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UNC Hussman alumni and faculty serve as role models for Hispanic and Latino student journalists

October 12, 2023, 12:58 PM
UNC Hussman, faculty and alumni help build a pipeline for Latinos into the media industry, working to strengthen representation of Latino and Hispanic journalists while expanding the coverage of stories that affect those communities.

Remembering Stephen Gates (1976 - 2003)

October 4, 2023, 10:58 PM
This week marks 20 years since UNC Hussman alumnus and Tar Heel Sports Network radio crew member Stephen Kennedy Gates '98 was killed in a hit-and-run accident. He was 27 years old.

Leyla Santiago joins UNC Hussman as the inaugural Daniels Executive-in-Residence

October 2, 2023, 5:21 PM
CNN Correspondent Leyla Santiago joined UNC Hussman as the school’s inaugural Frank A. Daniels Jr. Executive-in-Residence in fall 2023.

Carl Kenney joins UNC Hussman, revives The Durham VOICE community journalism project

October 2, 2023, 5:06 PM
Experienced journalist and community leader Carl Kenney joined UNC Hussman as a teaching assistant professor in the fall 2023 semester. Kenney is leading the revitalization of The VOICE community publication covering Durham, North Carolina.

UNC Hussman’s ‘Carolina Connection’ recognized for nation’s best student audio newscast

August 28, 2023, 10:31 PM
The UNC Hussman student-produced “Carolina Connection” radio program has won the 2023 Edward R. Murrow Award for the nation’s best student audio newscast.

Renewed leadership commitments open doors for expanded collaboration with University of Tübingen

August 22, 2023, 11:22 AM
By Rawan Abbasi '20
UNC Global Affairs
Leaders at UNC-Chapel Hill and its longtime strategic partner Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen in Germany are finding new pathways for interdisciplinary collaborations.

Senior providing play-by-play commentary for USA Baseball

August 9, 2023, 5:05 PM
This summer, UNC Hussman senior Jasmine Baker has been interning for USA Baseball, the governing body for amateur baseball, as a broadcaster and reporter. Her story was recently featured by University Communications.

UNC Hussman at AEJMC 2023 in Washington

August 7, 2023, 10:47 AM
Numerous students, faculty members and alumni are in Washington, D.C., this week, representing the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the 106th Annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference.

Summer internships give Hussman students real-world experience

July 27, 2023, 8:36 AM
From New York City to right here in the Triangle, UNC Hussman students are working at internships across the country, building resumes and learning invaluable skills about what careers will suit them best after graduation. We asked a few Hussman students working in a range of industries represented by Hussman’s curriculum just what they’re learning in their internships, and here’s what they told us.

Murals of Chapel Hill

July 25, 2023, 8:55 AM
The list of what makes Chapel Hill special is long, and mixed in with all the stores, offices and restaurants that typically draw people downtown is a more subtle attraction that can make a walk through Chapel Hill feel like a stroll through an art museum. Chapel Hill and Carrboro are home to more than a dozen murals that brighten the town and honor and celebrate the community.