June 4, 2026 Five College of Media alumni have won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting for their contributions to a Chicago Tribune piece on immigration. Angie Leventis Lourgos (BS ’03, journalism), Dan Petrella (BS ’06, journalism; BA ’06, LAS; MS ’10, journalism), Marianne Mather (BS ’96, media studies), Bob McCoppin (BS ’85, journalism), and […]
May 21, 2026 | Kelly Youngblood Feder’s impressive career achievements, along with his continued engagement with the college, have earned him the 2026 College of Media Distinguished Alumni Award. “Stephen Feder has had an illustrative career and has been closely connected to the College of Media, from sharing advice with students at Media Career Night […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Nathan Murphy is a Class of 2026 media and cinema studies major. What first interested you in the media and cinema studies (MACS) major? Ever since I was young, I’ve loved watching movies, but as I got older, I became more interested in how they […]
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May 15, 2026 1. What first drew you to filmmaking and production, and how did that evolve into your current role today? Ever since I was a kid, I told people, “I want to make movies,” before I even knew what that meant or how that would even be possible. All I knew is that […]
May 8, 2026 Poulter, a two-time Olympian, along with seven other elite Illini athletes, will be honored at the Hall of Fame Gala and Induction Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 11, at State Farm Center. Poulter helped lead the United States to Olympic Gold at the 2020 Tokyo Games and Silver at the 2024 Paris Games, while […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Nick Roacho is a Class of 2027 media and cinema studies major. Why did you choose to major in media and cinema studies (MACS)? How did you decide that the College of Media was the right fit for you? In the College of Media, I […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Francisco Albarran is a Class of 2026 media and cinema studies major. Why did you choose to major in media and cinema studies (MACS), and how did you decide that it was the right fit for you? During the lockdown in 2020, I really got […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Ella Yoder is a Class of 2027 media and cinema studies major. What made you choose the media and cinema studies (MACS) major? During my search for universities, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign stuck out quickly, specifically, the media and cinema studies (MACS) major. MACS […]
April 14, 2026 | Jodi Heckel, University of Illinois News Bureau Julie Turnock, professor of media and cinema studies, was one of two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professors to be awarded a 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship. English professor Christopher Kempf also received the prestigious award. They are among 223 individuals working across 55 disciplines chosen through a rigorous peer-review process […]