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Students
News about SJMC undergraduate and graduate students.
Graduate Student Highlight: Professional M.A. Class of 2024
This past spring, five of our Professional M.A. students celebrated the completion of their degrees.
J-School Student Journalists Bring Home 65 Awards from SPJ, WBA, MPC and More
This year, 55 J-School students, The Badger Herald, Curb Magazine, The Daily Cardinal, Madison Commons and WSUM received a total of 65 awards from a variety of professional associations. The awards honored the students’ work in a wide variety of categories such as print, photography, video journalism, audio journalism, graphics and multimedia design and more.
Celebrating the 2024 Alumni Award Winners
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication has announced its winners of the 2024 Alumni Awards. A ceremony will be held on Friday, April 26 to present the awards and celebrate the achievements of the winners.
J-School Students, Curb Magazine Win 2023 SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
On April 9, the Society of Professional Journalists Region 6 announced its winners of the 2023 Mark of Excellence Awards and 12 awards were given to J-School students.
Celebrating J-School Women in Research: Q&A with Ph.D. Student Indri Maulidar
We’re celebrating Women’s History Month by highlighting some amazing J-School women in research! In our fourth and final installment, we talked to Ph.D. student Indri Maulidar who is studying burnout and mental health in newsrooms.
J-School Students and WSUM Win 2023 WBA Student Awards for Excellence
On February 24, the winners of the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA) 2023 Student Awards for Excellence were announced and three awards were given to J-School students for their broadcasting work and WSUM received seven awards.
Celebrating J-School Women in Research: Q&A with Ph.D. Student Kruthika Kamath
We’re celebrating Women’s History Month by highlighting some amazing J-School women in research! In our second installment, we talked to Kruthika Kamath, a Ph.D. student studying social movements, women’s studies, digital media, news coverage, and persuasive communication.
Celebrating J-School Women in Research: Q&A With Ph.D. Student Xiaoya Jiang
We’re celebrating Women’s History Month by highlighting some of our amazing J-School women in research! First up, we’re excited to feature Xiaoya Jiang, a Ph.D. student studying public opinion.
Graduate Student Highlight: Miquéla Thornton
Professional Master’s student Miquéla Thornton shares what brought her to the J-School, her passion for environmental reporting and advice to future grad students.