Washburn Communication Studies Department

05/17/2026

Congratulations to our MA, BA, and our first ever B.Ed. In Speech and Theatre grads. Washburn spring 2026 commencement is in the books!

05/01/2026

Another Spring Celebration in the books. It was a wonderful evening filled with awards, recognition, great food, and most of all, amazing students. ! 💙

(Special thanks to Dr. Carson Kay for taking pictures!)

12/13/2025

Congratulations to our fall 2025 graduates!

08/21/2025

Let’s convocate!

12/14/2024

Only one Comm Studies graduate this evening at WU’s College of Arts and Sciences fall ceremony, but what a student. Stephanie Vanetti—you did us proud with that commencement speech, and we are so proud of you! 💙

11/24/2024

Another National Communication Association (NCA) conference comes to an end. The “Comm Bods” represented the university well, and probably most importantly, we had amazing beignets 😛. Congratulations Dr. Adebayo and Dr. Kay on your excellent presentations!🥳

10/31/2024

Dr. S on WIBW this evening!

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10/24/2024

We have a brand new tenure-track position open in our department. Come work with us, and spread the word!

Position Title: Assistant Professor (Communication Studies) Department: Communication Studies Campus Location: Washburn University The screening committee will review all eligible applications submitted by November 13, 2024. Position Summary: Washburn University invites applications for an Assistant...

05/12/2024

Congratulations, Danielle!

TOPEKA (KSNT) – April’s Everything Woman honoree Danielle Hall was born and raised in Topeka. Hall went to college in the Capital City, and ultimately decided to stay to develop her pro…

05/12/2024

Congratulations to our spring and summer graduates who participated in commencement today. We have had so much to celebrate as a department this year. I’m ecstatic to add two additional university honors announced today: our own Gena Michaelis was the College’s student speaker this afternoon, and Eleanor Jones (major in History and competitor on our mock trial team) was the CAS Sibberson Award winner! 💙🥳