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Intern and Learn
Taking advantage of internships while in school can open up early, as well as long-term, career opportunities. A recent AWC Detroit event featured four speakers who shared their expertise. Those voices included, Jim Wojcik, associate professor of journalism at Central ...
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Apply to be an AWC Clarion Awards Judge
About AWC Judging The AWC Clarion Awards entries are judged by professional communicators who have considerable experience in each category. As a judge, you can indicate which categories you would like to judge – and which ones you do not ...
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Enter the 2022 AWC Clarion Awards Now!
What’s the Big Deal About Clarion Awards? The AWC Clarion Awards have been around for 49 years – one of the longest running awards programs in our industry. Winning an AWC Clarion Award is nationally recognized and prestigious. Every year ...
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Focus: The Importance of Women’s Sexual Health
Getting tested for sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) and infections (STIs) should be an annual check-up for women. Research shows that women can have more serious health issues that stem from STDs and STIs than men. Chlamydia is one of the most ...
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Texas’ New Abortion Law and Why It’s Concerning to Women
A new law in Texas that went into effect on September 1st, 2021 bans women from getting an abortion roughly after six weeks of pregnancy. The Texas Heartbeat Act differs from other abortion laws in the country because the ...
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Go back to school – even in your 50s
When people ask me why I decided to return to school for a graduate degree at age 57, I always say, “So I can cross it off my bucket list.” I’m half joking, but only half. I received my ...
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2021: A Year for FlexAbility
Happy New Year! We made it through the year 2020. A year unlike any other anyone has ever experienced before. A year that felt it moved at a snail’s pace at times, and at others like a flash of ...
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Planning, Emails, & Zoom: Navigating a Student Organization During a Global Pandemic
When I applied to be president of Illinois State University’s student chapter of the Association for Women in Communications, I knew the amount of responsibility I was taking on, but I had no idea the challenges myself and my ...
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Navigating our Way Through the New Normal
This school year is definitely like no other. Usually, we just have to worry about stuff like our class schedules and getting our homework done, but we now have much bigger things to worry about such as social distancing, ...
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