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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Please excuse multiple postings.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.kent.edu/slis/news/newsdetail.cfm?newsitem=78627FED-DC14-8A25-A1FFC9F66959F64E">http://www.kent.edu/slis/news/newsdetail.cfm?newsitem=78627FED-DC14-8A25-A1FFC9F66959F64E</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#282828">Interim Director Appointed to KSU School of Library and Information Science</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#282828">Stanley T. Wearden, Ph.D., dean of the College of Communication and Information at Kent State University, has announced the appointment of Jeffrey W. Fruit, professor of journalism and mass communication, as
interim director of the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS).</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In his announcement, Wearden said, “Jeff has extensive administrative experience after 10 years of excellent service as the director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication</span><span style="color:#282828">.
</span><span style="color:black">I am confident he will serve the school very well as we search for a continuing director.”
</span><span style="color:#282828">Wearden said the university will post the search for a new SLIS director later this month.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#282828">Fruit, of East Palestine, Ohio, served as director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication from 2002-2012, during which undergraduate and graduate enrollment increased significantly; two innovative
online master’s programs were launched (public relations and scholastic journalism); the school moved into a state-of-the-art 80,000-square-foot facility following a $21.5 million renovation; and the school’s funds in the University Foundation quadrupled.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333;background:white">Fruit’s research interests focus on the historic and current impact of technology on journalism, journalists and the broader media marketplace. He is a co-author of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The
Training and Hiring of Journalists</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(Ablex, 1985) with Lee B. Becker and Susan L. Caudill.</span><span style="color:#282828"> He holds a master’s degree in journalism from The Ohio State University, where
he also has passed General Examinations toward an interdisciplinary Ph.D. He earned a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in journalism and history from Ohio Wesleyan University.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#282828">Fruit replaces Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LLM, Ph.D., who will join the SLIS faculty to explore options for new curricular programs and continue his research and teaching in copyright, information law, intellectual
property and other areas in which he has established an international reputation.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#282828">The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University has the only American Library Association-accredited Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.)
degree program in Ohio, offering courses in Kent, Columbus (State Library of Ohio) and through a fully online option. SLIS also offers a Master of Science in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management and participates in an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in
the College of Communication and Information. The school is recognized by <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">U.S. News and World Report</span></em> as one of the nation’s top 20 LIS graduate programs, with a youth librarianship program that
is ranked 10th. It is one of the largest programs in the country, with more than 600 students enrolled. For more information, visit
<a href="http://www.kent.edu/slis">www.kent.edu/slis</a>.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. -- Jorge Luis Borges</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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