Diversity and Inclusion

Trina Creighton facilitates conversation about race with CoJMC students, faculty and staff

Aug 24 2020 - 5:15pm

To Creighton, her social justice course is about helping her students see where they can fit in to make a better society and she feels so fulfilled in her teaching role when she hears them talking about being better citizens. Now Creighton is taking her tactics and applying them to the CoJMC faculty space.

'Global News' course brings Nebraska, Omani students together

May 7 2020 - 11:15am

Eight in the morning is not a favorite start time for most college students. However, the chance to video chat with peers halfway across the world has spurred Huskers enrolled in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s “Global News in the Age of Social Media” class.

Two students win AAF’s Most Promising Multicultural Student (MPMS) Awards

Feb 14 2020 - 3:15pm

Senior advertising and public relations major Kimberly Chungong and senior broadcasting and advertising and public relations major Celine Hayes have received AAF’s Most Promising Multicultural Student awards. They attended the MPMS conference from Feb. 10-13, along with Interim Dean Amy Struthers, in New York City.

Marron’s book on misogyny and the media published

Dec 29 2019 - 10:00am

"Misogyny and Media in the Age of Trump," edited by Maria B. Marron, Ph.D., explores conservative populism ushered in by President Donald Trump that has given rise to the #MeToo Movement and Fourth Wave Feminism.

Global Engagement Learning Community allows students to explore global issues and cultures

Oct 22 2019 - 1:30pm

by Molly Roe

College of Journalism and Mass Communications Professor Sriyani Tidball leads the Global Engagement Learning Community at Nebraska. The community is made up of 10 freshmen, eight of which take part in the global engagement special topics course led by Tidball.

Book by CoJMC professor to be adapted into film

Oct 15 2019 - 2:00pm

by Molly Roe

A film about Chief Standing Bear, based on a book written by College of Journalism and Mass Communications Professor Joe Starita, is set to be filmed in Nebraska soon.

CoJMC welcomes alumna to Nebraska for homecoming

Oct 2 2019 - 5:45pm

by Molly Roe

The College of Journalism and Mass Communications (CoJMC) welcomes home Angel Jennings, a 2008 journalism graduate originally from the Washington, D.C., area.

CoJMC launches emergency scholarship program

Aug 18 2019 - 5:45am

The College of Journalism and Mass Communications announces a new emergency scholarship available for undergraduate students.

“Life can throw our students a curveball and we want to be there to help,” said Amy Struthers, interim

dean of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications. “Through the generous support of our

alumni and donors, we will now have one more tool to help students facing tragic situations.”

CoJMC professor to receive 2019 Sower Award in the Humanities

Aug 13 2019 - 3:45pm

CoJMC journalism professor Joe Starita will receive the 2019 Sower Award in the Humanities. Starita will be honored on Oct. 24 at Omaha’s Holland Performing Arts Center, immediately preceding the 24th Annual Governor’s Lecture in the Humanities featuring historian Dwight David Eisenhower II.

UNL CoJMC students earn honorable mention for inclusion campaign

Apr 29 2019 - 6:00pm

by Molly Roe

The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) recently announced that five University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) College of Journalism and Mass Communications (CoJMC) students received an honorable mention for their “IGNITE THE i IN IMC” public interest campaign.