This fall, UW-Madison’s Science Journalist in Residence program will be named for Evjue-Bascom Professor Emerita of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication Sharon Dunwoody, who passed away earlier this year.
Faculty
News about SJMC faculty and staff.
SJMC grad students and faculty present research, receive awards at AEJMC Conference 2022
This year’s AEJMC conference is August 3-5. SJMC graduate students and faculty will be presenting research and speaking on panels.
Administrative Support Staff Rowan Calyx Earns University Staff Recognition Award
At the University Staff Congress Meeting on June 20, SJMC Administrative Support staff member Rowan Calyx was honored with a University Staff Recognition Award for his outstanding achievements.
Professor Dhavan Shah Receives ICA B. Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award
At their 72nd Annual Conference in Paris France, the International Communication Association (ICA) awarded its B. Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award to SJMC Maier-Bascom Professor Dhavan Shah.
Sijia Yang Receives Exceptional Service Support Award
Sijia Yang, Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has received an Exceptional Service Support award from the Office of the Provost.
Distinguished teaching faculty Pat Hastings retires from SJMC
Distinguished Teaching Faculty III Patricia Hastings is retiring this year after over two decades with the School of Journalism & Mass Communication at UW-Madison.
Stacy Forster Wins Chancellor’s Hilldale Award for Excellence in Teaching
Stacy Forster, Teaching Faculty III in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has received the 2022 Chancellor’s Hilldale Award for Excellence in Teaching.
A Letter from the Director: Spring 2022
A letter from SJMC Director Hernando Rojas from the Spring 2022 issue of the Vilas Insider newsletter print edition.
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 …