2012 may only be a little over a month old, but film Professor J.J. Murphy‘s year has been off to an incredibly busy start and it will only be getting busier in the next couple …
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Comm Arts Welcomes New WCFTR Assistant Director
The Department of Communication Arts is pleased to announce that Mary K. Huelsbeck will be joining us as the new Assistant Director of the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. She replaces Ben Brewster, …
CBS Network Programming Internships Open Doors
CSI, The Good Wife, NCIS, Criminal Minds, The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men: the CBS network leads in primetime ratings with this stellar program line-up, under the direction of Kelly Kahl, Comm Arts …
New Projectors and Technical Upgrades to 4070 Vilas Hall
When the lights went down on Friday, January 20th, for the UW Cinematheque’s first screening of 2012, viewers were treated to the best possible presentation of 35mm film to be found in the Madison region. …
Professor Jonathan Gray Publishes New Book
Comm Arts professor Jonathan Gray has published a new book that provides an overview of the academic field of television studies, including a survey of the discipline’s origins, central ideas, and key thinkers and works. …
The Daily Show Trains Comm Arts Interns
Internships have become one of the most valuable resources available today for undergraduate students preparing for successful careers, especially in the media and entertainment industries. These positions are not only a form of on-the-job training, …
Internships Build Confidence and Success
Every semester a number of Communication Arts majors are placed in professional internships. Comm Arts alumni have helped to make many of these internships possible, reaching out to help students at a formative stage in …
Comm Arts Student Succeeds in National Marketing Competition
A team of five UW-Madison students, including Comm Arts major Emily Christopher, has been selected as one of three finalists in a nationwide marketing competition sponsored by American Eagle Outfitters (AE), a prominent clothing retailer …
Net Neutrality
UW Comm Arts alumn Stuart Brotman recently co-authored an article on this issue. Net neutrality is set to move into the headlines as the new FCC Open Internet Rules, in effect since November, begin to …
Prof. Rob Asen on “Occupy” Panel
On Thursday evening, Comm Arts Rhetoric professor Rob Asen joined UW colleagues Nan Enstad from History and Keith Woodward from Geography on a panel discussing “Beyond Zuccotti Park: Why the Occupy Movement Matters.” Prompted by …