Emeritus Professor James Hoyt was curious why J-School alum Bob Teague had not been recognized by UW Athletics for his accomplishments on the football field. His curiosity paid off.
Faculty
News about SJMC faculty and staff.
SJMC Grad Students and Faculty to Present Research and Receive Awards at AEJMC 2023 Conference
SJMC grad students and faculty will travel to Washington D.C. to present their research the AEJMC 2023 Annual Conference from August 7-10, 2023.
Letters from the Directors: Spring 2023
Outgoing director Hernando Rojas and incoming director Katy Culver detail the progress that the J-School has made and look forward to future success.
New Faculty Q&A with Incoming Assistant Professor Miya Williams Fayne
Incoming assistant professor Miya Williams Fayne shares her research focus, what she hopes students take away from her classes, and what brought her to Madison and the J-School.
Professor Susan Robinson Publishes New Book Exploring Trust-Building in Journalism
Professor Sue Robinson recently published “How Journalists Engage: A Theory of Trust Building, Identities, and Care,” a book exploring trust building in journalism.
New Wisconsin and National Surveys on Political News and Conversation Find Big Party Differences
A new UW-Madison report has found that 27% of Wisconsin Republicans and 14% of Wisconsin Democrats reside in partisan bubbles, where they do not regularly hear opposing perspectives in news or political conversations.
Professor Lucas Graves Awarded H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship
Lucas Graves, Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication received the H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship in recognition of his exceptional research contributions to the field of mass communication.
Professor Dhavan Shah Awarded WARF Named Professorship
Dhavan Shah, Maier-Bascom Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication has been named the Jack M. McLeod Professor of Communication Research through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Named Professorship award.
SJMC Faculty and Grad Students Presenting at 2023 ICA Conference
SJMC faculty and grad students are presenting their research at the 2023 ICA Conference in Toronto, Canada from May 25-29.
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.