Faculty & Staff
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Will Buss
Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication & Rhetorical Studies
Whipple Hall, Room 206
217.245.3427
Research Interests
Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in higher education
Education
Western Illinois University | Ed.D. | Educational Leadership
University of Illinois at Springfield | M.A. | Public Affairs Reporting
Western Illinois University | B.A | Journalism
Bio
Professor Buss has worked as a newspaper reporter in the St. Louis area; as a reporter, photographer, and editor at daily newspapers in western Illinois, and as a radio broadcaster and reporter for NPR affiliate Tri States Public Radio. Professor Buss has extensive teaching digital journalism reporting and multi-media production, mass communication, and other writing classes.