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Department of Communication and Media

The Department of Communication and Media at Rensselaer is an internationally recognized center for interdisciplinary education, research, and theory development.  Our programs prepare students to understand traditional and emerging communication technologies from a variety of perspectives, including communication studies, rhetorical studies, human-computer interaction, media and game studies, technical communication, composition, and graphic design.  In addition to these strengths in theory and research, our graduates excel at designing and producing usable and appealing content for contemporary communication contexts.

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W.J.T. Mitchell - "Seeing Madness: Insanity, Media and Visual Culture"

W. J. T. Mitchell, Gaylord Donnelly Distinguished Service Professor of English and Art History at the University of Chicago, addresses the relationship of visual and verbal representations to social and political issues - Monday April 29, 4–6 PM in DCC Room 330.  Free and open to the public.  

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W. J. T. Mitchell, Gaylord Donnelly Distinguished Service Professor of English and Art History at the University of Chicago, addresses the relationship of visual and verbal representations to social and political issues - Monday April 29, 4–6 PM in DCC Room 330.  Free and open to the public.  


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McKinney Writing Contest Winners and Reading by Marilynne Robinson April 17 at Biotech Auditorium

The winners of the 2013 McKinney Writing Contest in Fiction/Drama, Poetry, Essay, and Electronic Media will be honored at an awards ceremony on Wednesday April 17 at 8 pm in the Biotech Auditorium, Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies Building.  The evening will also feature a reading and Q&A by internationally acclaimed author Marilynne Robinson, as part of the Vollmer Fries Lecture Series.  The reading is free and open to the public. 

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The winners of the 2013 McKinney Writing Contest in Fiction/Drama, Poetry, Essay, and Electronic Media will be honored at an awards ceremony on Wednesday April 17 at 8 pm in the Biotech Auditorium, Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies Building.  The evening will also feature a reading and Q&A by internationally acclaimed author Marilynne Robinson, as part of the Vollmer Fries Lecture Series.  The reading is free and open to the public. 


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Princeton Review Ranks GSAS Program Among Best in North America

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Program Ranked in Top 15 Out of 150 Programs in U.S. and Canada

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Program Ranked in Top 15 Out of 150 Programs in U.S. and Canada


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