Watch our video about first year Ph.D. student Chenjie Zheng who recently received the Top Student Paper Award from the Family Communication Division at the National Communication Association 2024 Conference.
Graduate Students
Commitment to Education Builds Community with Habermas Reading Group
Two years ago a group of Ph.D. students wrangled their hunger to learn Jurgen Habermas’ Theory of Communicative Action and created a reading group.
Meet the J-School’s Fall 2024 Adjunct Instructors and Lecturers
Get to know our Fall 2024 adjunct instructors and lecturers.
Graduate Research Round-Up: Spring 2024
Our graduate program prepares students to conduct field-leading research and many of our students publish their work to major communication research journals throughout their time at the SJMC. Check out some of the research published by our students in spring 2024.
SJMC Graduate Students and Faculty Attend AEJMC 2024 Conference
From August 7-11, faculty and graduate students from the SJMC will be traveling to Philadelphia to attend the AEJMC 2024 Annual Conference. Check out all of our student and faculty presentations and panels.
Vilas Insider Newsletter Spring 2024
The J-School’s Spring 2024 Vilas Insider newsletter will arrive in mailboxes soon and digital versions of the stories are available with additional content.
PhD Student Jisoo Kim Awarded Phi Kappa Phi Dissertation Fellowship
PhD student Jisoo Kim was selected as a 2024 recipient of a Dissertation Fellowship by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi which is designed to support active Society members in the dissertation writing stage of doctoral study.
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.
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.
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.