Robert richards penn state

Robert D. Richards, who retired in after 36 years on the faculty, was the founding director of the Pennsylvania Center for the First Amendment at Penn State. Prior to joining the faculty, he worked as a news writer, anchor, reporter and talk show host for stations in the northeast and for NBC News in New York City. He has appeared frequently in the media commenting on First Amendment issues.

At Penn State, he served as the head of the journalism department and associate dean of the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. He created the Penn State Washington D. He was named a Distinguished Professor at Penn State in Bellisario College of Communications, will retire from the University effective June 30, after 36 years of service.

What he has built will last. Richards was a disc jockey and newscaster in Derby, Connecticut, before college and worked for radio stations in State College as a reporter, public affairs director and news director while a student. Inhe returned to Penn State and accepted a one-year teaching contract.

Robert richards penn state: Robert D. Richards, who

He was immensely productive — authoring six books and parts of 16 others along with more than 75 scholarly articles and even presenting amicus briefs to the Supreme Court — and served on a variety of college- and University-level committees. He created the Pennsylvania Center for the First Amendmentand his expertise made him a go-to guest for media covering topics related to free speech and he hosted public affairs programs on the topic for local media outlets.

More than that, the center built a reputation as a resource center and provided education and outreach focused on the First Amendment. During his career Richards was honored on separate occasions by the Bellisario College for his research, teaching and service. Along with his academic prowess, classroom success and collegiality, Richards made an impact as a creator — launching the Penn State Washington Program in and the Penn State Hollywood Program in Ultimately, there was never any reason to leave.

There's a good and bad with Richards. The good is that he keeps class really entertaining and legitimately interesting. The good: you'll never have to crack open the textbook, and Nittany Notes is good enough. Go to class, pay attention, and if you get less than a B, you're dumb. Interesting prof. Makes you wanna listen. May 5th, One of the best professors I've had at PSU.

Clear and above all, interesting presentations. Keeps class engaged and made test questions based off lectures more than the book. You will need to go to class to do well, but it's worth it. Jan 12th, Awesome professor. Makes all topics clear and relevant, is entertaining in his presentations, and is a total expert on what he teaches. Only 4 exams, so study hard and you can get an A.

Dec 23rd, Richards was great as a teacher.

Robert richards penn state: Robert D. Richards, who

Great sense of humor to make people stay interested in the discussions. Class is a challenge though since there is a fair amount of remembering items. Dec 22nd, Easy and very interesting class taught by a great professor. Exams are the only thing he grades you on so there's no homework or attendance policy. If you're unsure which teacher to take, chose Richards.

May 1st, This class was easy as long as you memorize the notes. This dude was really easy to listen to and pretty funny.

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He reviews the material the class before the exam and goes over everything. There are only four exams for grades. He made the material really interesting, too. All in all, definitely take this class. Jun 22nd, One of the hardest classes I have taken at PSU, but also one of the more interesting. Started off with a low C and ended up just getting a B.

Go to class, it really help. Apr 8th,