Dr. Ekin Yasin takes the helm as Director

Ekin Yasin talks to a person

The Communication Leadership graduate program is excited to formally announce Dr. Ekin Yasin as the new Director, effective July 2020! Ekin was appointed to the Department of Communication faculty in 2013, joined Comm Lead as Associate Director in 2016, and served as Co-Director from 2019-20. Prior to her time in Seattle, she held a teaching … Read more

Congratulations to Communication Leadership’s 2020 Award Winners

On June 12, we celebrated the 2020 graduating class, and the inspiring work Comm Leaders have done throughout the year. Although there were no high-fives or turning of tassels, the live virtual celebration was made special by the presence of our community, and the outpouring of well wishes and cheers from attendees across the globe. … Read more

Welcome to the Livestream Era

Comm Lead student Richard McLean, who is a live multi-camera video production and events professional, and bought the necessary equipment to enable us to livestream admission information sessions and connect with prospective students across the globe in real time.

by Anu Hastings Comm Lead attracts applicants from all over the world. And even in normal circumstances, we deal with the impact of distributed teams, snarly traffic, and other barriers to in-person communication. All these challenges had us thinking about the futuristic potential of livestreaming and remote conferencing technology “before it was cool.” So last … Read more

Facts Over Fear: A communication campaign against Islamophobia

Facts Over Fear: A communication campaign against Islamophobia

by Elliot Trotter It’s never been like Aneelah Afzali to wait for change to arrive. A graduate of Harvard Law School, in response to growing Islamophobia in the United States, Aneelah stepped away from her career as a lawyer to found the American Muslim Empowerment Network at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound in Redmond. She is an activist, … Read more