Northeastern University taps FAMU grad to lead Center for Communications, Media, Innovation and Social Change

Meredith Clark, Ph.D., a FAMU grad, has been named the founding director of the Center for Communications, Media Innovation and Social Change at Northeastern University.  The  Center will be housed in the College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD), where Clark will be an associate professor.

Clark previously worked at the Capitol Outlook, Tallahassee Democrat and the Raleigh News & Observer.   She is a noted researcher and scholar with extensive knowledge in critical race theory, social media, and journalism.

Her work focuses on “Reparative Journalism,” the concepts and practices of assessing and addressing harm that media has done to marginalized communities.

“I am completely dedicated to doing things that have an impact outside of the classroom, university, and geographic community, and am excited to see how far that vision can stretch,” Clark said in a statement. 

She earned a bachelor’s in political science and a master’s in journalism from FAMU before pursuing at Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Just last year, Boston University tapped FAMU journalism grad Ibram X. Kendi, one of the nation's leading scholars and historians on racism, to head its new Center for Antiracism Research.