UConn Journalism

08/31/2026

Wishing our UConn Journalism students and faculty a fun and fulfilling semester!

08/28/2026

Husky WOW, the week of welcome for new students at the University of Connecticut, featured three great ambassadors of the UConn Journalism Department on Friday, Educational Program Coordinator Ellen Devlin (not pictured) and journalism majors Dannan Page and Thaddeus Sawyer. Welcome to the Class of 2030!

08/27/2026

Today and tomorrow, the UConn Journalism Department is welcoming new students to campus. Here’s Assistant Professor-in-Residence Kate Farrish with journalism major Katie Servas, who is the general manager of WHUS, the campus radio station, and president of the Society of Professional Journalists chapter. Tomorrow, Ellen Devlin, our educational program coordinator, and students Thaddeus Sawyer and Dannan Page will be staffing the table, so new students, stop by to see us next to the Student Union.

08/24/2026

This summer, the UConn Journalism Department hosted 14 talented high school students for a week of learning all about multimedia journalism as part of the UConn Pre-College Summer Program. They produced this multimedia story about the J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum. Thanks to curator Mike Enright for the tour and to instructors Kate Farrish and Patrick Raycraft for teaching the students the week of June 22. Tikeyah Whittle, Associate Professor-in-Residence Julie Sprengelmeyer Serkosky and Associate Prof. Marie Shanahan provided valuable assistance as well. Way to go, students!

Sto­ry, pho­tos and videos by the 2026 UConn Pre-Col­lege Sum­mer Mul­ti­me­dia Jour­nal­ism Stu­dent Team: Isabel-Noel Andoh, Cora Aitken­head, Brielle Broomes, Sarah Brown, Jay­lani Clau­dio, Amelia Forde, Jay­den Hardy, Katie McWhin­nie, Majesty-Alex­is Moore, Belle Mungavin, Deli...

08/07/2026

Congratulations to UConn Journalism May graduate Earvin Adjei on being named the 2026 Southern New England Association of Black Journalists' Emerging Journalist of the Year and recipient of the Presidents’ Scholarship.
After interning at NBC Connecticut, Earvin has begun his journalism career at WTNH News 8, where he is a digital assignment editor.

He writes on LinkedIn that he is excited for the opportunity to be able to the 2026 National Association of Black Journalists Convention & Career Fair in Atlanta.

08/03/2026

UConn Journalism major Kitan Arole finished in the top 20 nationally in the prestigious national Hearst Journalism Audio Competition for college students for her podcast story, "Crowned and Proud." She also earned an honorable mention in NPR's College Podcast Challenge.
In her podcast, Kitan spoke with Black female students to hear their stories of the microagressions they have faced about their natural hair and the barriers they combat in order to get hair care.
Here she speaks about the story with Bylines New Voices host Brian Scott-Smith. Give it a listen here: https://ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/reporter-kitan-arole-on-crowned-and?utm_source=podcast-email&publication_id=5480416&post_id=209598065&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_content=listen_now_button&r=8cgin&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

07/24/2026

Briana Ortiz, a May UConn Journalism graduate, has been named as an NBC Universal Emerging Producer Fellow and is attending the National Association of Hispanic Journalists national conference and expo in New Orleans this week. Congratulations, Briana!

07/23/2026

Many of our UConn Journalism students are doing interesting internships this summer, including Kaden Knapp, who let us know that he has enjoyed working on FOX Sports' coverage of the World Cup this summer as an intern in Los Angeles. He passed along more good news: he'll be interning with the TODAY show at NBC in the fall.
Here's a shot of Kaden and of the FOX Sports' World Cup control room.

07/14/2026

Read all about our own UConn Journalism Prof. Steven G. Smith’s “We the People” project here.