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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

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The Daily Iowan

156

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

Sahithi Student Center

70+

Scholarships

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

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Events

From Draft to Impact: Strategies for Publishing in Leading Journals promotional image

From Draft to Impact: Strategies for Publishing in Leading Journals

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Social Sciences Research Building
Take your manuscript from draft to impact in this 8-hour in-person workshop hosted by the Center for Social Science Innovation and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.Presenter: Jamil Marques, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication.Date(s) and Time(s):Part 1: Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 1:00-5:00 PMPart 2: Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1:00-5:00 PMIMPORTANT: Registering for this workshop enrolls you for both Part 1 and Part 2.Description: This workshop is...
From Draft to Impact: Strategies for Publishing in Leading Journals promotional image

From Draft to Impact: Strategies for Publishing in Leading Journals

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Social Sciences Research Building
Take your manuscript from draft to impact in this 8-hour in-person workshop hosted by the Center for Social Science Innovation and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.Presenter: Jamil Marques, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication.Date(s) and Time(s):Part 1: Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 1:00-5:00 PMPart 2: Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1:00-5:00 PMIMPORTANT: Registering for this workshop enrolls you for both Part 1 and Part 2.Description: This workshop is...
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Professor Emeritus Stephen G. Bloom Receives Award for His Memoir

Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Stephen G. Bloom, professor emeritus recently won the Knudson Latin America Prize from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication for his memoir The Brazil Chronicles
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SJMC Director Melissa Tully Received a Mental Health Champion Award

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Melissa Tully, director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, received the Mental Health Champion Award for her commitment to creating a safe space for her faculty and students.
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UI SJMC Alumna Alice Cruse Awarded Fulbright to Taiwan

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Alice Cruse will serve as an English Teaching Assistant (ETA) in Taiwan for 2025–26.
Max Willis

Graduate spotlight: Max Willis

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Office of Strategic Communication
Max Willis is a storyteller — a multifaceted one, at that. “I can write, I can work in front of and behind the camera, I can do graphic design, I can do video editing or photo editing, I can fly a drone — I feel really well prepared,” says Willis, who will graduate with a BA in journalism and mass communication, BA in African American studies, and minor in sport and recreation management.
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Journalism graduate looks for new angles

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Office of Strategic Communication
After an award-winning stint as a photographer with The Daily Iowan and the opportunity to document a historic women’s basketball tournament run, Grace Smith is continuing to pursue creative visual storytelling — and to photograph a favorite Iowa baller.
Director Melissa Tully gave short remarks at the student exhibition on Tuesday, April 10, 2025.

Celebrating SJMC Student Work at the Annual Student Showcase

Monday, April 28, 2025
Emily Delgado
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication hosted its annual Student Exhibition and Scholarship Celebration on April 10, 2025.
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Welcoming Two New Inductees Into The Hall of Fame

Monday, April 21, 2025
Alice Cruse
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Isaiah Scales and Tim Vos were inducted into the SJMC Hall of Fame during the spring 2025 ceremony.
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Celebrating 20 years of Filmspotting

Monday, March 10, 2025
Emily Delgado
To celebrate twenty years of his podcast, SJMC professor, Adam Kempenaar, hosted a three-day long event, Filmspotting Fest, with the goal to celebrate the podcast’s twenty years and showcase some of their favorite memories of this journey. 
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Jeff Grisamore awarded the NSF EPSCoR EWD Seed Grant

Monday, February 24, 2025
Emily Delgado
SJMC professor of practice, Jeff Grisamore has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to advance public knowledge and understanding of biotechnology and biomanufacturing in Iowa and at The University of Iowa.
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Zeynep Tufekci 2025 Li Chen Distinguished Lecture

Monday, February 17, 2025
Zeynep Tufekci, Princeton’s Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, presented “Why We Can’t Fact-Check Our Way Out of Misinformation,” as part of the Li Chen Distinguished Lecture series.
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