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 …
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Emmy Award-Winning Alum Brian Stack Visits UW
Emmy Award-winning comedy writer, actor, and Communication Arts alum Brian Stack (’88) visited UW–Madison on September 14. Stack graciously spent part of his morning at a Q&A with Comm Arts students, and in the evening …
Professor Rob Asen Receives Prestigious Award from the National Communication Association
It is with great enthusiasm that we announce Professor Rob Asen is the 2018 recipient of the Golden Anniversary Monograph Award from the National Communication Association (NCA). The award is given annually to honor the most …
Spotlight on Documentary
Join us for a symposium with UW–Madison alumni documentary producers Justine Nagan, Raney Aronson-Rath, and Libby Geist. Attend one or two discussions with the filmmakers, as well as free screenings of their recent films. Discussions: …
Welcome, Students!
Welcome, students! The fall semester is right around the corner and many of you have just moved in, recently switched apartments, or have been enjoying summer in Madison, awaiting the arrival of the new semester. …
Alumnus Ari Lubet and Communication Arts at the Peabody Awards
The winners of the 77th Peabody Awards were recently announced. The Peabodys are the oldest award for electronic media, and to many the most prestigious: Walter Cronkite famously noted that “you count your Emmys; you …
Comm Arts Apparel Sale
Want to show off your Comm Arts pride? Need something more official for academic and professional events? Well, you’re in luck! Comm Arts has launched an online store featuring a variety of clothing options. The …
Congratulations Communication Arts Graduates of 2018!
The school year has come to a close and so have your times as undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. You’ve completed a degree designed to give you critical thinking skills, as well as …
NEH-Funded Project Explores the History of Educational Radio
Decades before the creation of podcasts, TED Talks, and NPR programming, the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) utilized radio technology to educate and inform the American public. The important and forgotten story of this …
New Research on TV Binge-Watching Behaviors
From the spring of 2015 through the fall of 2016, Professor Karyn Riddle and four graduate students at UW–Madison researched and wrote a new paper on the nature of TV binge-watching. After a lengthy peer …