School of Journalism and Mass Communication

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2025 Communications Career & Resource Fair

Join us for the Communications Career and Resource Fair on November 3 and network with campus partners, alumni and employers.

Fill the Hill 2025: Flock On October 9–10

The flamingos return to Vilas Hall this "Flocktober" 9 and 10 for UW–Madison's pinkest homecoming tradition – Fill the Hill.

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Shaping the Future of Journalism: SJMC’s Tomás Dodds Founds the Public Tech Media Lab

Tomás Dodds, Director of the Public Tech Media Lab, discusses the importance of equipping journalists with the right artificial intelligence tools in an ever-evolving world.

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One of the earliest communication programs in the country, the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication is also one of the best. We ground our teaching in the liberal arts, preparing students not just for the jobs of today, but for the ever-changing media landscape of tomorrow. From the heart of a world-class university, we create critical thinkers, problem solvers, researchers and innovators.

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The UW SJMC is committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion through our scholarship and everyday practices. Through our daily work as academics and educators we have asserted our commitment to making this world a safer, more productive, more equitable place for everyone.

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Top-ranked faculty

Mike Wagner headshotWagner, MichaelWilliam T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea; Director, Center for Communication and Civic Renewal
Doug McLeod headshotMcLeod, DouglasEvjue Centennial Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
Tomás Dodds headshotDodds, TomásAssistant Professor
Dhavan Shah headshotShah, DhavanMcLeod Professor of Communication Research; Maier-Bascom Chair; Director, MCRC; Research Director, CCCR
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