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Graduate Student Highlight: Yanshu Sybil Wang

PhD student Yanshu Sybil Wang was recently awarded the Fall Mini Fellowship from the UW–Madison Robert F. and Jean E. Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies to support her research on AI literacy and its impact on adolescents.

SJMC Communities: Association for Women in Communications

In our first installment of SJMCommunities, learn about the Association for Women in Communications (AWC), an independent student organization focused on empowering and supporting women as they explore careers in the ever changing field of communications.

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Join the Party to Pay it Forward! Day of the Badger Returns April 8–9

Support the SJMC during Day of the Badger on April 8 and 9. Show off your Badger pride and pay it forward to current and future generations of SJMC students.

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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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Susan Robinson headshotRobinson, SusanHelen Firstbrook Franklin Professor of Journalism
Jing Wang headshotWang, JingAssistant Professor
Mike Wagner headshotWagner, MichaelWilliam T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea; Director, Center for Communication and Civic Renewal; Director, Graduate Studies
Lucas Graves headshotGraves, LucasProfessor
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