Communication + Journalism News
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Eight to receive UW-Eau Claire alumni awards
Eight alumni and friends of the university will receive UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association awards Dec. 22 at an event in conjunction with winter commencement.
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Jan Larson receives UW System Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award
Jan Larson, professor and chair of the UW-Eau Claire's department of communication and journalism, is the university's recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award from the UW System.
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Journalism graduate has front-row seat to historic election
The 2018 midterm elections will be held next month in the U.S., but earlier this year a Blugold alum had a front-row seat to a historic election 9,000 miles from Eau Claire.
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New book explores nation's shift in thinking about gay marriage
Dr. Peter Hart-Brinson, an associate professor of sociology, is the author of a new book that explores the nation’s dramatic shift in thinking about gay marriage as a younger generation views homosexuality differently than their parents.
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Three UW-Eau Claire grads selected for Fulbright awards
Experiences with new languages and cultures during their studies at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire have helped lead to Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for three of the university’s recent graduates.
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Internship, campus experiences help new grad find future career path
May grad Amanda Thao found her future career thanks to hands-on learning experiences inside and outside her UW-Eau Claire classrooms.
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Blugold spends spring break serving refugees in Clarkston, Georgia
For UW-Eau Claire sophomore Elizabeth Nolden, spring break 2018 was anything but conventional. While most college students found themselves soaking up the sun on the beach or soaking up Netflix on the couch, Elizabeth travelled over 14 hours to Georgia an
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Blugolds deliver digital tools to teachers to help bring history to life
A website created by UW-Eau Claire faculty and students includes history-based essays and short stories — written by Honors students — in interactive digital formats. The site supports K-12 educators as they use technology to teach history.
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Devroy Memorial Forum to feature Washington Post White House reporter Ashley Parker
Parker will present "Covering Washington in the Age of Trump" at 7 p.m. April 19 in UW-Eau Claire's Schofield Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
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Analyze this: Marketing Analytics as a Career for YOU
Learn more about marketing analytics, a lucrative and fast growing field with many diverse career opportunities. Attend the 2018 Marketing Analytics Day, Tue. April 17 from 5-6:30 pm in Centennial Hall 2614.
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Blugolds tell spooky story about Mabel Tainter theater in new children's book
A new children’s book, “Mystery at the Mabel Tainter,” written by Mary Heimstead, a 1975 UW-Eau Claire graduate, and Taylor Kysely, a UW-Eau Claire senior, is a mystery story that takes place in the historic theater.
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Blugold has front-row seat to Washington, D.C., on-screen and real-life dramas
As a Devroy Fellow, Samantha West is spending her Winterim in the newsroom at The Washington Post. She's there as a new journalism-based movie, "The Post," opens nationwide, shining a light on the newspaper and some of its iconic leaders.
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Study abroad plays special part in mother, daughter college experiences
Turns out there might just be something to that old proverb, "Like mother, like daughter." At least if you are Amy Dorn-Fernandez and Miranda Fernandez and you are thinking about your futures. Both came to UW-Eau Claire — though decades apart — because of the university’s reputation for offering exceptional study abroad programs. Amy got more than she expected from her time studying in Spain — she fell in a love, eventually marrying a young Spaniard. Twenty-plus years later, their daughter, Miranda, is a Blugold and already looking forward to studying abroad in Spain.
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Investing in faculty: Professor emerita supports first Honors professorship
Dr. Kristine Knutson, assistant professor in the department of communication and journalism, is the recipient of the first Dr. Sally A. Webb Honors Professorship in Communication and Journalism.
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History project showcases icons of local music scene
A team of UW-Eau Claire public history students is working to share the stories of the artists, producers, publicists and others who are longtime contributors to the city of Eau Claire’s thriving, eclectic music scene.
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Grad reflects on hike along famous international pilgrimage path
Long after they graduate, Blugolds continue to embrace opportunities to immerse themselves in cultural experiences throughout the world.The Rev. Tom Lindner, a 1982 journalism graduate and former newspaper editor who left journalism 25+ years ago for the priesthood, recently returned from a 200-mile hike across northern Spain. He shares his story of following a famous pilgrimage path, known as the Camino de Santiago.
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Grad fulfills promise to late mother as she becomes first in family to earn degree
Growing up, Madison Joy remembers how hard her mother worked to provide for her and her brother. She also remembers her mother making her promise that someday she would see Mady cross the stage to accept her college diploma. Mady’s mother passed away in 2008, well before Mady was old enough to make her mom’s wish come true. “All I ever wanted was to make her proud and fulfill my promise to her,” Mady says. “I knew I was going to college and I was going to do what I needed to do to succeed.” Mady will keep her promise to her late mother when she crosses the stage in Zorn Arena in May 20, becoming the first person in her family to earn a college degree.
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Film series to examine role of the press in democratic society
The public is invited to examine the role of the press in a democratic society through the lens of film during “Journalism at the Movies,” a three-part film series starting April 24 at UW-Eau Claire.
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Campus and community invited to live recording of ‘The Talking Points Podcast'
Get an insider’s view of how organizations talk to the outside world during a live recording of “The Talking Points Podcast” from 4-5 p.m. April 25 in Hibbard Hall Room 102 at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. UW-Eau Claire Chancellor James Schmidt will be the podcast’s special guest.
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Making the most of study abroad
Cora Cornett studied abroad for two semesters, one in Spain and the other in Puerto Rico. During the course of those adventures she gained a wealth of experience, learned to be self-reliant and adaptable, and made friends for life.
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White House reporter to speak April 27 at 20th Devroy Forum
Jenna Johnson, political reporter at the Washington Post who has covered President Donald Trump on the campaign trail and at the White House, is the featured speaker for the 20th Ann Devroy Memorial Forum.
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Blugold breaks the glass ceiling in the newsroom
While the late Mary Tyler Moore’s fictional Mary Richards was celebrated in recent weeks for showing the world that women belong in the newsroom, another — this time, real-life — female journalist in Nebraska is taking things one step further. The Blugold is showing the world that women not only belong in the newsroom, but can lead the newsroom. In January, the Omaha World-Herald named Melissa Matczak its new executive editor, marking the first time in the newspaper’s 127-year history that a woman holds the paper’s top editor position.
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Blugold sings for Packers Hall of Fame celebrations
It was the legendary Brett Favre who inspired 70,000+ football fans to travel to Lambeau Field two summers ago to celebrate the quarterback’s induction into the Packers Hall of Fame, but it was a young Blugold who — literally — brought the emotional crowd to its feet early in the ceremony. Maddie Forrest, now a sophomore public relations major at UW-Eau Claire, sang the national anthem at the highly anticipated Hall of Fame event.
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Blugold alumnus brings history of leadership to local museum
The Chippewa Valley Museum has a new communications and outreach specialist — a Blugold with a long record of civic leadership in the community. Jeremy Gragert, a 2005 history graduate, brings his leadership skills to benefit a Chippewa Valley treasure.