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Kimberly Chexnayder

Kimmi Chex

(B.A. 2018)

On-air host for NFL Network and NFL Media.

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Eleanor Hildebrandt

(B.A. 2023)

English Teaching Assistant in Germany with the U.S. Fulbright Program.

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Aadit Tambe

(B.A. 2020)

News Designer at The Washington Post

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Matt Erickson

(B.A. 1996)

Assistant Managing Editor at The New York Times

We're turning 100!

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is celebrating 100 years of excellence in 2024. Join us as we celebrate and look ahead to the next 100 years.

 

100th Anniversary Details

Adler Anthem

The Daily Iowan

155

YEARS OF THE DAILY IOWAN

The award-winning student
newspaper, The Daily Iowan,
has served the UI community
since 1868

Sahithi Student Center

# 2

University for writing

According to the 2022 U.S. News & World Report rankings

1st

UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE
IN THE UNITED STATES

Iowa City earned this
designation in 2008

City of literature statue

70+

Scholarships

SJMC awards more than $200,000 in scholarships and awards annually.

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Events

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Internship Networking Fair

Thursday, October 3, 2024 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building
Save the date for our Internship Networking Fair! Are you looking for a spring or summer internship? Do you want to grow your professional network? Join us at the Event Management Certificate Internship Networking Fair! We will have over 10 local businesses & organizations looking to hire or connect with YOU. Open to all majors! The first 20 people to attend the Fair will win a takeaway snack bag! Adler Journalism Building Rotunda, October 3, 3-5 pm
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Book Talk: Built From the Fire

Monday, October 7, 2024 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor, journalist, and author Victor Luckerson will discuss his recent book, Built From the Fire, with Assistant Professor Ashley Howard.  Built From the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street, is the winner of the Stone Book Award from the Museum of African American History in Boston, the SABEW Best in Business Book Award, the Lillian Smith Book Award, and the Oklahoma Historical Society's E.E. Dale Award. It...
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Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture with Damion Thomas

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 6:00pm to 7:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library
The University of Iowa Libraries and the Department of American Studies welcome all to attend a lecture in Shambaugh Auditorium by Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Damion Thomas. In his talk, entitled "Leveling the Playing Field: Sports at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture,” Thomas will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the sports gallery at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Since opening in...
Manufacturing Consent: The Failure of EU Elections, Media, and the Public Sphere w/LUNCH promotional image

Manufacturing Consent: The Failure of EU Elections, Media, and the Public Sphere w/LUNCH

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Iowa City Public Library
Europe still lacks a "European" public sphere and a media system that serves it. As was the case during the 2019 EU parliamentary election, the 2024 contest exhibited regional differences in the themes covered by national media and their emphasis on European-wide issues. Most voters' choices of representative MPEs reflected national politics and perceived interests, and relatedly, the ideological divides that positively or negatively assessed European-wide problems, e.g., climate change, ongoing...
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News

Associate Professor Rachel Young selected as Faculty Fellow

Monday, September 30, 2024
5 University of Iowa faculty members have been selected as faculty fellows for FY 2025 to work on projects bolstering support for faculty success and student learning.

Associate Professor Rachel Young selected as Faculty Fellow

Monday, September 30, 2024
5 University of Iowa faculty members have been selected as faculty fellows for FY 2025 to work on projects bolstering support for faculty success and student learning.
Green Horizons

SJMC students gain hands-on experience reporting on sustainability efforts in Dubuque

Thursday, September 12, 2024
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication collaborated with the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities on three capstone classes where students produced news content, snapped photos, and created strategic communication plans.
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CLAS journalism students pursue summer internships around the country, from D.C. to Seattle

Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication had valuable opportunities – from newsrooms to Capitol Hill to HGTV – where they gained unique, real-world experience.
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