UNC Hussman alumni and faculty serve as role models for Hispanic and Latino student journalists
Oct. 12, 2023
When UNC Hussman alumna Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez ’98 (Ph.D.) started working for The Boston Globe in 1980, she remembers being the only Hispanic reporter in the…
Remembering Stephen Gates (1976 – 2003)
Oct. 5, 2023
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…
Leyla Santiago joins UNC Hussman as the inaugural Daniels Executive-in-Residence
Oct. 2, 2023
In becoming the next Daniels Executive-in-Residence at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, CNN Correspondent Leyla Santiago is following in the footsteps of…
Carl Kenney joins UNC Hussman, revives The Durham VOICE community journalism project
Oct. 2, 2023
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…
UNC Hussman’s ‘Carolina Connection’ recognized for nation’s best student audio newscast
Aug. 29, 2023
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. It’s the fifth…
Renewed leadership commitments open doors for expanded collaboration with University of Tübingen
Aug. 22, 2023
Leaders at UNC-Chapel Hill and its longtime strategic partner Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen in Germany are finding new pathways for interdisciplinary collaborations.A Carolina leadership delegation…
Senior providing play-by-play commentary for USA Baseball
Aug. 9, 2023
UNC Hussman senior Jasmine Baker’s internship with USA Baseball, the governing body for amateur baseball, was recently featured in a story by University Communications. Read…
UNC Hussman at AEJMC 2023 in Washington
Aug. 7, 2023
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…
Summer internships give Hussman students real-world experience
July 27, 2023
By Beth HatcherFrom New York City to right here in the Triangle, UNC Hussman students are working at internships across the country, building resumes and…
A UNC summer gem: exploring the intersection of jazz and journalism
July 11, 2023
This story originally appeared on the UNC Department of Music website. Read the story there or below. The soothing sound of jazz chords and spontaneous melodies accompanied…
Innovative, interdisciplinary health communication research wins $3 million grant to combat isolation in young adults
June 30, 2023
Even before U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a dire warning this spring about the loneliness epidemic in America, two UNC researchers had already teamed…
The Daily Tar Heel profiles Sharif Durhams ’99 and his new role at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
June 28, 2023
The Daily Tar Heel, UNC’s independent student newspaper, recently profiled UNC Hussman alumnus Sharif Durhams ’99 and his move to a new post at The Atlanta…
