Name: Sydney Albert Title and Organization: East Coast Page, Page Program at NBCUniversal Graduation Year and Degree: 2025 BA in Journalism Sydney Albert has recently been accepted into the Page Program at NBCUniversal. The program, dedicated to learning and development, gives Pages opportunities for media exposure and hands-on experience. Based out of New York, NY and Universal City, CA, Pages contribute to areas of business including Public Relations, Production & Development, Marketing, Bu...| School of Journalism and Mass Communication – UW–Madison
Tomás Dodds, Director of the Public Tech Media Lab, discusses the importance of equipping journalists with ethical yet advanced tools.| School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Jing Wang, Assistant Professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and member of Steering Committee at the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS), has been selected as a fellow for the ninth cohort of the Public Intellectuals Program. The Public Intellectuals Program (PIP) was developed to offer networking opportunities, guidance from mentors and media exposure possibilities to China specialists. The 20 fellows of the PIP’s ninth cohort join a total of 160 fellows, forming a co...| School of Journalism and Mass Communication – UW–Madison
When I had the honor of sharing a few words with 200 spring graduates gathered at our SJMC commencement celebration in May, I focused on a few things I believe this school helps its students build. One of them was grit. I said, “Your mettle has been tested in the fires of 202 fact errors, 345 case books, Curb magazine proof day, thesis defenses and prelims. You want to do the work.” I’ve been thinking about that moment a lot lately as we are facing the fiscal challenges bedeviling all o...| School of Journalism and Mass Communication – UW–Madison
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is excited to welcome Matthew Traub (BA’92) to its Board of Visitors this fall. Traub is the chief operating officer and president of DKC, a full-service public relations, marketing and government affairs firm based in New York City, and is a key player in the firm’s technology, media business and crisis management areas. “Our Board of Visitors play a vital role in moving our school forward, and I am grateful to Matt for lending his time a...| School of Journalism and Mass Communication – UW–Madison
PhD student Elohim Monard discusses his new podcast, Conversando de Política, exploring politics, communication, and geopolitics in the Americas.| School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Fill the Hill 2025 October 9, 2025, 5 p.m. – October 10, 2025, 5 p.m. The flamingos return to Vilas Hall this “Flocktober” for UW–Madison’s pinkest homecoming tradition – Fill the Hill. For 24 hours, every gift to the School of Journalism and Mass Communication will add a pink flamingo to Bascom Hill and support our passionate students, faculty and staff. Save the date What is Fill the Hill? Fill the Hill is a fundraising event that raises crucial funds for UW–Madison and the SJ...| School of Journalism and Mass Communication – UW–Madison
Name: Laila Abbas Laila Abbas, a Ph.D. student and teaching assistant in the SJMC, was recently awarded the Top Dissertation Award Honorable Mention from the International Communication Association’s (ICA) Activism, Communication and Social Justice Interest Group. Her thesis, “Emotionally Stimulated Activism on TikTok: The Impact of Exposure to Audiovisual Moral Violation on Collective Action in the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Movement,” explores how digital content can spark political e...| School of Journalism and Mass Communication – UW–Madison
Name: Enjoyiana Nururdin Title and Organization: Local Government Reporter, The Cap Times Graduation Year and Degree: 2021 BA in Journalism Enjoyiana Nururdin is a local government reporter for The Cap Times in Madison, Wisconsin. Born and raised in Madison, she studied reporting at the SJMC, where she was an active campus leader. Nururdin served as a Center for Academic Excellence Scholar, Managing Editor of The Black Voice and a contributor to the Black History Month Planning Committee. She...| School of Journalism and Mass Communication – UW–Madison
Thanks to a remarkable outpouring of support from our alumni and friends, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication had yet another record-breaking Day of the Badger fundraising sprint. In addition to breaking our school’s record for number of gifts given to SJMC during Day of the Badger, we also beat the Department of Communication Arts in a race to 200 gifts, crossing the finish line well ahead of our competitor. Here’s a look at how we did this year. 1848 minutes of giving $35,60...| School of Journalism and Mass Communication – UW–Madison
