As summer winds to a close, many of our 2020 Ph.D. alums are heading out into the world and moving on to their next adventures.
Alumni
News about SJMC undergraduate and graduate alumni.
New Jobs, Familiar Faces: Three Alums Stepping into New Roles in SJMC
Along with new cohorts of undergraduate and graduate students, three SJMC alums are also taking on new positions in the department.
New Political Communication Book from SJMC Professor and Graduate Alum
“Mediated Democracy: Politics, the News and Citizenship in the 21st Century” discusses important issues regarding the health of democracies and relationships between citizens, journalists and political elites.
Three Questions for Jasmine McNealy ’02
SJMC alum Jasmine McNealy received funding from The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation for a project on new governance framework for data collected by digital platforms, smart devices, and smart city technologies. We asked Jasmine a few questions to learn more.
Q&A with Distinguished Service Award Winner Pete Marino ’94
By Colleen Muraca Peter Marino, president of emerging growth for Molson Coors Beverage Company, is a 1994 graduate of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and one of our 2020 Distinguished Service Award winners. …
Q&A with Distinguished Service Award Winner Karen Walsh ’81
By Emily Knepple Karen Walsh is a 1981 graduate of the UW-Madison School of Journalism and one of our 2020 Distinguished Service Award recipients. Walsh spent 23 years working for the University in public information …
Q&A with Distinguished Service Award Winner Ali Zelenko ’93
By Emily Knepple Ali Zelenko, senior vice president of communications of NBC News, is a 1993 graduate of the School of Journalism and one of our 2020 Distinguished Service Award recipients. Zelenko credits the J-School with …
Honoring Our 2020 Alumni Award Winners
Our 2020 Alumni Awards Ceremony scheduled for April 24 was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Please join us in honoring these alumni award winners. On Wisconsin!
Three Questions for Jason Cohen ’94
Jason Cohen ‘94 recently won the Directors Guild of America award, one of the most prestigious awards given to directors in his field, for his work on “Encore!”
Three Questions for the “Distinguished” Pat Hastings ’93
Pat Hastings is both a J-School alum and a pillar of its curriculum. She recently earned a “distinguished” prefix to her title and we’re proud to recognize her distinction as a teacher and shine on a light on the great work she does every single day.