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Congratulations to Associate Professor Anita Atwell Seate on being awarded a Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year Award from the University of Maryland's Graduate School. Over 30 graduate faculty members were nominated by their students; Seate was one of ten faculty to receive the award for 2020. Seate is the third member of the Department of Communication to receive this recognition; the Department of Communication is the most recognized ARHU department since the award began in 2011.

New GSIT graduate, Cheikhani Khlil, from the Department of Communication received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Secretary of the Maryland Higher Education Commission, Dr. James Fielder. The MHEC is responsible for establishing statewide policies for Maryland public and private colleges. Mr. Khlil received the certificate in recognition of his translation work in the DC area that helped Arabic speaking communities comprehend the safety issues associated with COVID 19. Mr. Khlil translated texts into Arabic each day during the pandemic. 

Several faculty members and graduate students from the Department of Communication participated in the 2020 virtual conference of the International Communication Association: