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When you graduate from the SJMC, you will become part of an alumni network that numbers in the thousands and spans media industries in the United States and around the globe.

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Ricky Brandt

(B.A. 2014)

VP, Group Account Director at Havas

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Sylvia Clubb

(B.A. 2022)

Project Manager, Strategic Services at EGR International

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Austin Hanson

(B.A. 2022)

Digital Producer and Assignment Editor at FOX59 and CBS4

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Chase Bennett

(B.A. 2024)

Leadership Development Program Associate at RTX

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The Daily Iowan

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YEARS OF THE DAILY IOWAN

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

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100

Years of success

The school celebrated its centennial in 2024

# 1

Public university for writing

According to the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings

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Scholarships

SJMC awards more than $225,000 in scholarships and awards annually.

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Events

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The University of Iowa Lecture Committee presents: Hill Harper

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Harper was born in Iowa City, IA, the son of two doctors – his father, a psychiatrist and his mother, an anesthesiologist. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and was named Valedictorian of his department. Harper then graduated with a J.D. (cum laude) from Harvard Law School, as well as with a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, with honors, from the Kennedy School of Government. He holds honorary doctoral degrees from Howard University, Winston-Salem State University, Cheyney University, Le-Moyne Owen College, Westfield State College, Dillard University and Tougaloo College.
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Study Hall

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
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Study Hall

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
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Application Deadline: Obermann End-of-Year Writing Retreat

Friday, March 13, 2026 5:00pm
North Ridge Pavilion
Space, time, & collegial support for academic writing
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News

This is the logo for the podcast Pitchfork and Paintbrush.

Painting a Story Through Podcasting

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Jake Mayer
Students in the Adler Agency prepare to produce the second season of Pitchfork and Paintbrush.
A photo of Roxy Ekberg holding the Mauck Stouffer award.

SJMC’s Roxy Ekberg Earns Mauck Stouffer Award

Monday, February 23, 2026
Grace Escritt
Roxy Ekberg, a third-year SJMC student and the executive editor of The Daily Iowan received a Mauck Stouffer Young Iowa Journalist Award from the Iowa Newspaper Association.
Bingbing Zhang

Zhang's project is changing the way we see and hear the world through the Arts and Humanities Initiative grant

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Office of the Vice President for Research
Bingbing Zhang, assistant professor, in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, explores how journalists and social-media users talk about and react to what they call “AI slop”.
This is a photo of SJMC professor Ty Rushing participating in a panel at the George Washington Carver Awards Ceremony

Ty Rushing Attends the George Washington Carver Medal Ceremony

Monday, February 16, 2026
Ayva Kemper
Assistant Professor of Practice Ty Rushing participated in a panel discussion at the George Washington Carver Medal ceremony at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.
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