Anantha S. Babbili is Professor in the Department of Communication and Media at

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, TAMU-CC, A&M-Corpus Christi, or A&M-CC) is a public research university in Corpus Christi, Texas. It is part of the Texas A&M University System and classified among "R2: Doctora ...

where he served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Education

Babbili received a B.S. in Biological Sciences in 1971 and a B.A. in Journalism in 1972 from

Osmania University Osmania University is a collegiate public state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918 , He released a farman to establish OSMANIA UNIVERSITY on the day of 28 August 1918. It ...

in India. He earned his M.A. in Journalism from the

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in 1976 and his Ph.D. in Mass Communication from the

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in 1981. He also completed the Management and Leadership in Education Program at

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in 2006.

Career

Babbili was a journalist in

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and Asia, and was a consultant for the UN,

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and several media organizations on international and intercultural communication. He has held visiting professorships in

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, the

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, India and

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. He was a

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professor and administrator of media studies and internationalization programs at

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in Fort Worth for 21 years. In 2002, he became the

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of the College of

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, where he remained for five years. He joined Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi as the Provost and Chief Academic Officer in 2007. He is also a commentator on both television and in print, focusing on ethical issues in global affairs. He was an invited speaker at

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and other institutions around Europe and Asia.

Personal

Babbili speaks five languages, English being his 5th language, and plays percussion instruments. He is married to a woman named Mary and has two daughters, Samantha and Laura, and one son, Raj.

Publications

* Babbili, A. S. (1985). International press systems in historical perspective. ''American Journalism'', ''2''(2), 174–179. * Babbili, A. S. (1986). The new world information order. In W. M. Brasch & D. R. Ulloth (Eds.), ''The press and the state: Sociohistorical and contemporary studies'' (pp. 361–374). Lanham, MD: University Press of America. * Babbili, A. S. (1988). Surveying the landscape: Recent trends and developments in international communication studies. ''Mass Communications Review'', ''15''(1), 16–23. * Babbili, A. S. (1989). New communication technology and the developing world: A theoretical framework for policy-making. ''Interaction: Journal of the National Council of Development Communication'', ''7''(1/2), 5–28. * Babbili, A. S. (1990). Bias against the oppressed: Law and disorder in global communications. ''International Third World Studies Journal and Review'', ''2''(1), 267–278. * Babbili, A. S. (1990). Understanding international discourse: Political realism and the non-aligned nations. ''Media, Culture and Society'', ''12''(3), 309–324. * Babbili, A. S., & Hussain, S. (1994). United Arab Emirates. In Y. Kamalipour & H. Mowlana (Eds.), ''Mass media in the Middle East: A comprehensive handbook'' (pp. 293–308). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. * Babbili, A. S. (2000). The road from Poodur: A passage to America. In J. Law & L. K. Hughes (Eds.), ''Biographical passages: Essays in Victorian and Modernist biography—Honoring Mary M. Lago'' (pp. 127–179). Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press. * Babbili, A. S. (2001). Culture, ethics, and burdens of history: Understanding the communication ethos of India. In S. R. Melkote & S. Rao (Eds.), ''Critical issues in communication: Looking inward for answers—Essays in honor of K. E. Eapen'' (pp. 144–176). New Delhi, India: Sage. * Babbili, A. S. (2008). Ethics and the discourse on ethics in postcolonial India. In M. K. Asante, Y. Miike, & J. Yin (Eds.), ''The global intercultural communication reader'' (pp. 297–316). New York, NY: Routledge.

References

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