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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 (education)|Provost]] and Vice President for Academic Affairs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldaffairstexas.com/Babbili.asp |title=World Affairs Council of South Texas |accessdate=2009-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718113358/http://www.worldaffairstexas.com/Babbili.asp |archive-date=2011-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Education==
Babbili received a B.S. in Biological Sciences in 1971 and a B.A. in Journalism in 1972 from [[Osmania University]] in India. He earned his M.A. in Journalism from the [[University of Oklahoma]] in 1976 and his Ph.D. in Mass Communication from the [[University of Iowa]] in 1981. He also completed the Management and Leadership in Education Program at [[Harvard University]] in 2006.

==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 (education)|dean]] of the College of [[Mass Communication]] at [[Middle Tennessee State University]], where he remained for five years.<ref name=mtsu>{{cite news|url=http://media.www.mtsusidelines.com/media/storage/paper202/news/2007/09/24/News/Dean-Leaving.For.Corpus.Christi-2985731.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110714131215/http://media.www.mtsusidelines.com/media/storage/paper202/news/2007/09/24/News/Dean-Leaving.For.Corpus.Christi-2985731.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-07-14 |title=Dean leaving for Corpus Christi |last=Fox |first=Mary Rose |date=2007-09-24 |work=Sidelines |publisher=Middle Tennessee State University |accessdate=2009-07-22 }}</ref>

He joined Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi as the Provost and Chief Academic Officer in 2007.<ref name=mtsu/>

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 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.

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