Department of Communication and Media

1. August 15, 2024

   $2.5M gift to LSA will endow communications professorship

   LSA has received a $2.5 million gift to establish the Pris Rogers Professorship in Strategic Communications in the Department of Communication and Media.

2. March 25, 2024

   Obituary — Hubert I. Cohen

   Hubert Irwin (“Hugh”) Cohen, professor of film, television and media in LSA, and of arts and ideas in the humanities in the Residential College, died March 1 at age 93.

3. December 13, 2023

   $3M gift establishes John H. Mitchell Professorship in Entertainment

   A $3 million gift, given by the Patricia W. Mitchell Trust, will establish the John H. Mitchell Professorship in Entertainment in LSA’s Department of Film, Television, and Media.

4. December 9, 2019

   New media staffer involved in local, national film production

   Paul Sutherland was born and raised in Ann Arbor, and while his career has taken him to Greece and on a popular late-night TV show, the new media technician remains loyal to his hometown.

5. June 20, 2019

   $10M estate gift to support efforts at LSA, Ross School of Business

   U-M is one of three universities sharing in a $50 million gift from the Patricia W. Mitchell Trusts to prepare students to lead industries in the media landscape of the future.