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Ricky Brandt
(B.A. 2014)
VP, Group Account Director at Havas
Sylvia Clubb
(B.A. 2022)
Project Manager, Strategic Services at EGR International
Austin Hanson
(B.A. 2022)
Digital Producer and Assignment Editor at FOX59 and CBS4
Chase Bennett
(B.A. 2024)
Leadership Development Program Associate at RTX
Adler Anthem
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The award-winning student
newspaper, The Daily Iowan,
has served the UI community
since 1868
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The school celebrated its centennial in 2024
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According to the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings
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SJMC awards more than $225,000 in scholarships and awards annually.
News
Director's Note - October 2025
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
The entire SJMC team was busy this month hosting several major events on campus and around town. We started October with the Midwest Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association conference on campus. We hosted scholars and popular culture critics for a three-day event that featured several presentations from SJMC faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
Third-Year SJMC Student Starts Study Abroad Podcast
Monday, October 27, 2025
During his time as an undergraduate student, SJMC junior Sean Keene has studied abroad three times thus far. Through his podcast "Around the World in 80 Stays," he hopes to share his own experiences, highlight global perspectives and acknowledge how study abroad experiences help to shape character as well as career trajectories; that is, especially in journalism.
Faculty, Graduate Students, and Alumni present at the 2025 MPCA/ACA Conference
Thursday, October 23, 2025
SJMC faculty, graduate students, and alumni presented research at the 2025 MPCA/ACA conference hosted at the University of Iowa in early October.
SJMC Students Reflect on Local, National and International Internships
Monday, October 6, 2025
This past summer, numerous SJMC students completed internships; that is, locally, nationally and even internationally. In this piece, 20 SJMC students reflect on their internship experiences, the skills they gained and how these opportunities shaped who they are as storytellers.