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 show Here & Now. No Place Like Home is a documentary examining youth homelessness in Madison. The film primarily follows …

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 the end of each semester. Teaching assistants from all sections of the course submitted the speeches of their top two …

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 paper in group communication. Their article, “Language Use and Influence Among Minority, Majority, and Homogeneous Group Members,” was published in …

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 the Wisconsin Alumni Association, which only presents the award to the “most prestigious graduates of UW-Madison for their professional achievements, …

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 advisees, including James Alex Bonus, Alanna Peebles, Laura Stephenson, Gayathri Sivakumar, Valerie Kretz, and Emily Acosta. Collaborators Amy Nathanson (OSU) …

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 was the featured guest of an event hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Association, “A Conversation with Brian Stack.” At the events, Stack …

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 outstanding scholarly monograph(s) published during the previous calendar year. Professor Asen is recognized for his detailed study, “Neoliberalism, the Public …

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: Careers in Documentary – Friday, Sept. 7, 10:00am-12:00pm Documentary Aesthetics + Politics – Friday, Sept. 7, 2:00-4:00pm Films: Typeface – Justine …

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. We look forward to seeing you in Communication Arts courses and around campus, and wish you the best of luck …

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 cherish your Peabodys.” They acknowledge not just excellence but “stories that matter,” and media that contributes substantially and significantly to …