School of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Top-ranked for communication research

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Hands-on learning with award-winning instructors

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2025 Communications Career and Resource Fair Bridges the Gap Between Employers and Students

The 2025 Communications Career and Resource Fair connected over 125 students with 35+ employers from across the communications industry.

Three Questions for Sydney Albert (BA'25)

SJMC alum, Sydney Albert (BA'25), reflects on the relationships she built while at the SJMC and the advice she has for aspiring journalists.

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SJMC Student Savannah Schuyler Aims to Transform Tribal Journalism

SJMC student Savannah Schuyler is using journalism to uplift Indigenous voices on campus and beyond. With a passion for accurate storytelling, she hopes to return home and report for her tribal newsroom.

Connect. Collaborate. Create.

One of the earliest communication programs in the country, the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication is also one of the best. We ground our teaching in the liberal arts, preparing students not just for the jobs of today, but for the ever-changing media landscape of tomorrow. From the heart of a world-class university, we create critical thinkers, problem solvers, researchers and innovators.

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The UW SJMC is committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion through our scholarship and everyday practices. Through our daily work as academics and educators we have asserted our commitment to making this world a safer, more productive, more equitable place for everyone.

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Communications Manager - Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub
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Top-ranked faculty

Karyn Riddle headshotRiddle, KarynRobert Taylor Professor of Strategic Communication; Director, Undergraduate Studies
Jing Wang headshotWang, JingAssistant Professor
Lucas Graves headshotGraves, LucasProfessor
Doug McLeod headshotMcLeod, DouglasEvjue Centennial Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
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