Media and Cultural Studies Professor Derek Johnson has been awarded a coveted H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This …
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Professor Lori Lopez Leads Teach-in on Miss Saigon
Last week, professors Lori Kido Lopez and Timothy Yu of UW–Madison sat down with Wisconsin Public Radio’s Rob Ferrett to discuss the Overture Center’s recent run of Miss Saigon and why the musical is problematic. …
SAINT JUDY Madison Premiere and Q&A with Director Sean Hanish
Saint Judy, the new film starring Michelle Monaghan, will premiere in Madison and Milwaukee this weekend. On Saturday, March 9, director Sean Hanish will be in Madison to do a Q&A after the 7:45pm screening at …
Professor Allison M. Prasch Joins Communication Arts Faculty
We are delighted to announce that Professor Allison M. Prasch has accepted a faculty position in the Department of Communication Arts. A scholar of presidential public address, Prasch is at work on a book manuscript …
Professor Sara McKinnon Receives Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award
Communication Arts Professor Sara McKinnon is one of the Chancellor’s 2019 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients! Sara McKinnon has been a professor at UW-Madison since 2010. She has taught several courses, including CA 260 – Communication …
Recent Grad Airs Short Film on WPT’s Here & Now
Merely a week ago Mitch Deitz graduated from UW–Madison with majors in Communication Arts and History, and now his short film No Place Like Home is airing on a special edition of Wisconsin Public Television’s …
CA 100 Speech Contest
On the evening of December 4, the top 18 persuasive speakers enrolled in the fall semester of Communication Arts 100 competed in the CA 100 Speech Contest. The speech contest is a long-standing tradition at …
Professor Lyn Van Swol and Former Advisee Cassandra Hill Receive NCA Award
Communication Arts professor Lyn Van Swol and her former advisee Cassandra Hill (now an assistant professor at Carolina Coastal University) recently received the Dennis Gouran Research Award at the National Communication Association for best published …
George F. Hamel Jr. Receives Distinguished Alumni Award
In October, George F. Hamel Jr. (’80) was one of five people to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association. The award, first established in 1936, is the highest honor bestowed by …
Professor Marie-Louise Mares Wins 2018 Senior Scholar Award
Professor Marie-Louise Mares recently won the 2018 Senior Scholar Award from the Children, Adolescents, and Media (CAM) division of the International Communication Association. She was nominated by a group of current and former graduate student …