Professor Eric Hoyt’s course, CA 609: Internet TV and Video, has been busy producing content this summer. The students were asked to produce 30-60 second web commercials that demonstrate the value of a liberal arts …
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A Trip to China
Communication Arts Professors Zhongdang Pan and Jonathan Gray recently completed a speaking trip in China. Over six days, Pan and Gray teamed up with Professor Lewis Friedland of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, …
James D. Peterson Appointed as Federal Judge
Among the items on the impressive résumé of newly appointed federal judge James D. Peterson are graduate degrees from the Department of Communication Arts. He earned a Communication Arts MA in 1984 and PhD in 1986, with a specialization in …
Maegan Parker Brooks’ New Book
Maegan Parker Brooks recently published her book A Voice that Could Stir an Army. She received her PhD in Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2009 and was an advisee of Sue Zaeske. We congratulate …
Fred Rogers Early Career Fellows
Alex Bonus and Alanna Peebles, Communication Science graduate students in Communication Arts, have been named Early Career Fellows by the Fred Rogers Center! The center seeks to further the legacy of Fred Rogers, and one …
CA 100 Speech Contest Spring 2014
On the evening of May 7, the top 12 persuasive speakers enrolled in the spring semester of Communication Arts 100 competed in the CA 100 Speech Contest. The speech contest is a long-standing tradition at …
Communication Arts Student Association (CASA)
The Communication Arts Student Association (CASA) is officially a student org at UW-Madison! Executive board elections were held on April 30 to select the association’s inaugural President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The newly-elected leaders include: Anna …
Communication Arts Showcase Spring 2014
The Communication Arts Showcase is just a few short days away. The showcase, which occurs at the end of each semester, is a selection of the best student work curated by the course instructors of …
Featured Course: CA 262
Welcome to CA 262: Theory and Practice of Argumentation and Debate. Taught by Professor Karma Chávez, this topical course teaches students how to engage with contemporary politics in the United States. During the semester, students will …
Three Communication Arts Instructors Inducted into the Teaching Academy
Not one, not two, but three Communication Arts instructors have been inducted into the University of Wisconsin Teaching Academy. The induction ceremony was held in the Education Building’s Wisconsin Idea Room Thursday evening, April 24th. …