Turning Pain into Purpose: How an English Professor Used Past Experiences to Address Current Events When reflecting on everything that has formed Dr. Maya Hislop as a professor, she turns back to her time at the University of Virginia where she received her Ph.D. and worked until...
A Roadmap to Social Media Success As a senior communication major, I have worked with social media in several different contexts during my college career. While working with these various teams, I have gotten the opportunity to learn many techniques and software programs relevant to the...
Online Job Searching Tips in the Middle of a Pandemic It can feel like trying to find a job takes forever — especially when we are in the middle of a global pandemic. As companies are moving to remote work and employees are being laid off,...
Instagram Stories: Your Best Tool for Better Engagement I think it is safe to say that we are all in the process of learning a new normal. Since the COVID-19 pandemic has arrived, many are dealing with disruptions to their daily routines and are struggling to...
Virtual Meeting Communication Tips in a Professional Setting With the vast majority of classes being conducted online and most businesses working from home, using video conferencing has never been more popular. Below is a list of tips that we recommend while using Zoom, Skype, WebEx or...
Social Media in the Corporate World Instagram, Tik Tok, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter … the list goes on and on. It seems that every year brings a new social media platform to entertain, inspire and broaden our social networking opportunities, but are they genuinely useful? Do they...
The Power of Taking Risks The most common piece of advice I received as I entered college was to step outside of my comfort zone and not be afraid to try new things. After a while, these suggestions became repetitive and began to lose importance for...
Fast Facts About Nonprofit Communications You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner Are you interested in learning about nonprofit organizations? Do you wish you knew more facts about how they interact with the public? Does social media marketing interest you? If you answered yes to any of these...
Getting the Inside Scoop with Kingsley-Wyn Ukuku, Student Editor for The South Carolina Review “Honestly, it started out as a backup plan,” answered Kingsley-Wyn Ukuku when asked about her desire to go into the publication field after she graduates in December 2020. Ukuku is an English...
We asked three English majors what book they thought was better than the movie. Here's what they had to say!...