Taylor Mathis graduated from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 2015, earning her bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Sports Studies. Since then, Mathis has used skills and connections forged at Iowa to help her in several different career paths.

On August 17 and 31, Associate Professor Rachel Young released her two latest installments of work. This research builds off a previous interest in cyberbullying and online risk. For this research, Young worked with former or current students. Young views this as very positive and is a telling sign of how SJMC pushes students to collaborate on research projects.

Nominations for the University of Iowa's School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) Distinguished Service Award are being accepted through October 15, 2021.

This article describes the SJMC's mentorship pilot program.

On May 14, the School of Journalism and Mass Communications hosted a graduation event in front of Adler to honor the graduating class of 2021. The smiles of the graduates and their family members were made it an ideal day for a celebration!

Patrick Johnson was awarded the Top Student Paper award from the Associate for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) LGBTQ Interest Group. Patrick is a Graduate Student as well as Teaching Assistant at the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Dilon Goncalves, Journalism & Mass Communication BA 2019, has received a 21-22 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) award to Estonia! The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or English Teaching Assistant Programs.

S. Craig Watkins delivered the 2021 M. Holly McGranahan Lecture on April 15, focusing his talk on the triumphs and dilemmas of Black digital life.

What started out as a simple way to get vaccinated for himself and his family, Brian Finley (MA, 2009) has unexpectedly helped thousands of people in the state of Iowa get vaccinated. As he was struggling to find available vaccines, Brian created an algorithm to alert him when there was a vaccine available in the nearby area. This is when it turned into something much larger.