Investing in research, innovation and industry perspectives: UNC Hussman celebrates new faculty hires and promotions
July 16, 2020
By Grace Lamb-AtkinsonAs UNC Hussman students face a changing world, the school is doubling down on its commitment to students and focus on innovation in…
Leaving a legacy of research on gender-based violence, Anne Johnston retires
July 15, 2020
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
July 15, 2020
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
July 14, 2020
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
July 9, 2020
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
July 1, 2020
“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’
June 25, 2020
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
June 25, 2020
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
June 24, 2020
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
June 22, 2020
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
June 21, 2020
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
June 19, 2020
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…
