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Listening is basic to communication, but according to a large segment of scholars -- including Drs. Margaret Fitch-Hauser (right) and Debra Worthington of Auburn’s Department of Communication and Journalism – listening is an art that people may not be as proficient in as they may think. Fortunately, effective listening can be taught, and under a publishing agreement with Prentice Hall educational publishers, the duo is co-authoring a new textbook on listening. (Full Story)