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Media and Communication Major

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Media and Communications Minor
Public Relations Minor
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Shekhar A. Deshpande

Professor

FULL BIO FOR SHEKHAR A. DESHPANDE

Phone (215) 572-2918

Email deshpans@arcadia.edu
Michael D. Dwyer, PhD

Program Director, Global Media, Media and Communication

FULL BIO FOR MICHAEL D. DWYER, PHD

Phone (215) 572-2857

Email dwyerm@arcadia.edu

Office Hours MW 3-4
Meredith Frank

Adjunct Professor

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Email frankm@arcadia.edu
Grant Gegwich

Adjunct Professor

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Email gegwichg@arcadia.edu
David Hannon

Adjunct Professor

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Email hannond@arcadia.edu
Lisa Holderman

Associate Professor and Department Chair

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Phone 215-572-2869

Email holderman@arcadia.edu
Gralin Hughes

Adjunct Professor

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Email HughesG@arcadia.edu
Christine M. Mullin

Assistant Professor

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Phone (215) 572-2140

Email mullinc@arcadia.edu
Alan W. Powell

Professor Emeritus

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Phone (215) 517-2496

Email powella@arcadia.edu
Ingrid Raphael

Adjunct Professor

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Email raphaeli@arcadia.edu

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MEDIA & COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT

Murphy Hall

Shekhar Deshpande

226 Murphy Hall
deshpans@arcadia.edu

Michael Dwyer

224 Murphy Hall
215-572-2857
dwyerm@arcadia.edu

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