Everette E. Dennis | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 15, 1942 Seattle, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Media expert, author, academic administrator and organization executive |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Political Science Master of Arts in Communication Doctor of Philosophy in Mass Communication Post-doctoral Fellowships in Law and Public Affairs |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon Syracuse University University of Minnesota |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Northwestern University in Qatar Northwestern University Fordham University University of Minnesota University of Oregon Kansas State University |
Everette E. Dennis (born August 15, 1942) is an American media expert, author, academic administrator and organization executive. He is a former Dean and Chief Executive Officer at Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q).[1] Since 2021, he has been professor emeritus in the Medill School at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois and since 2011, Felix E. Larkin Distinguished Professor emeritus in Fordham's Graduate School of Business in New York City.[2]
Dennis is most known for his contributions to institution building, education, philanthropy, and foreign affairs, with a primary focus on media and society, and publications on journalistic practice, media economics and management, media technology and digital disruption, media law/ethics, and global communication.[3] With over 200 scholarly articles and approximately 45 books authored, co-authored or edited to his name, including Other Voices: The New Journalism in America, Understanding Media in the Digital Age, and Media Debates: Great Issues for the Digital Age, his work, translated into multiple languages, has been cited within media studies and related fields. He has led research initiatives on media credibility, presidential coverage, media usage in the Middle East,[4] and his foundation policy endeavors in Eastern Europe, East Asia, and Latin America have yielded various prescriptive monographs.[5] He is a recipient of the Eleanor Blum Award[6] and the Trayes Award,[7]
Dennis was elected in 2017 as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.[3] He holds elected life memberships in the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Antiquarian Society, alongside membership in the Century Association and Harvard Club of New York.[2]