Fox News anchor Arthel Neville (B.J., 1986) will deliver the Moody College of Communication commencement address. Neville, who won the college's DeWitt Carter Reddick Award in 2017, previously was host and producer of “Extreme Closeup” on E! Entertainment Television and the first African-American woman to host her own daily show on CNN. Commencement will take place at the Frank Erwin Center, 3 p.m. On Saturday, the commencement speaker for the LBJ School of Public Affairs will be TV journalist Soledad O’Brien, now chairwoman of the Starfish Media Group. That commencement, in the LBJ Auditorium, begins at 11 a.m.

The first summer session begins. The School of Journalism is offering the following classroom courses during the two sessions: Reporting Words, Reporting Images, Social Media Journalism and Portfolio.

School of Journalism Professor Rosental Alves, described as a "leader in online journalism and connecting Latin America and the United States journalism," was selected to enter the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame. He joins Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriquez, the School of Journalism professor who entered the Hall in 2008. Alves and three other honorees will be honored during this year's NAHJ conference on July 21 in Miami.

KUT 90.5, Austin’s NPR station, and “Texas Standard,” the daily radio news show of Texas, earned a combined 17 awards, including 11 first-place designations, from the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters (TAPB) in recognition of excellence and achievement in journalism. The awards, announced April 21, were earned in the Division A, large-market radio news category.

The weeklong institute (July 16-20) is for faculty and graduate students interested in using oral history in research. Instructors include scholars who have created their own oral history projects, have published widely using oral history and are leaders in oral history publishing and teaching.

Make a gift today to help establish a permanent legacy in honor of Wanda “Fluffy” Cash. The endowment will benefit students who otherwise couldn't afford out-of-town internships.

Graham Dickie, a Fall 2017 graduate, received the top student award in the Alexia Foundation Photography grant competition—an international contest for documentary photography. He will use the grant to continue his thesis on southern hip-hop.