Abstract
This article reflects on the vulnerabilities and strengths of communication departments at the University of Nebraska. The relatively small size of communication departments makes them especially vulnerable to administrative budget cutters. For a complex set of reasons, particular disciplines have become defining elements of universities in the U.S. Unfortunately, communication departments have not achieved such status. The professional organizations need to do more than offer the occasional workshop, they ought to make a concerted effort to help communications departments maximize the discipline's opportunity and make the field of communication valuable to students and become ever more essential to the university.
Recommended Citation
Lee, R., & Seiler, W. (1999). Protecting communication departments: Reflections on the Nebraska experience. Journal of the Association for Communication Administration, 28(3), 137–144.
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