About ASCCJ

Today’s media and communication landscape is more complex and rapidly evolving than ever before. Comprehensive schools of communication and journalism are challenged with aligning their programs with this ever-evolving climate while also meeting the management needs of large organizations.

ASCCJ is the only organization of its kind—one that is specifically focused on the largest and most comprehensive academic communication and journalism schools and colleges, in an effort to foster collaboration and strengthen these fields.

We bring together our member schools to foster collaboration, share data and management practices, and address emerging issues to enable deans and directors to make informed decisions to the advantage of their institutions. This collaboration helps schools benchmark themselves within their fields and provide evidence-based support for management decisions.

ASCCJ was launched in 2018 and is tailored to serve the specialized requirements of our nation’s largest institutions of journalism and communication as they endeavor to serve their students and advance the field.

Our Activities

Fostering Collaboration

  • We bring together leadership from across our member schools at an annual in-person Forum focused on finding collaboration on the most pressing issues facing the fields of communication and journalism.

  • We host virtual meetings and informal in-person gatherings aligned with the largest academic conferences.

  • We facilitate regular communication between deans and directors to allow for real-time coordination on emerging issues.

Empowering Data Sharing

  • We collect and aggregate data from across our member schools to facilitate decision-making and benchmarking.

  • We maintain a faculty directory that can be used to identify areas of collaboration or staff sits visits

Advancing Expertise

  • We organize topic-based committees that meet virtually 2-3 times per semester for informal collaboration and peer networking. Committees include:

    • Artificial Intelligence

    • Community and Climate

    • Career and Internship Services

    • Development

    • Graduate Studies

    • Research

Our Leadership

Board Leadership

Jay Bernhardt, ASCCJ Founder & President, Emerson College

Karin Wilkins, ASCCJ Board Chair & Dean, School of Communication, University of Miami

Board of Directors

Anita Vangelisti, Interim Dean, Moody College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin

Brian Butler, Dean, College of Communication & Information Sciences, University of Alabama

David Kurpius, Dean, School of Journalism, University of Missouri

Heidi Hennink-Kaminski, Dean, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Michigan State

Hub Brown, Dean, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida

Jennifer Greer, Dean, College of Communication and Information, University of Kentucky

Willow Bay, Dean, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

Staff

Erin Norvell, Executive Director

Madeleine Holland, Associate Director