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Bogard places in Hearst Audio Competition

Mar 28 2024 - 1:45pm

Chloe Bogard placed 16th in the Hearst Journalism Awards Audio Competition on Feb. 21 for her work at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 

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Jacht Press Release

JACHT AGENCY CELEBRATES DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION THROUGH ANCHOR WEEK ACTIVITIES

Nov 2 2020 - 8:45am

LINCOLN, Neb. – Jacht Agency is proud to announce Anchor Week, a week-long celebration of diversity and inclusion throughout the agency. Diversity and inclusion have always been strong pillars of Jacht, and this week gives students the opportunity to recognize that among their peers. Anchor Week will take place the week of Nov. 2 through Nov. 6, 2020.

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Shari Veil in Andersen Hall

Dean's Update October

Oct 29 2020 - 8:15am
Thank you to everyone who has joined in the CoJMC Virtual Big Red Reunion! I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting alumni of the “J-school,” as CoMJC is known to most graduates. Getting to know alumni through the decades of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s so far has been as entertaining as it has been educational. Oh, how things have changed!
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Climate Change Nebraska

Climate Change Nebraska project catches more national attention from Katie Couric 

Oct 29 2020 - 7:00am

Aila Ganic is a sophomore political science major involved in the Climate Change Nebraska project. She wrote an article about being a young activist for Katie Couric's newsletter "Wake-Up Call".

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Dr. D. A. Graham

Join Jacht’s kick off to Anchor Week with a social justice seminar from Dr. D. A. Graham

Oct 28 2020 - 7:45am

How do you embrace people from all walks of life and facilitate groups so that people are heard deeply, valued for their contribution and acknowledged for their unique experience? In this social justice seminar you'll discuss how to address power differences, unearned advantages, racial oppression and more.

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Colby Dolan '12

Alumni Spotlight: Colby Dolan '12

Oct 27 2020 - 9:45am

The most important quality to have out in the real world...is to be flexible. Sometimes you're going to experience things you never thought you would, or you're going to be ask to do things you may not know how to do. It's uncomfortable. It's scary. But each experience will help you grow and your employers will see your ability to adapt and to learn and to be an asset.

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Alumni Spotlight: Margaret Holman '73

Alumni Spotlight: Margaret Holman '73

Oct 27 2020 - 9:30am

Going to the University for my last two years of college was life changing in many ways -- but the most impactful was meeting my husband, who was also a graduate of the College of Journalism in the news editorial sequence. We were married for 42 years before he died in 2016.

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Alumni Spotlight: Ericka (Hascall) Galbraith '00

Alumni Spotlight: Ericka (Hascall) Galbraith '00

Oct 27 2020 - 8:45am

I'm currently working through the transformation and evolution of traditional mobile unit broadcasts into remote integrations as well as guiding sponsorship integrations within College Football coverage on ABC and ESPN.

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Clarey Castner, Terry Fairfield and Greg Jensen in front of the newly dedicated Andersen Hall in October 2001. 

Jensen to retire after 31 years

Oct 26 2020 - 12:15pm
Greg Jensen, senior director of development for the University of Nebraska Foundation, will retire on Oct. 31, 2020, after 31 years. 
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Briana Aldridge

Multicultural Homecoming event features recent Masters’ grad Briana Aldridge

Oct 26 2020 - 9:45am
The College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee invited Briana Aldridge, a recent grad of our Masters’ program, to headline our Multicultural Homecoming Event. Aldridge shared her thesis The challenges Black women face breaking into the sports broadcasting industry over Zoom on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
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Lauren Tritch

Student Lauren Tritch used unknowns of the pandemic as an opportunity to grow

Oct 26 2020 - 6:45am

“I wanted to continue building my network, but more than that I wanted to build relationships with people.” Tritch said. “The pandemic presented a really unique opportunity for me to connect with professionals because we all were going through a similar experience with Covid.”

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