April 15, 2025 Students from the College of Media are participating in the annual University of Illinois Undergraduate Research Week, held April 20-26. The Undergraduate Research Symposium, the signature event held on Thursday, April 24, at the Illini Union, features presentations, posters, and performances from students across campus. Below is a list of Media student presentations as well […]
April 10, 2025 Students from the UI7 Newsroom were recently recognized for their outstanding work by both the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Mid-America Chapter, winning two Crystal Pillar awards, and the Student Illinois News Broadcasters Association. “Both awards are contested greatly by surrounding schools and programs. Their accomplishments with wins, even nominations, […]
March 13, 2025 | Kelly Youngblood The Public Relations Student Society of America at Illinois is back after a four-year hiatus, thanks to a group of determined students who revitalized the local chapter. Jordan Butler, a senior in journalism and president of PRSSA at Illinois, said a call to action in a College of Media […]
January 13, 2025 | Kelly Youngblood Three experiential learning opportunities are being offered to students this spring including two new trips—one to the nation’s capital and another to two Scandinavian countries—as well as a return visit to the West African country of Sierra Leone. Washington, D.C., March 19-22 Colleen King, clinical assistant professor of journalism […]
December 12, 2024 | Faith Lee, Communications Intern We CU Community Engaged Scholars and the Humanities Research Institute at Illinois selected Courtney Dillon, a senior earning a dual degree in journalism and in sociology, as one of five Humanities in Action scholars to work with community partners throughout the Fall 2024 semester. The Humanities in Action program, now in its third year, […]
November 8, 2024 | Faith Lee, Communications Intern Each fall, the Roger Ebert Fellows program selects three College of Media undergraduate students to complete a yearlong fellowship that immerses students into the film industry and provides them with opportunities to sharpen their critical writing skills and engage with the film community. The Roger Ebert Fellows […]
November 7, 2024 | Kelly Youngblood At its first event of the 2024-25 school year, the Illinois chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists hosted “Black on Black Commentary,” where students discussed popular topics involving the Black community in the media, such as election coverage of Vice President Kamala Harris and the failure of cosmetic brands […]
October 2, 2024 | Kelly Youngblood 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 [was able] to […]
May 16, 2024 Students in the Fall 2023 Cinematography and Sound Design course, taught by media and cinema studies lecturer Victor Font, produced a film special of Cetacean, which aired on WILL-TV’s Prairie Fire on April 18. The one-hour episode includes interviews with Cetacean creators, Deke Weaver and Jennifer Allen, and excerpts from last fall’s […]
May 10, 2024 The second annual MACS Student Showcase on May 4, 2024, was a faculty-curated film screening featuring the work of students in media and cinema studies courses from Fall 2023 and Spring 2024—courses such as Smartphone Cinema to the Horror Film to Cinematography and Sound, and more. Faculty wanted students to have the […]