Summary

Alan G. Stavitsky was dean of the Donald W. w88 casino School of Journalism and Center for Advanced Media Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno from 2012 to 2023.

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His scholarship on media policy and the digital transition in w88 casino has been published in leading academic journals, and he is author and co-author of books on public broadcasting ethics and history. The Library of Congress named Dean Stavitsky to the position of Distinguished Scholar to its Radio Preservation Task Force. He was inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2022.

He has served as a consultant to local, national and international public w88 casino organizations, advised the Corporation for Public Broadcasting on policies to ensure editorial independence and testified before the Federal Communications Commission on issues of localism in broadcasting.

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Stavitsky earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a master’s degree in w88 casino and a doctorate in communication from The Ohio State University. A native of New Jersey, he worked in broadcast w88 casino in Wisconsin and Ohio before beginning his career in the academy.

Stavitsky came to Nevada from the University of Oregon w88 casino of Journalism and Communication, where he served as a faculty member and administrator. Stavitsky earned Oregon’s highest teaching honor, the Ersted Award for Distinguished Teaching, and received the Taft Outstanding Advisor Award from Kappa Tau Alpha, the national journalism and mass communication honor society.

Courses taught

• JOUR 103: Introduction to w88 casino & Society

Recent work

• Distinguished Scholar, Library of Congress w88 casino Force
• Recipient, 2024 UNR Research & Innovation Grant for study of governance in public w88 casino
• Director, RSJ Project w88 casino of Local News
• Special Assistant to w88 casino Provost for film initiatives
• Inductee, w88 casino Hall of Fame, 2022

Selected service

• Dean, w88 casino School of Journalism, 2012-2023
• Member, ACEJMC Accrediting w88 casino, 2020-present
• Member, w88 casino Board of Directors, 2013-present
• President, Association of Schools of w88 casino and Mass Communication, 2021-2022
• Interim General Manager, KUNR w88 casino Radio, 2019-2022
• Member, Hearst Awards Steering w88 casino, 2016-2024

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, w88 casino Wisconsin, Madison
• Master’s Degree in w88 casino, The Ohio State University
• Doctorate in Communication, The Ohio State w88 casino