Dr. Lauren Tucker (PhD’93), Founder and CEO of Do What Matters, SJMC Board of Visitors member and Mass Communication Research Center fellow, spoke at SJMC’s graduation celebration.
Alumni
News about SJMC undergraduate and graduate alumni.
Graduate Student Highlight: Professional M.A. Class of 2021
Here’s a look at our two graduating ProTrackers and some of the stories they’ve completed throughout the program, as well as skills they’ve learned and other major takeaways.
Three Questions for Claire Swinarski ’13
Claire Swinarski’s latest book, The Kate In Between, is being released May 18. We caught up with her to hear more about her book and her advice to J-Schoolers who want to do what she does.
Three Questions for Steve Horn ’14
J-School alum Steve Horn is part of the team at Translation whose campaign “You Love Me” for Beats by Dr. Dre recently won two Grand Clio Awards
Three Questions for Jack Hart ’75
In addition to his long and accomplished career in academia at the University of Oregon, Jack Hart is the author of Wordcraft and Storycraft.
Honoring Our 2021 Award Winners
Our 2021 Alumni Awards Ceremony will take place virtually on Friday, April 23 at 6:00 p.m. CDT.
Remembering Distinguished Service Award Winner Meg Jones ’84
Longtime Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Meg Jones received a Distinguished Service Award Friday from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication for her career devoted to telling the stories of the people of Wisconsin.
Q&A with Distinguished Service Award Winner Mary Annette Pember ’85
Mary Anette Pember is a 1985 J-School graduate and currently, a national correspondent for Indian Country Today.
Three Questions for 2021 Nafziger Award Winner Rachel Dickens ’11
Rachel Dickens is a 2011 graduate of the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, with emphasis on strategic communication.
Q&A with Distinguished Service Award Winner Deborah Blum ‘82
Deborah Blum is the director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT and is a recipient of the 2021 Distinguished Service Award.