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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her

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SU Newhouse Prof & Endowed Chair 🍊; Editor, Comm Monographs. Director: CODE^SHIFT (Collab for Data Equity, Social Healing, Incl. Futures, & Transformation). Media Literacy, Community Engaged Research, Global Media, Youth. Views my own. See: drsrivi.com

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Nov 24

What an honor to be the only woman of color to receive the “2024 NCA Distinguished Scholar” from the first Black woman President of NCA - Dr. Marnel Niles Goins.

Award 2: NCA Org Comm service engagement.

Award 3: NCA International & Intercultural distinguished scholar award

#NCA2024

IICD distinguished scholar award. Srivi Ramasubramanian in bottle green dress standing with Shinsuke Eguchi in a stunning green suit in front of a big screen that announces Srivi as an award recipient. Both of them received this award this year

Srivi Ramasubramanian in red dress and red & white shawl holding a certificate.

Big screen announcing Srivi Ramasubramanian as NCA distinguished scholar. She is standing on stage as Dr. Jeannetta Sims announces at the podium.

Dr. Marnel Goins in a beautiful shimmery sea blue dress and lovely hairdo standing in the middle, giving a plaque to Srivi Ramasubramanian in a peacock blue and yellow kanjeevaram saree. Jeannetta Sims is announcing at the NCA podium.

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 13d

Excited to share that my poetry book “Blue Nectar” - feminist Bhakti poems on divine bliss- is now available for purchase.

Please go to bit.ly/BlueNectarEbook (ebook - $5) or bit.ly/BlueNectarPaper (paperback - $12) to purchase your copy.

#academicsky #commsky #booksky #poetry #feminism #bhakti

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 15d

Happy Navaratri and Rosh Hashanah greetings to all those who celebrate! May there be peace and happiness for all.

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 19d

Freedom of speech is a fundamental right of every human being. Press freedom is the life blood of a democracy. Academic freedom is the foundation of education.

#freedom #democracy #academicsky #commsky

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Aug 27

Note to self - the first week of classes is stressful for all.

Small boo-boos seem like big pains. Minor changes feel like big obstacles. Little things can trigger us to melt down.

A little kindness, understanding, and flexibility can go a long way.

#commsky #academicsky

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Aug 25

First day of classes - Fall 2025!!

Ready or not, here we go!! All the best for all students, faculty, and staff. We got this! 👏📚

The most exciting part is that no two classes are ever the same. And we as teachers are constantly learning by teaching.

#commsky #academicsky

Professor standing in front of greenery and path, symbolizing new beginnings

Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Aug 5

Excited for our CODE^SHIFT lab’s (yet another) Top Paper Award.

This one is from the Activism Division of NCA for a paper on Gaza solidarity encampments in student newspapers.

Grateful to my brilliant PhD advisee Shannon Burth for leading this project.

#NCA2025 #newhouse #commsky #academicsky

Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Jul 30

Thank you! Will you be there? Would love to see you.

Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Jul 29

#AEJMC folks going to SFO next week: do check out our #CODESHIFT lab’s sessions there.

The #Newhouse reception is on Thurs at 6 pm in John’s Grill. Hope to see you all there!

#AEJMC2025 #commsky #mediasky #academicsky

Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Jul 23

Two #postdoc #jobs at #SyracuseUniversity in #conflict #communication #advocacy #activism #commsky #academicsky

www.sujobopps.com/postings/110...)

Postdoctoral Researcher - PARCC Activism & Advocacy

The Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC) at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs seeks to hire a Postdoctoral Researcher with...

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NPR @npr.org · Jul 19

Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.

Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Jul 19

Excited for our CODE^SHIFT lab’s multiple paper acceptances to the 2025 National Communication Association convention. See you in Colorado in November. Let’s go, #NCA2025! #commsky #academicsky

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jun 30

Due to the ongoing U.S. measles outbreak, a Texas man worried that his young son was at risk and took him to get vaccinated.

The cost of the shot? $1,400.

A Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400.

Due to the ongoing U.S. measles outbreak, a Texas man worried that his young son was at risk and took him to get vaccinated. The cost of the shot? $1,400.

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Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · Jul 1

This is a concentration camp

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · Jul 1

Alligator Alcatraz from within

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Jun 24

This is oligarchy. This is obscene.

While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.

End this oligarchy.

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NPR @npr.org · Jun 23

After 104 days in a Louisiana immigration detention center, Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil has been released on bail.

'They wanted to separate me from my family, but they failed': Mahmoud Khalil speaks after ICE release

After 104 days in a Louisiana immigration detention center, Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil has been released on bail.

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Global Perspectives in Communication (GPC) @gpccomm.bsky.social · Jun 22

Our first peer review requests are going out today! We'll continue to "massage" our language, but here's how we're codifying our "three caveats" for GPC reviewers - we don't enforce style guides, we don't police Englishes, and we don't ask for rote justification of samples. =)

The Three Caveats of GPC reviews:

For initial submissions, we do not request or require any specific formatting or style guide - we do this because not all authors from all regions and disciplines use the same structures, and we don't want to unnecessarily burden authors for initial submissions. Thus, we ask that reviewers refrain from any comments or concerns about formatting, unless the comments specifically address one's ability to understand the manuscript itself. If a paper is accepted at GPC, we will then work directly with Authors to format the work (using the latest APA guidelines and the Oxford in-house style guides), and we have paid staff that focus on production notes.
As a journal with an authentically global focus, we recognize that while English is a lingua franca of many academic spaces, there are many different Englishes spoken around the world. As such, we ask reviewers to refrain from any comments about authors' grammar or syntax as we have no expectation about these elements on initial submission (again, unless it is an issue of comprehension). If a paper is accepted, again here we will work closely with authors on clarifications where needed (and again, we have a paid production team for these efforts).
We expect scholarship submitted to GPC to include observations made from anywhere and everywhere, as our colleagues come from all over the world. As such, we ask our reviewers to resist critiques asking authors to justify or contextualize the relevance of their observations simply because those observations come from smaller or local communities. This is not to say that reviewers cannot interrogate sampling and selection, but we ask that those critiques be made within the context of understanding the claims made within the piece being reviewed.

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Jun 23

A big relief to hit “send” on my (fourth) book manuscript.

It is on “Equitable Media Literacies: Pedagogies and Practices for Healthy Civic Futures” - a timely and important topic.

With my amazing coauthors: Paul Mihailidis, Patrick R. Johnson, Bobbie Foster, Shannon Burth & Melissa Tully!

Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Jun 22

Lovely time meeting and learning from you all at @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social @nibasaleem.bsky.social

#ica25 #commsky #academicsky

Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Jun 21

This year at #ICA25 we were reminded of how community can drive discussion, new ideas and help foster awesome collaborations! 🤝🏼

We are so grateful to have the opportunity to be able to reconnect with @drsrivi.bsky.social & @malenao.bsky.social, two amazing and wonderful scholars in #COMMSky! ✨

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Jun 9

Very proud of my recently hooded PhD advisee, @BenjaminTetteh!

Benjamin is getting a Top Paper Award from the International Comm Division of #AEJMC! 👏🎉🎊🥳

His paper is on Ghanaian journalists’ (self) censorship practices.

#journalism #news #media #ghana #africa #newhouse

Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Jun 5

Here are the list of CODE^SHIFT lab presentations at #ICA25 by current and recent members.

Feel free to reach out via DMs. Happy to say hello, give high fives/hugs, discuss collabs, brainstorm strategies to overcome problems.

#ChaiWithSrivi #ICA25 #AskMeAnything #commsky #academicsky

Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Jun 5

This new ICA journal is now accepting manuscripts. Check it out.

Global Perspectives in Communication (GPC) @gpccomm.bsky.social · May 20

... and, we're live! As of today, we are ready to receive your manuscripts in our peer review system, online at mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gpcomm

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Jun 3

Come say hello if you’ll be at #ICA25 Denver! #commsky #academicsky

I’ll be at the ICA Fellows mentoring session on Sat June 14 from 12-1:15 pm at Mt. Blue Sky (2nd floor, Grand Hyatt).

Stay tuned for my full schedule shortly.

#ica2025 #ica25 #mentoring #conference

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Kathy Roberts Forde @krforde.bsky.social · Apr 17

Today the UMass Amherst Stand Together Organizing Team got in touch with all faculty at Massachusetts universities and colleges who signed our Stand Together letter and asked them to organize support on their campus to build a statewide Massachusetts Higher Education Compact.

Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Apr 15

After #Princeton, now #Harvard stands up for what is right.

#Rutgers is building a coalition of Big Ten public schools.

#UMass-Amherst is working on getting land grant universities united.

United we are stronger. One step at a time.

#highered #academicsky #commsky

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Apr 16

This is awful. #mediasky #commsky #academicsky

Nsikan Akpan @monscience.bsky.social · Apr 16

Trump to halt federal funds for NPR, PBS, other public media

www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS

Trump and GOP Congress members accuse the public broadcasters of biased and "woke" programming. The president plans a rescission, giving Congress 45 days to approve it or allow funding to be restored.