Penn State COMMversations

About Penn State COMMversations

Penn State COMMversations is a podcast produced by the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications that focuses on the people and programs of the Bellisario College.

Publisher

Penn State Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Sept 2017

Latest episode

5 May 2026

Latest episodes

93 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 May 2026

   (EP. 94) The 2026 Page Center Awards featuring Kaitlan Collins, Jeffrey Goldberg, Hubert Joly and Kelli Parsons

   Kaitlan Collins, chief White House correspondent and anchor at CNN; Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic; Hubert Joly, former CEO of Best Buy; and Kelli Parsons, CEO of Avoq participated in and were honored at the 9th annual Page Center Awards. The online event was held on March 23, 2026. In this episode of COMMversations, we hear clips from the event, including the honorees thoughts and advice on a variety of topics such as AI, bias in journalism, building trust and empathy in leadership.

2. 

   2 Feb 2026

   (EP. 93) AI and the First Amendment

   Amy Kristin Sanders is the John and Anne Curley Professor of First Amendment in the Bellisario College. In this episode of COMMversations, Amy will talk about how everyone, even lawyers, are learning as they go when it comes to artificial intelligence. She'll also discuss how Bellisario College students are facing these challenges and why Pennsylvania is a great place to work on finding solutions.

3. 

   13 Nov 2025

   (EP. 92) A Century in the Making: How Penn State Built a Leading Communications College

   Communications education at Penn State started with humble beginnings. In the early 1910s, the University offered just a few classes in journalism, advertising and wireless telegraphy — no departments, no majors. Over the next century, those courses would evolve into the globally recognized, nationally ranked Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. In this episode of COMMversations, resident historians and emeritus professors John Nichols and Patrick Parsons share the College’s remarkable journey from a modest collection of courses to one of the leading communications colleges in the country.

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

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Quality

32

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

84

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Guest appearances

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