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5 p.m.
Monday, November 9, 2015
Hillel
The Margie K. and Louis N. Cohen Center for Jewish Life
503 East John Street
Organized by The Program in Jewish Culture and Society and Holocaust, Genocide and Memory Studies
"Inheritance" is an extraordinary story about two women with a… Read More
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By Rich MartinThe front page of today’s Daily Illini is dedicated to the memory of Brett Lerner, a junior in Broadcast Journalism who was killed Friday evening in an automobile accident while on a sports assignment. His classmates, teachers, advisers and friends all describe him as a remarkable… Read More
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Isabel Molina-Guzmán, Associate Professor of Media & Cinema Studies and Latina/Latino Studies, has been invited to participate in an all-day conference “Advancing Equity for Women & Girls of Color: A Research Agenda for the Next Decade.”The conference is co-hosted by the White House Council… Read More
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How has Twitter changed news covereage?Twitter is playing a big role in the news these days. Presidential candidates get coverage trading barbs through Twitter. Citizens’ tweets from the scene of a protest or natural disaster can inform and even sway the coverage. News outlets often tweet first,… Read More
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The College of Media is pleased to announce a $1 million gift from the Jack and Elizabeth Klues Family Foundation for scholarships in the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising in the College of Media at the University of Illinois.The gift includes current use funds and a bequest. The… Read More
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Advertising Department Head Jacqueline Hitchon and Lecturer Shachar Meron are participating in an industry/student forum with the Advertising program of Swinburne University of Technology.Meron is presenting the keynote address via Skype. The forum is being live streamed providing an opportunity… Read More
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The College of Media is hosting two events for Homecoming.Join us!
Comeback Guest Reception Honoring Jim Sparks
Friday, Oct. 23 ● 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Dommermuth Conference Room
Student Services Center, Gregory Hall
Parade Watch Party to Celebrate
Grand Marshal Bill Geist and Comeback Guest Jim… Read More
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Film fans who want the whole experience of the 18th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, or “Ebertfest,” can purchase festival passes starting Nov. 2.The passes cover all 12 or more screenings during the five-day event, coming April 13-17 at the Virginia Theatrein Champaign, Ill. Related talks and… Read More
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MACS Professor Jay Rosentein and his groundbreaking documentary "IN Whose Honor?" are part of a new article listing "5 Amazing Indigenous Women to Celebrate instead of Christopher Columbus." One of the women selected, University of Illinois alumnus Charlene Teters, is the central character in Prof… Read More
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By David E. KaplanEnjoying a glass of wine at his modest home in Aarhus, Denmark, Nils Mulvad and guest Brant Houston were celebrating the latest gathering of reporters they had brought together. It was the spring of 2000, and they had just hosted nearly a hundred journalists to talk about… Read More
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Leon Dash. Even his name implies there's no slowing down for this guy.Read The News-Gazette story.
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Each year since 1980, the Student Alumni Ambassadors of the University of Illinois Alumni Association invite a group of distinguished alumni back to the campus to participate in traditional activities such as the Homecoming Parade and Pep Rally. These alumni honorees also interact with current… Read More
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Every year, the eighth graders entering Janet Morford’s social studies class at the University of Illinois Laboratory High School (Uni) learn how to conduct oral history interviews.
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The following article was written for an Ebert Fellowship in memory of the late Roger Ebert. The fellowship works with the forthcoming Roger Ebert Center at the College of Media. Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips advises the Ebert fellows.
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Bill Geist, noted columnist, author, correspondent and proud graduate of the College of Media at the University of Illinois, will serve as grand marshal of this year’s homecoming parade.
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Join us for the second installment of our Latino Americans: 500 Years of History series, “The Long Journey Home.” This panel discussion will trace the past, present, and future of Latino migration in central Illinois by highlighting oral histories and contemporary investigative reporting on migrant… Read More
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Getting Personal is a Q&A with a local personality. Here, Amelia Mugavero, a UI senior majoring in broadcast journalism, chats with The N-G's Melissa Merli. The Dallas, Texas, native is Miss Central Illinois and is the first Marching Illini feature twirler in 10 years.
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The Association of Independents in Radio (AIR) has named Christine Herman to its latest class of New Voices scholars.Herman is a freelance science writer. She received a Ph.D. in chemical biology in 2012 and a master’s in journalism in 2014 – both from the University of Illinois. Her work has been… Read More
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On Tuesday, September 1, the College of Media invited students to interact in a social setting and attend the 10th annual College of Media picnic. Located in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center, the event offered visitors a chance to learn about unique opportunities that the College had to offer and… Read More