Students took home 24 MPC Excellence in Journalism awards, including 14 Gold awards. Additionally, many alumni took home professional awards for their work.
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JRR Librarian Andrew McDonnell Accepts Tenure-Track Position at the University of Kentucky
Andrew McDonnell, the PA Librarian in the SJMC Journalism Reading Room, accepted a tenure-track position at the University of Kentucky as a Digital Archivist Librarian.
SJMC Students Help Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens Announce Expansion
Students created and ran a public relations campaign for Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens as part of their public relations strategy coursework.
Honoring our 2023 Alumni Award Winners
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication has announced its winners of the 2023 Alumni Awards. A ceremony will be held on Friday, April 28 to present the awards and celebrate the achievements of the winners.
2023 James L. Baughman Senior Achievement and Graduate Student Award Winners
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication announced the winners of its James L. Baughman Senior Achievement and Graduate Student Awards for Teaching Excellence and Leadership.
Q&A with Distinguished Service Award Winner Phil Rosenthal ’85
Phil Rosenthal is a former columnist for the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and Los Angeles Daily News. He is the winner of the 2023 Distinguished Service Award.
Q&A with Harold L. Nelson Award Winner R. Lance Holbert ’00
R. Lance Holbert is a professor of communication and social influence at Temple University and the winner of the 2023 Harold L. Nelson Award.
Q&A with Distinguished Service Award Winner Coburn Dukehart ’97
Distinguished Service Award winner, Coburn Dukehart reflects on her time while at UW-Madison and the J-School and her love of journalism.
SJMC Professor Young Mie Kim Receives Prestigious Stanford University CASBS Fellowship
Dr. Young Mie Kim, SJMC professor, has been selected as a 2023-24 fellow at the Stanford University Center for Advanced Study of Behavioral Sciences.
SJMC Junior Xinlin Jiang Wins MBJA Eric Sevareid Award
School of Journalism and Mass Communication junior Xinlin Jiang won a first place award in individual multimedia storytelling at this year’s Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Eric Sevareid Awards.