Graduates of our professional master’s degree program have a strong track record of landing jobs that use their skills and specializations.
Graduate Alumni
Bringing J-School innovation into the newsroom
Natalie Yahr (MA’19) produces a series of podcasts that have changed how the paper delivers news. We caught up with her when she was interviewing a colleague about a cover story he’d written.
Students build a journalism foundation through professional master’s program
The program’s affordability and flexibility puts a master’s degree in reach for students pursuing careers in journalism.
SJMC Alumni Give Back in Big Way
April 9, 2019 was the first-ever Day of the Badger campaign, a campus-wide, multi-program fundraising event that raised $1,863,080 through 5,061 gifts from generous alumni and friends of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The …
Sharon Dunwoody Early Career Award
Inaugural Sharon Dunwoody Early Career Award Winners Announced Throughout her time in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Prof. Sharon Dunwoody has been known for her commitment to helping graduate students develop – as …
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) …