Technically Speaking is the new Division of Information Technology speaking series. At the request of the vice president and CIO, Dee Childs, the Division of IT has rebranded IT Forum into Technically Speaking to encourage professional development, and share even more intriguing content and hear from relevant speakers.
Technically Speaking events offer expert presentations on a variety of important information technology topics. Speakers vary from Texas A&M University leaders to nationally recognized leaders outside of the University.
You will now receive continuing education credits for attending these events. When attending the event, sign in at the attendance table.
Robin R. Means Coleman is Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity and a Professor in the Department of Communication at Texas A&M University. As the Vice president and Associate Provost for Diversity, Dr. Coleman leads Texas A&M’s efforts in accountability, climate and equity as outlined in the Texas A&M University Diversity Plan. Reporting to the Provost, she works collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students across Texas A&M’s 16 colleges and schools, two branch campuses, Health Science Center, and University Libraries. A nationally prominent and award-winning professor of communication and African American studies, Dr. Coleman’s scholarship focuses on media studies and the cultural politics of Blackness. Dr. Coleman is the author of Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present (2011, Routledge) and African-American Viewers and the Black Situation Comedy: Situating Racial Humor (2000, Routledge). She is co-author of Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life (2014, Wiley-Blackwell). She is the editor of Say It Loud! African American Audiences, Media, and Identity (2002, Routledge) and co-editor of Fight the Power! The Spike Lee Reader (2008, Peter Lang). She is also the author of a number of other academic and popular publications. Her research and commentary have been featured in a variety of international and national media outlets, to include the famed documentary film Horror Noire. Her current research focuses on the NAACP’s participation in media activism.
