Institute - Communication - The University of Utah

What We Do

The Edna Anderson-Taylor Communication Institute, housed in the Department of Communication at the University of Utah, serves as a crossroads to bring together scholars, practitioners, and students from across campus, our local community, and well beyond. Together, we think about the role that communication plays in some of society’s most pressing problems—and how we can best work to address them.

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Educating the Next Generation

The Board of Trustees permanently established the Communication Institute in 1997. In 2022, in recognition of Edna Anderson-Taylor, a trailblazer in Utah broadcasting and alumna of the University of Utah, the Institute was renamed the Edna Anderson-Taylor Communication Institute. The Institute is now a vibrant channel through which scholarship, teaching, and service are shared across campus, our local community, and well beyond.

The Institute offers state-of-the-art workshops, lectures, and symposia focusing on a wide range of communication and journalism practices, in domains such as culture, technology, health, science, and politics. Each year, the Institute hosts a series of campus and public events focusing on issues of public concern, as well as fellowships and awards that support groundbreaking communication research.

Voices of Utah Student Showcase

This semester, student journalists immersed themselves in documenting the creative communities shaping our state. Please celebrate their hard work with us during a special showcase.
What's working in journalism with Bill Grueskin

Join us for the 2026 Parry D. Sorensen Distinguished Lecture, presented by the Edna Anderson Taylor Communication Institute.
Media, Protest, and Resistance: Research Symposium

This symposium brings together a wide range of experts to address pressing questions about media, protest, and resistance. Six professors from across the U.S. will present research highlighting different topics, cases, and approaches, and an additional panel will feature the perspectives of four Department of Communication graduate students. Sessions are free and open to all.

Events

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Edna Anderson-Taylor Communication Institute

Department of Communication

Voices of Utah Student Showcase

What's working in journalism with Bill Grueskin

Media, Protest, and Resistance: Research Symposium

May 25

Memorial Day

Jun 15

Juneteenth

Jul 03

Independence Day

Jul 24

Pioneer Day

Sep 07

Labor Day

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