A letter from SJMC Director Hernando Rojas from the Spring 2022 issue of the Vilas Insider newsletter print edition.
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Graduate Student Highlight: Luis Gryffin Loya
Ph.D. student Luis Gryffin Loya recently won a campus-wide teaching assistant award. We caught up with Gryffin to hear more about him and what he hopes to do after graduation.
New scholarship honors alum and TV executive Gerald J. Ruben
By Emily Knepple & Ashley Toy The estate of Gerald J. Ruben, a School of Journalism and Mass Communication alum who passed away in 2015, has established a scholarship in his memory. The Gerald J. …
Sharon Stark turns passion for philanthropy into professorship
Longtime supporter of SJMC Sharon Stark has pledged an estate gift that will establish a journalism professorship in her name.
Former director and longtime professor Hemant Shah retires from SJMC
By Emily Knepple Helen Firstbrook Franklin Professor of Journalism Hemant Shah is retiring after over three decades with the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Shah joined the department in 1990 and is affiliated …
Undergrad advisor and lecturer Robert Schwoch retiring from SJMC
By Emily Knepple School of Journalism and Mass Communication undergraduate academic advisor and lecturer Robert Schwoch is retiring after nearly two decades with the department. Schwoch received his B.A. from the SJMC in 1988 and …
SJMC Faculty and Grad Students Presenting at 2022 ICA Conference
This week, graduate students and faculty from SJMC will be presenting their research at the International Communication Association‘s annual conference.
SJMC Students Receive Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards
Students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication took home 22 MPC awards, including eight top prizes.
Honoring our 2022 Award Winners
Our 2022 Alumni Awards Ceremony will take place on Friday, April 29. Read more about this year’s award winners.
Three Questions for 2022 Nafziger Award Winner Jeremy Vuernick ’11
Jeremy Vuernick is a 2011 J-School graduate and was recently named President of A&R at Capitol Music Group. He is the 2022 recipient of the Ralph O. Nafziger Award.