Following a national search, the Department of Media Studies welcomes Changhee Chun as Department Head effective August 1, 2025. Professor Chun comes to UNCG from Department of Art + Art History at The University of Texas at Arlington, where he served as Morgan Woodward Distinguished Professor in Film, leading the Cinematic Arts undergraduate and graduate programs. During his time at UTA, he created Maverick Film Productions, a film production company in the Cinematic Arts area and produced many client-based film projects while providing professional production experiences for the students. Additionally, he has developed and run a summer study abroad for the past twenty years to Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea. And is a Fulbright Senior Scholar.
In his scopious career, Chun has completed collaborative productions on several feature films for major Korean production companies. In 1995, he signed on with Samsung Broadcasting Center (SBC) as a director and producer. Creating over thirty television documentaries and commercials including 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Chun gained a broad expertise of the technical and conceptual aspects for film and video production. As a freelance film director, Chun developed over thirty commercial films, music videos and documentaries. The interminable effort toward making meaningful films and creative excellence has been recognized by numerous prestigious film festivals worldwide where his works have received numerous awards and have been aired nationally and internationally.
As we prepare to welcome Professor Chun, we also express our gratitude to Dr. Michael Frierson for serving as the Interim Head of Media Studies since November 2023, and to the search committee, led by Associate Dean Stuart Markovitch, for leading a robust and successful search. And we extend a warm congratulations to Professor Frierson, who is retiring after having been with UNCG since 1999.
