Veteran TV journalist Brian Williams to visit campus for a conversation on broadcast news

September 21, 2023 Update 11/9/2023: Watch the recording of “A Conversation with Brian Williams.” Brian Williams, former anchor of MSNBC’s The 11th Hour with Brian Williams and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, will be on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus for a conversation about the evolution of broadcast news in America on Monday, October 23, 7-8 p.m. This event […]

A Conversation with Brian Williams

September 21, 2023 Brian Williams, former anchor of MSNBC’s The 11th Hour with Brian Williams and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, will be on campus for a conversation about the evolution of broadcast news in America. A 40-year veteran of television news, Williams has received a dozen Emmy Awards, 11 Edward R. Murrow Awards, the duPont-Columbia Award, the […]

I on the Media

September 8, 2023 “I on the Media” is a series from the University of Illinois College of Media in which faculty, staff, and students at the college address current issues and research. It began in 2020 to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on media-related issues.  Hear from our experts 9/8/2023 In this Q&A, Professor Brant Houston, Knight Chair of […]

Media faculty and TAs make list of teachers ranked as excellent

September 8, 2023 Congratulations to all of 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 (ICES) questionnaire forms completed by students during the Spring 2023 semester. Only those instructors who distributed ICES forms at least once during this time […]

Media students apply classroom skills to internships across the country

September 6, 2023 | Faith Lee, Communications Intern Several Media students put the skills they learned in the classroom to good work this summer, applying their course knowledge to on-the-job training. At internships across the country, students gained valuable lessons that will help provide them with future academic and professional success. Here are just a […]

College of Media welcomes new faculty leadership roles, newly promoted faculty, and new faculty members

August 23, 2023 This fall welcomes two new heads of academic units, a new center director, a new associate head of advertising graduate studies, three faculty promotions, and two new faculty in the College of Media. Professor Michelle Nelson will serve as the head of the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising for a three-year […]

Sulkin reappointed as College of Media Dean

July 11, 2023 Tracy Sulkin, who has served as dean of the University of Illinois College of Media since 2018, has been reappointed for a five-year term, pending Board of Trustees approval. The reappointment follows a review of Sulkin’s first term. “The Dean’s Evaluation Committee was generous with its praise for her transparent and effective […]

Jim Schlueter, generous donor and retired Boeing communicator, receives 2023 College of Media Distinguished Alumni Award

May 18, 2023 | Kelly Youngblood When it comes to career accomplishments, Jim Schlueter (BS ’80, journalism) could name a few, but none are quite as important to him as his ability to build up others.  It’s an honorable trait Schlueter has carried with him throughout his life—as an undergraduate student at Illinois, during his […]

Hollywood executive and alumna Emma Miller honored with 2023 College of Media Emerging Leader Award

May 18, 2023 | Kelly Youngblood When Emma Miller (BS ’08, media studies) graduated from the University of Illinois she wasn’t sure where her degree would take her.  Now, 15 years later as a Hollywood executive taking on a new leadership role at Netflix, Miller can say she’s exactly where she wants to be.  After […]

2022-2023 student award and scholarship recipients

May 5, 2023 Updated May 31, 2023 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. HONORS Bronze Tablet Inscription on the Bronze Tablets in the Main Library recognizes students ranking in the top three percent of their graduating […]

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