Journalism student published on Crosscut.com

Journalism student published on Crosscut.com

Journalism major Elliot Suhr’s article “Arbor Heights Elementary: Deliver us from old computers” was published on Crosscut.com, originally written for Professor Usha Lee McFarling’s feature writing class. He writes about the school’s struggle to keep up in this digital age,…

Professional Development Events

Professional Development Events

LAST CHANCE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT What are your post-graduation plans? Not sure? Let Career Kickstart help! This series of events, sponsored by the UW Department of Communication Alumni Board, features the expertise of communication professionals who want to help you…

Ciao Huskies! UWComm students invade Rome

Ciao Huskies! UWComm students invade Rome

Rome is considered by many as a European epicenter of art, history food and culture. This quarter, 21 Communication students decided to take their learning abroad to Rome and its surrounding areas to learn about the city’s local, national and…

Foreign Intrigue interns reflect on their experiences

Foreign Intrigue interns reflect on their experiences

Last summer, a handful of Communication undergrads left the comforts of their homes here in the United States to experience living and reporting for a news organization in another country for the Foreign Intrigue reporting internship. For three months they…

Bennett Speaks On Societal Change via New Media

Bennett Speaks On Societal Change via New Media

On December 15, Professor Lance Bennett delivered a keynote address at Tsinghua University, Beijing, at an International Symposium on the Future of Global Communication and Journalism Education: “Changing Media, Changing Societies: New Challenges for Journalism Education.” He also delivered a…

January 17 Event -What I Wish I Knew Before Graduating

January 17 Event -What I Wish I Knew Before Graduating

  Thursday, January 17, 2013: What I Wish I Knew Before Graduating 5-6:30 p.m. CMU 126 RSVP: vsprang@uw.edu Hindsight is always 20/20. The closer you get to graduating and taking those first steps into the real world, the more important…

Jennifer McClearen, left, a graduate student in the Department of Communication, talks with undergraduate honors student Sean Wong about his research project, "A.S. Roma, Seattle Sounders and Female Soccer Fans: A Study of Fandom."

From soccer fans to Twitter: Honors students introduce research topics

By Kristina Bowman – This year’s honors students will research topics including the reinforcement of bipartisanship in the media, speech codes in an urban community, Internet pornography and others. The students presented their research topics on Wednesday to faculty and…