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Prairie Fire
College News
Illinois Public Media’s Prairie Fire nominated for seven Emmys Prairie Fire, a WILL-TV program featuring cinematic documentaries, profiles, and performances from downstate Illinois, has been nominated for seven Mid-America regional Emmy awards, including Best Magazine Program, in the first season… Read More
Campus fall
College News
Congratulations to these College of Media students who received campus and college awards and honors, and scholarships and fellowships that were made possible thanks to our donors. AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & FELLOWSHIPS Anthony J. Petullo Endowment in Design and Advertising Fund This… Read More
En Vivo Contigo co-hosts
Journalism News
As the son of first-generation immigrant parents from Mexico, Emilio Reyes sometimes found it difficult fitting in while growing up in rural Indiana.   It wasn’t until he came to the University of Illinois to study journalism that he says he began to really embrace his Hispanic heritage.  “I [… Read More
Ehrlich new book
Journalism News
In March 1951, Andrew Ivy—at the time, one of the most renowned scientists and medical ethicists in the U.S.—held a press conference in Chicago to announce Krebiozen, a recently discovered wonder drug that Ivy said could dramatically help cancer patients. The announcement created a frenzy among… Read More
Bridging Divides graphic
College News
How are we teaching students, and the broader community, to disagree? It’s a question the College of Media hopes to address in a new three-part series, “Bridging Divides: Conversations on Media and Disagreement.” Faculty from the Departments of Advertising, Journalism, and Media & Cinema… Read More
Cheryl W. Thompson
Journalism News
Cheryl W. Thompson (BS ’82, LAS; MS ’84, journalism), investigative correspondent and senior editor at NPR, and associate professor at George Washington University, will receive the 2024 Washington Association of Black Journalists Legacy Award. This award recognizes a current or retired journalist… Read More
Winski
Journalism News
Thomas Winski (MS ’75, journalism) was selected to receive the 2024 Illinois Journalism Education Association Lifetime Achievement Award. Winski accepted the award on September 20 at the annual IJEA conference at Illinois State University.   Each year, the IJEA seeks to honor retired individuals… Read More
Richard and Leslie Frank
College News
The couple’s latest $2.5 million donation will fund the renovation of classrooms on the lower level of Gregory Hall, located on the University of Illinois Quad, and will create a new hybrid, flexible classroom as the centerpiece. The new multipurpose classroom, which will be constructed in the… Read More
Carpenter book
Journalism News
Mike Carpenter (BS ’09, journalism) has written a book about the last 30+ years of Illinois basketball, The 200 Level: An Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Fan's Journey, which will be released on October 3.  The book is a mix of personal narrative and sports journalism, charting the ups and… Read More
Congrats!
College News
Congratulations to all the College of Media faculty and teaching assistants who were ranked as excellent by their students! This list is based on Instructor and Course Evaluation System questionnaire forms completed by students during the Spring 2024 semester. Only those instructors who… Read More
University of Illinois - Campus Instructional Facility
ICR News
The Institute of Communications Research is excited to announce our newest cohort! Please learn more about the students' research interests below and join us in welcoming them to the University of Illinois College of Media community this fall. For more information, see full ICR student profiles.… Read More
Hallene Gateway
College News
This fall, seven faculty in the College of Media have been promoted, two faculty have taken on new leadership roles, and three new faculty have been hired. In the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising, promotions include Chang-Dae Ham to full professor, Leona Su to associate professor… Read More
Cassandra L.C. Troy
Journalism News
Growing up, Cassandra L.C. Troy was encouraged to be environmentally aware, especially by her grandmother and mother who taught her to care for the planet. But it wasn’t until she worked at a university sustainability office that she considered a career in environmental communications.  “In that… Read More
Louvins Pierre
Advertising News
Louvins Pierre can trace his interest in advertising back to childhood.  “As a kid, I often watched advertisements because I found them funny. In hindsight, it may have been my underlying interest in the advertising and how [it was] effective that caused me not to change the channel,” Pierre said… Read More
Guolan Yang
Advertising News
Guolan Yang has studied and cited works authored by professors in the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising since she was a doctoral student. So when she got the opportunity to meet those esteemed scholars in person at advertising conferences, Yang was further drawn to pursue a career at… Read More
Amy Restko
Advertising News
Amy Restko (BA ’13, LAS; MS ’14, advertising) was promoted to group director of engagement strategy at AbelsonTaylor Group, a leading health and wellness advertising agency located in Chicago, in recognition of her success in developing winning brand strategies for clients and delivering customer… Read More
James Urbanski
Journalism News
The City of Tampa recently recognized the legacy of the late James Urbanski (BS ’50, journalism), who worked with the Tampa Tribune for over three decades, with an honorary street in his namesake near the site of the former newspaper building. Urbanski, who passed away on April 16, 2021, at the… Read More
Robert "Bob" Endres
Journalism News
Robert “Bob” Endres (BS ’62, MS ’63, journalism), a pioneering figure in film projection and a generous University of Illinois donor, passed away on June 25, 2024. He was 85. During college, Endres worked at WILL as an engineer and a film critic. Endres said the valuable experience he gained at… Read More
ICA Conference 2024
College News
Faculty, graduate students, and recent alumni from the College of Media co-presented 16 topics of research at the 74th annual International Communication Association Conference—the largest academic conference for communication scholars—on June 20-24, 2024, in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The… Read More
Poulter going to Olympics
Media & Cinema Studies News
Former Illinois setter Jordyn Poulter (BS ’18, MACS) was named to the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris this summer. The All-American setter is one of 12 selected for the roster.  Poulter, who was chosen as Best Setter at the COVID-delayed 2021 Tokyo… Read More