Articles from May 2025

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.

Graduate spotlight: Max Willis
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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.

Journalism graduate looks for new angles
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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.