Diversity and Inclusion

Panel discussion to examine race and the media

Jan 25 2022 - 1:45pm

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications will host a panel discussion on race and the media on Monday, Feb. 28 at 2:30 p.m. in the Centennial Room of the Nebraska Union.

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Wiseman receives open education resources grant

Jan 22 2022 - 6:00am

Lecturer Madeline Wiseman received an Open Education Resources grant from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Transformative Teaching on Jan. 20.

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Two CoJMC students earn Gilman Scholarship for education abroad

Jan 12 2022 - 11:15am

In 2021, two College of Journalism and Mass Communications undergraduate students were among 31 who earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to support credit-bearing study abroad, internship abroad, or virtual international opportunities.

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Online AP Stylebook available for all faculty and students

Jan 8 2022 - 11:30am

The college has purchased a concurrent license to the online AP Stylebook in collaboration with the UNL Libraries. The concurrent license will allow all faculty, staff and students to use the online AP Stylebook by signing on through their libraries account.

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Apply for the BL Student Opportunity Scholarship and Internship

Jan 5 2022 - 7:00am

Apply for the Bailey Lauerman Student Opportunity Scholarship. This scholarship is funded by Nebraska advertising and public relations agency Bailey Lauerman. It recognizes a junior or senior advertising and public relations major who has participated in activities or organizations that promote and celebrate diversity and has an interest in pursuing a career in advertising and public relations.

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Attend a CoJMC scholarship workshop and apply for scholarships

Dec 11 2021 - 1:00pm

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s undergraduate student scholarship application is open. Students have until Feb. 1, 2022, to apply for both College and University scholarships in MyRed. 

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Hill’s documentary an official selection for London Lift-Off’s Film Festival

Dec 5 2021 - 1:45pm

College of Journalism and Mass Communications visiting professor of photojournalism Shoun Hill’s documentary “I'm Just a Layman in Pursuit of Justice: Black farmers Fight Against the USDA” is an official selection for London Lift-Off’s Film Festival.

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Jacht hosts alumna Mekita Rivas for First-Gen Celebration Week

Nov 18 2021 - 3:30pm

In partnership with University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s First Generation Nebraska, CoJMC hosted alumna Mekita Rivas (‘12) for First Gen Celebration Week. Rivas spoke to UNL students at the Agency for “A Conversation with Mekita Rivas” on Nov. 10 and at the City Union on Nov. 11 for the First Gen Speaker Series. 

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Ashleigh Kawaoka wins first annual Bailey Lauerman Design Diversity Challenge

Nov 7 2021 - 8:30am

Junior advertising and public relations and graphic design major Ashleigh Kawaoka won the 2021 Bailey Lauerman Design Diversity in Nebraska Challenge on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021.

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A deeper conversation, Black public affairs programming in South Carolina

Oct 30 2021 - 3:30pm

A recent study, “’We Matter’: Cultural Significance of a Counter-Narrative Black Public Affairs Program,” examines the impact of “Awareness,” the longest-running Black Public Affairs show in the U.S., launched in Columbia, South Carolina, after the civil rights movement.

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