Name Anantha Babbili | ||
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Anantha S. Babbili is Professor in the Department of Communication and Media at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi where he served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
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- Dr anantha babbili speaking to desiplazatv in dallas texas on sunday may 26 2013
- Prof Anantha Babbili Talk On Journalism Current Challenges To Democracy BBN News
- Education
- Career
- Personal
- Publications
- References

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Education
Babbili holds B.S. degrees in biological sciences and journalism from Osmania University. He earned an M.A degree from the University of Oklahoma, and a Ph.D from the University of Iowa.
Career
Babbili was a journalist in India and Asia, and was a consultant for the UN, UNESCO and several media organizations on international and intercultural communication. He has held visiting professorships in Canada, the United Kingdom, India and Slovakia.
He was a journalism professor and administrator of media studies and internationalization programs at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth for 21 years.
In 2002, he became the dean of the College of Mass Communication at Middle Tennessee State University, 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 Oxford University, London School of Economics and other institutions around Europe and Asia.
Personal
Babbili speaks 5 languages(ballpark) (his 5th being English) and plays percussion instruments. He is married to a woman named Mary and has two daughters, Samantha and Laura, and one son, Raj.