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The UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media recognized faculty and staff for a commitment to excellence and contributions to the school community. The 2020 faculty and staff excellence awards were presented Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in a virtual school-wide meeting of faculty and staff.

From visuals illustrating the lives of spiders to digital storytelling detailing the fates of South American immigrants, projects created by students from the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media won big at the recent Society for News Design Awards.

Nine graduate students, 11 faculty members and various alumni will represent the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media on May 20-26, 2020, at the 70th annual International Communication Association conference, held in a virtual format. These scholars will participate in panel sessions and present authored or co-authored papers.
Hussman School faculty and student activities at ICA 2020 include:

UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media Dean Susan King recorded this special video message for the class of 2020 from her home. King congratulates our students for their resilience, perseverance and innovation in the face of trememdous challenge this semester. The entire UNC Hussman community joins King in reminding graduates that we are always here for you.Congratulations, class of 2020!

Two UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media students are graduating with the honor of being selected by the faculty as the outstanding graduating students in their specialization at the school. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez and Brynn Walker are honored as the 2020 outstanding graduating students in journalism and advertising/public relations, respectively, and

 
This week, Hussman School of Journalism and Media graduates will represent a proud part of the 2020 graduating class of 4,053 undergraduates and 2,350 graduate students at Carolina. Watch as some alumni and campus community members welcome graduates to the next chapter of their Tar Heel experience. 

UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media Dean Susan King didn’t expect to need to enlist her husband and daughter to haul books, lights and computers to set up a home studio to connect personally with the school’s 2020 graduating students. But with these socially-distanced times, she needed to find a way.

UNC Hussman Alumni Board member LaToya Evans ’08 empathizes with students graduating into an uncertain world and tough economic times this spring. She came face to face with a global financial crisis herself as a 2008 graduate. She tailored her interests to the times and carved out a stunning PR career. We spoke with Evans about the challenges faced by 2020 UNC Hussman spring graduates.