Leaving a legacy of research on gender-based violence, Anne Johnston retires
By Beth HatcherA self-described Army brat, Anne Johnston learned a lot of things moving around during her childhood.Adaptation was one.Asking questions was another — a…
After forging her own path in health communication, Joan Cates retires
By Beth HatcherJoan Cates was 59 when she got a Ph.D. in Mass Communication and an M.P.H. in Health Policy at UNC, adding to an…
UNC Hussman faculty members appointed to professorships
Six UNC Hussman faculty members were recently selected for prestigious professorships in the school. There are a total of 16 such professorships that have been…
New video: Curtis Media Center construction
UNC Hussman’s new state-of-the-art Curtis Media Center is on its way, after demolition occurred on the former Phillips Annex site on Polk Place this month.…
Associate Professor Trevy McDonald named Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
“Without diversity there is no excellence.”That truth, the motto of the Carolina Association of Black Journalists (CABJ), is something that UNC Hussman Associate Professor Trevy…
Producing ‘The College Test’ for ‘60 Minutes’
by Barbara Wiedemann“A great opportunity for this generation to step up,” says “60 Minutes” producer about campus plans to reopen this fall.On Sunday evening, June…
Nikole Hannah-Jones ’03 (M.A.) talks with Carolina historian Jim Leloudis
by Kyle YorkUNC Hussman Park Fellow alumna Nikole Hannah-Jones (M.A. ’03) of The New York Times Magazine joined Professor James Leloudis of the UNC Department…
2020 report from UNC Hussman Knight Chair on the state of local journalism
The latest report on the state of local news by Penelope Muse Abernathy, Knight Chair in Journalism and Digital Media Economics at UNC Hussman, was…
Noar awarded 5-year, $3.35 million grant to develop, test e-cigarette prevention messaging
UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media Professor Seth Noar has received a five-year, $3.35 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to…
UNC Hussman Dean Susan King joins 10 deans at leading journalism schools in statement of shared values
The deans at the 11 journalism schools that lead the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education met at the Knight Foundation in…
Ruth Samuel ’21 writes Teen Vogue op-ed: The ‘Strong Black Woman’ Stereotype Is Dangerous
UNC Hussman student Ruth Samuel ’21, a member of Teen Vogue’s 2020 Youth Voter Committee, has written her first solo article for the publication. The…
Sarah Frier ’11 talks ‘No Filter’ with Susan King and Daniel Kreiss
UNC Hussman alumna Sarah Frier ’11, a technology reporter for Bloomberg News, joined the school’s alumni community on May 28 for a fascinating conversation on…