The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Civic Culture and Contentious Politics research group’s studies of how the contemporary communication ecology affects contentious politics is being featured at the 69th International Communication Association Conference in Washington, D.C. from May …
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News about SJMC undergraduate and graduate students.
SJMC Research Team Answers, “What Makes Wisconsin Swing?”
What makes Wisconsin a swing state, and what causes some voters to split their ballots, voting for some Republicans and some Democrats? Mike Wagner, Jiyoun Suk, and other members of the Communication and Civic Renewal …
SJMC Faculty and Students Reveal Wisconsin Wants Nonpartisan Redistricting
As a collaborative group of SJMC faculty and graduate students wrote, “Legislative redistricting is one of the most important — and most contentious — issues in Wisconsin. Voters and democratic theorists alike are uncomfortable with the idea …
Three SJMC Students to Receive Scholarships from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association
During the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA) Student Seminar on Saturday, March 2, three Wisconsin School of Journalism and Mass Communication students are set to receive scholarships. All three students, Erica Gelman, Shiloah Coley and Megan …
Student Profile: Berklee Klauck
In the spring of 2018, senior Berklee Klauck sat in the Digital Media Strategies class for her first go-round with the Fox Sports franchise. She took the Milwaukee Bucks by their horns and Brewers by …
School of Journalism and Mass Communication alum reveals matching incentive for Graduate Student Support Fund
Two-time J-School alum Karen Walsh and her husband, Jim Berbee, made a generous matching gift to inspire donors to consider giving to our top fundraising priority: The Graduate Student Support Fund. Walsh (BA ’81, MA ’89) …
SJMC undergraduate curriculum grows with the addition of J203
The 2018 fall semester brought the start of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s newest course, Journalism 203: Information for Communication. This two-credit course is the latest addition to the journalism undergraduate degree requirements. …
Multiple SJMC Faculty and Students Recognized for Outstanding Research at AEJMC Conference
SJMC faculty and graduate students came away with multiple recognitions for outstanding research and teaching at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Washington D.C., August 5-9. Lindsay …
SJMC Students Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen and Jeff Tischauser Awarded Mellon-Wisconsin Summer Fellowships
Ph.D. candidates Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen and Jeff Tischauser were each awarded the Mellon-Wisconsin Summer Fellowship for summer 2018. The Mellon-Wisconsin competition is administered by the Graduate School and supports dissertators in the College of Letters and Science …
SJMC Students Eunji Cho, Ornella Hills, Jinha Kim Receive Global Health Institute Graduate Student Research Awards
Three SJMC Ph.D. students were selected to receive funding through the UW-Madison Global Health Institute (GIH). Eunji Cho’s Student Research Award proposal, “Protecting Children from Junk Food Online Game: Introducing Stop-and-Take-a-Break Intervention Strategy,” was selected …