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Please reach out to us to find out more about how you can apply to the professional master’s program in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
You can also find out more by checking out course offerings, getting details on tuition and fees, learning about career-planning services, and downloading brochures on the program and how the degree requirements break out.
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Meet our Team
Stacy Forster, Director
Stacy Forster, a faculty associate in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has experience working on both sides of the school’s curriculum. She spent more than a decade as a reporter, working in Madison as a state Capitol reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and in New York for the Wall Street Journal Online, writing stories and reporting for multimedia graphics. She also spent three years doing strategic communication and public relations work for UW-Madison’s Office of University Communications and Marketing. She has a graduate degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
Lindsey Bliefernicht, Graduate Program Manager
Lindsey Bliefernicht joined the staff as Graduate Program Manager in 2023. She facilitates the graduate admissions process and assists graduate students in all aspects of their academic careers including orientation, course selection and enrollment, funding opportunities, professional development, and steps to degree completion. Before joining the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Lindsey served as the Assistant Director for Students and Curriculum for the Institute for Regional and International Studies. A proud two-time UW-Madison alum, she earned a B.A. in International Studies (Global Security) and Communication Arts (Radio/TV/Film) as well as an M.S. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis with a concentration in Global Higher Education.