As a professional school, helping students explore careers is a valuable part of SJMC’s undergraduate mission. The pandemic has made fulfilling this mission more difficult—but not impossible.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to spread ahead of the 2020-21 academic year, the University of Iowa made the decision to move a majority of classes online. While it has presented challenges and removed the in-person experience for most students, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication has adjusted well to the “new normal”.

Watch for Professor Meenakshi Gigi Durham's new book, "MeToo: The Impact of Rape Culture in the Media," to be released in April 2021 in the UK and June 2021 in the United States.