Dr. Ross Collins
Professor
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Office: Minard 321A
Phone: (701) 231-7295
I received my Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1992. I have been teaching at NDSU since 1993. In addition to my instructor's role, I serve as the department's director of the master's program. I also am senior editor of the university's publishing division, and advisor for the university's student newspaper, the Spectrum. I also established and coordinate the department's interdisciplinary web design minor program, soon to be a major in web design and mass media technology.
As a journalism historian, my research specialties cover World War I (1914-1918), United States frontier journalism during the Long Drive Era (1866-1890), and French journalism, concentrating on the Third Republic (1871-1940). Recently I presented at a conference in France (Verdun) on the topic of First World War American volunteers. I'm currently working on a book examining children and war, concentrating on world wars I and II.
I teach mass communication classes on editing, photojournalism, design and web design, and media history, and several online classes.
This semester I am teaching Editorial Processes (COMM 313) online and Principles of Design for Print (COMM 362).