Date of Award
2018
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Drawing on a qualitative review of historical artifacts, the author explores the birth and rise of the American Association of College News Bureaus and its successive organizations. The author performs a historical study, interlacing an interpretive biographical lens and rhetorical theory. The study seeks to determine what formative events and narratives shaped the Associations progression from 1915 until 1950 and to what extent, if any, the Association and its successor organizations established a new rhetorical arena in Americas higher Education landscape. The expansive horizontal network launched by the group better served colleges and universities with more robust dialogue and public relations vision. The pioneering work of Association leaders through the decades spawned the influential College Sports Information Directors of America, or CoSIDA, and later helped to launch CASE, the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, which remains an integral part of contemporary higher Education both in the United States and internationally.
Recommended Citation
Cook, Gregory D., "Shaping The Image Builders: The Birth And Rise Of The American Association Of College News Bureaus And A New Rhetorical Arena In Higher Education" (2018). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1711.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/1711