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Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber, a husband and wife photography and video team, will speak at PhotoNight LVII on Tuesday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Carroll Hall 33.

Schedules are now available for 2010 summer sessions including Maymester. The J-school is offering a wide array of courses.
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On March 29, the first black female undergraduate at UNC will speak about the balance between activism and professionalism.
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Karen Parker, the first black female undergraduate at UNC, will speak at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media on Monday, March 29, at 6 p.m. in Carroll Hall 33.

The Certificate in Technology and Communication was revised in Fall 2010 to a program offering three courses.
Students enrolled prior to Fall 2010 are governed by the curriculum in effect at that time, which included five courses:
JOMC 710: “Computing Concepts and Issues: Power Tools for the Mind”
JOMC 711: “Writing for Digital Media”

Chris Roush, business journalism professor, named teacher of the year by the Scripps Howard Foundation.
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The school is increasing its focus on the business side of digital media with a new Knight Chair in Digital Advertising.
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The UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media is increasing its focus on the business side of digital media with a new Knight Chair in Digital Advertising, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
Jean Folkerts, dean of the school, said the new chair will accelerate the school’s work in digital media economics and emerging advertising models.

Chris Roush, associate professor and Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Scholar in Business Journalism, was named journalism teacher of the year in the Scripps Howard Foundation’s National Journalism Awards.
Roush teaches economics reporting, where his students track real stock portfolios, and business reporting, where students participate in mock news conferences with business students playing corporate CEOs.