Diversity and Inclusion

Roxana Rodriguez

Rodriguez wins the 2024 Perry Photojournalism Challenge

Mar 5 2024 - 10:45am

Roxana Rodriguez, a junior advertising and public relations major from Wood River, won the top prize in the 2024 Philip Perry Photojournalism Challenge for her essay "402: Hispanic Businesses Growing the Nebraskan Economy and Culture." Rodriguez will receive a $7,000 scholarship to complete her studies at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. 

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Drake Keeler

Keeler to establish multicultural media club through Roper Lectureship

Feb 23 2024 - 1:45pm

Drake Keeler will serve as the Lynn and Dana Roper Visiting Lecturer from January to May 2024. Keeler is a 2022 journalism graduate of the CoJMC and a content creator at Hurrdat Sports. As part of his lectureship, he will lead and advise the college's newest student involvement organization, the Multicultural Students in Media Club.

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Alana Ross

Ross grows, pays it forward through campus organizations

Feb 21 2024 - 10:00am

Alana Ross, a sports media communication and advertising/public relations double major from Houston, Texas, came to Nebraska nervous about what college would bring. However, those concerns faded after meeting with her OASIS peer mentor and diving head-first into opportunities like UCARE and RSOs head-first. Now she’s helping fellow Huskers find their home at Nebraska.

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Lynsey Addario

Humanitarian photojournalist Lynsey Addario to present E.N. Thompson lecture

Feb 19 2024 - 2:30pm

The 35th season of the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln presents “Of Love and War: Stories of Tragedy and Resilience” by award-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario on March 5 at 7 p.m. at the Lied Center.

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Shari Veil (left), dean of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, presents the November Professor of the Month Award to Deepe Family Endowed Chair Linda White on Nov. 27.

Faculty, staff and students win November awards

Jan 19 2024 - 3:00pm

Last November, we celebrated numerous achievements within the CoJMC community. David Swotek, a junior broadcasting and sports media and communication double major from Lincoln, was awarded November Student of the Month; Linda White, Deepe Family Endowed Chair in Depth Reporting, was named the November Professor of the Month; and assistant professor Jason Stamm, as well as, staff members Karez Hassan, Natalie Becerra and Tiffany Groteluschen were selected as the November Not Too Shabby award-winners.

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Jemalyn Griffin in the Agency

Griffin builds varied, impactful career across university

Dec 7 2023 - 1:45pm

Jemalyn Griffin’s contributions to the university span nearly a decade and extend to departments across campus, culminating in a leading role in the development of the College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Experience Lab.

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Charlie Arnot and Jana Langemach

Arnot establishes Look East Fund for Student Opportunity

Nov 15 2023 - 10:30am

College of Journalism and Mass Communications alum Charlie Arnot recently established the Look East Fund for Student Opportunity. Arnot is the founder and CEO of Look East PR and Communications Agency.

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Kale Murray and Zoey Reeves

Murray and Reeves win the 2023 Bailey Lauerman Design Diversity Challenge

Nov 4 2023 - 3:30pm

Senior advertising and public relations major Kale Murray of Elkhorn and junior advertising and public relations major Zoey Reeves of Battle Creek won the 2023 Bailey Lauerman Design Diversity in Nebraska Challenge on Thursday, Nov. 2.

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Jessica Walsh

Grant helps students edit, write in more inclusive ways

Oct 2 2023 - 2:15pm

The demonstrated success from Center for Transformational Teaching grant winner Jessica Fargen Walsh shows that embedded videos in Canvas could be a helpful addition for instructors teaching Associated Press style or journalistic writing and editing to expand the perspectives of students. This could also help instructors keep up with the ever-changing nature of editing.

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Ariana Joy Cobler

Cobler selected for New York Times talent-pipeline mentorship program

Sep 22 2023 - 10:45am

Ariana Joy Cobler, a CoJMC junior from Yokosuka, Japan, was recently named to the second New York Times Corps cohort. Cobler is one of 19 undergraduate students from across the country selected to participate in the talent-pipeline mentorship program.

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