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Kenneth C. C. Yang is a professor of  communications. As a native of Taiwan before immigrating to the US for his teaching position, he has transformed his research interests from traditional social sciences to data and computational research of unstructured texts and discourses produced by human beings. Trained as a new media researcher at Ohio State University at Columbus, Kenneth is constantly amazed by the advances and impacts of technologies on contemporary human experiences and how researchers are empowered for their research. During Fall 2023, Kenneth served as a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar at the Department of Media and Journalism Studies of Masaryk University (MUNI) in Brno. Kenneth offered an undergraduate course in New Media Advertising that introduced MUNI students to the latest developments of new technologies and how these technologies can be utilized for their careers in the field of communication. At the end of the sem...

Denisa Hejlová od roku 2011 vede Katedru Marketingové komunikace a public relations na Fakultě sociálních věd Univerzity Karlovy. Podzimní semestr akademického roku 2014/2015 strávila jako stipendistka Fulbright-Masarykova programu na Columbia University v New Yorku s cílem porovnat roli a funkci oborů Public Relations a Public Affairs ve Spojených státech amerických a v České republice. Spojené státy jsou experty vnímány jako kolébka PR, a pro Denisu Hejlovou proto byly logickou destinací. Během čtyřměsíčního pobytu sbírala informace a nápady pro knihu "Public Relations," ve které studentům i odborníkům z praxe médií a masové komunikace přiblížila historii a teorii oboru PR. Američtí kolegové z řad pedagogů Denisu Hejlovou inspirovali i svým způsobem výuky, zejména důrazem na diskuzi, týmovou práci a využíváním případových studií. Po návratu tyto rysy amerického vzdělávacího systému implementovala do svých hodin na Fakultě sociálních věd a v roce 2020 otevřela nový obor Stra...

Scholar Spotlight Interview: Azeta Hatef by Chloe' Sky  Summary Azeta Hatef is serving this year as a Fulbright Scholar through an affiliation with Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia. Inspired by her personal journey as an Afghan-American, she studies, researches and teaches international communications and world media systems. Read below to find out about her research in the Roma community, how ethnography informs her method, and why she thinks Fulbright is such a valuable experience. Fast Facts   Hometown:  Fremont, California Age:  30 College, Major/Minor:  B.A. – Berkeley; M.A. – Syracuse; Ph.D. - Penn State in Mass Communications Czech University:  Masarykova Univerzita Favorite Czech word or phrase:   učitelka , teacher Favorite Czech food:  Azeta is a vegetarian. She likes the meatless classic smažený sýr , or fried cheese. Favorite Quote: “For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through ...