June 22, 2023
The Page Center’s call for research on narratives fittingly has a unique story. Launched a year before the COVID-19 pandemic stalled everything, the call’s senior research fellows and scholars persevered to publish the first book on narratives research in public and corporate communication. The book will be available in July.
Research shows that storytelling done well can be… More
June 14, 2023
Listening plays a part in every facet of strategic communication. In 2020, the Page Center funded 12 research projects that studied listening’s role in the corporate world. That compilation of original work is featured in a new book edited by senior research fellow Katie Place.
Each chapter of “Organizational Listening for Strategic Communication: Building Theory… More
April 19, 2023
The Arthur W. Page Center announced the recipients of its 2023 Page/Johnson Legacy Scholar Grants. The 19 projects will cover a wide range of areas and offer insights within two important research topics – digital analytics and prosocial communication.
The scholar grant program is a primary function of the Page Center. Each year with the help of senior… More
April 11, 2023
The Page Center chose three student-written essays that capture the spirit of its annual Page Center Awards event. Submissions reflect on the leadership of this year’s honorees and the on-going need for integrity in public communications. Winning essayists also channel their own experiences and share how the honorees inspire their current work and future careers.
More than 200… More
April 10, 2023
The Arthur W. Page Center at Penn State is partnering with the Crisis Communication Think Tank at the University of Georgia to support collaborative student research. As part of the partnership, the Page Center’s Graduate Student Lab Group and CCTT’s Crisis Insights & Analytics (CIA) Lab will join forces to produce innovative and timely research on a… More
March 30, 2023
By Cerrena Lewis, Page Center intern
The Page Center recently launched an addition to its online Public Relations Ethics Training program. The module, "Parallels Among Public Interest Communication, Cause Communication and Activism," is part of a new series of scholar-made modules that focus on activism.
Module developer Corey Hickerson, professor at James Madison University, said students who… More