School of Journalism and Mass Communication faculty participated in the annual program for the Iowa Chapter of the Fulbright Alumni Association, which included current Fulbright scholars at Iowa institutions and past Fulbright scholars who live in Iowa. The theme of this year’s program was freedom of speech and press. Professor David Wright conducted a two-hour morning session on the basics of the First Amendment and the foundations of mass communication in the United States. The afternoon panel discussion focused on current issues facing the journalism profession. Participants included Dean Kathleen Richardson and Drake alumnus Lynn Hicks, JO’91, who is the opinion editor for the Des Moines Register. Leslie Mamoorian, who retired as associate director of international admission at Drake, coordinated the event.

Kathleen Richardson, School of Journalism and Mass Communication