Berman
Institute for Effective Communication
Brian H. Spitzberg, Director
The Berman Institute for Effective Communication within the
School of Communication is dedicated to the study of language
and behavior in social context. Contemporary
trends no longer seem to answer to the call of the individual’s command
of language in everyday experience. It is therefore imperative that the connections
between communication and the practical realms of polity, family, and society
be re-established. To do so requires scholarly attention to and an understanding
of the relations among our symbolic activities, society, and the mind. The Institute
serves in this vanguard role. The Institute measures its stature by the success
of those it trains to lead a more enriching existence through communication.
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