Company to get answers plus hear about his journey from the UM classroom to the [...]

Join us Wednesday, March 31st 4:30pm-6pm EST With a welcome from School of Communication Dean Karin Wilkins, and opening remarks from Dr. Jafari Allen, director of the UM Africana Studies Program. Blackness has been (and continues to be) under attack globally, but particularly within our country. As universities grapple with some of the wider-ranging and material effects of racism, particularly anti-Blackness, three scholars engage questions about the relationship of racial identity to social movements, media production, and intellectual property. Dr. Lisa M. Corrigan draws from her most-recent book Black Feelings: [...]