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Assistant professor Chad A. Stevens was one of five UNC professors awarded a 2013 Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

The UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication is awarding four seed grants to advance promising research projects with the potential to draw additional funding.

The UNC Center for Media Law and Policy and Common Cause host a public discussion at UNC on Feb. 20 about FCC media ownership rules and their impact on media’s ability to meet the information needs of N.C. communities. 

The UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication is searching for outstanding candidates for associate dean for business and finance and associate dean for development.

The UNC Center for Media Law and Policy and Common Cause will host a public discussion on the UNC campus Feb. 20 about the FCC’s media ownership rules and their impact on media’s ability to meet the information needs of North Carolina communities. 

The school will host “Witness to Rights,” an interactive exhibit of photos from the Chapel Hill Civil Rights Movement through the end of February.

Recent graduates of the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media are reporting success finding jobs within six months of graduating.
The school has surveyed graduating classes since 2010 to provide insight on trends in the job market our graduates are entering. Our survey is not scientific, but the trends it reveals are clearly positive.

Hugh Morton Distinguished Professor Laura Ruel studies the eye movements of people consuming news and information. Her research can help journalists and communicators do a better job reaching their audiences. Watch the first of a series of Tar Heel Talks produced by the Hussman School.

“Living Galápagos” and the 2012 Carolina Photojournalism Workshop’s “Port City Stories” are each one of five projects in the category "devoted exclusively to the student designers who are refreshing this industry with new talent and new ideas."

The Carolina Association of Black Journalists and the UNC J-school will host a one-day journalism workshop for minority high school students on Saturday, Feb. 23, on the UNC campus. The application deadline for the workshop is Feb. 8. Register now.