During my senior year at the University of Washington (UW), questions about what came next constantly swirled in my mind. Unsure of what I wanted to do in communications — but knowing what I didn’t want — I found PRSSA at one of my most uncertain moments. In January 2025, I felt lost and insecure. With mounting fears about the […]
This spring, communications graduates enter an industry reshaped by AI, ethics and digital strategy. Success requires mastering office culture and “unspoken rules.”
As a public relations student passionate about music and live events, stepping into the world of one of the biggest nights in music gave me a deeper understanding of what entertainment PR really looks like behind the scenes.
This is the story of Philip Tate, a man who kept pushing forward until he found exactly what he was meant to do.
Crisis work can seem both exciting and difficult to break into from the outside. It requires a mix of strategic thinking, strong judgment and the ability to process a lot of information quickly as situations evolve.
Public relations is a magnet, attracting the public eye and drawing students and professionals from diverse backgrounds. For some, the transition to PR is straightforward. For others, it is a shift from a field that, at first glance, may seem unrelated.
Starting at an agency can offer breadth, exposing you to multiple clients and industries, whereas an in-house role allows for depth and a deeper understanding of one organization. Experiencing both helped me better understand what type of work feels best for me.
Being in higher education today means more than embracing complexity, it means defending it. It means committing to lifelong learning in a field that demands agility and authenticity, even when the systems that make that learning possible are facing significant challenges.
There’s a First Time for Everything This summer I had my first internship with The Bliss Group because I was awarded the Bliss-Baker fellowship through PRSSA. So, before I start a big thank you to PRSSA for giving me this opportunity. As excited as I was, the imposter syndrome kicked in pretty quickly afterward. This was my first internship, I […]
Lost. Anxious. Deflated. Those are the words I would use to describe myself in April 2023, near the end of my sophomore year, when I concluded an unsuccessful summer internship search after completing over 150 applications and countless interview rounds. Little did I know that attending a PRSA Chapter event would quickly change my negative sentiments. I attended the PRSA […]
