About us

The Department of Mass Communications at the University of Bridgeport is located by the beautiful Long Island Sound.

Dr. Yanmin Yu is the Director of the Department of Mass Communications. She received her Ph.D. at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She is a Fulbright Scholar and Rolan D. Melton Fellow of the American Press Institute. She teaches a number of courses in the area of mass communication. She has contributed articles and book chapters to various publications. Her recent book, American Media and American Society has been well received. Her research interests include media and society, media and foreign policy, media and international relations, intercultural communication, and U.S.- China relations.

The University of Bridgeport was founded in 1927 as the Junior College of Connecticut - the first junior college chartered by any legislature in the northeastern states. The college had as its purpose, in the words of the founders, to develop in students "a point of view and a habit of mind that promotes clear thinking and sound judgment in later professional and business experience." Although UB has changed in many ways since then, this commitment to student preparation and community service remains central to its mission.