SJMC students and recent alums from the J-School won 10 WBA Student Excellence Awards for different projects in broadcasting.
Awards
Two J-Schoolers Receive WBA Awards for Outstanding Work and Skills in Broadcasting
This year, two J-School students will be recognized with WBA scholarships for their exceptional work and commitment to broadcasting.
Researchers Win Grant to Combat Misinformation About COVID and the 2020 Election
A team of researchers has received a $750,000 grant from the NSF’s Convergence Accelerator to study methods of combating misinformation online.
Professor Emeritus Jack Mitchell Inducted into Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame
During its annual summer conference, the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association inducted SJMC Professor Emeritus Jack Mitchell into its Hall of Fame.
Professor Katy Bartzen Culver Named Scripps Howard Teacher of the Year
J-School Associate Professor and James E. Burgess Ethics in Journalism Chair Kathleen Bartzen Culver has won the 2020 Scripps Howard Journalism & Mass Communication Teacher of the Year Award.
SJMC Faculty and Students Present Research, Receive Awards at 2021 AEJMC Conference
From August 4-7, 2021, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) will hold its 104th annual conference.
Curb Pause Earns National Recognition from the Society of Professional Journalists
Curb magazine was a finalist for Best Student Magazine and won Best Affiliated Website in SPJ’s 2020 national Mark of Excellence awards.
J-Schoolers Receive 2020 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards
SJMC students took home 15 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism awards, including five top prizes.
Professor Lucas Graves Receives Vilas Associates Award
Lucas Graves, an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is a 2021 recipient of the Vilas Associates Award.
Three Questions for the “Distinguished” Deb Pierce ‘87
Pierce recently earned a “distinguished” prefix to add to her title of “faculty associate”. We caught up with her to learn more about this honor.