College of Media at Illinois

09/03/2026

Students who are new to career fairs or just beginning to explore their career options are invited to attend the "Maximizing Your Career Fair Experience" workshop next Tuesday, Sept. 8, from 5-6 p.m., in 123 Greg Hall.

Learn from The Career Center at Illinois what to expect, how to craft an effective elevator pitch, navigate employer booths with confidence, and follow up with employers after the event.

09/02/2026

Roberson Alphonse, head of national news at "Le Nouvelliste" in Haiti, will present "The Price to Pay to Uphold Press Freedom and Democracy," on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 4:30-6 p.m., in 223 Gregory Hall.

Alphonse is an accomplished Haitian media professional with over two decades of experience in investigative journalism, print journalism, and television and radio hosting. Known for his courage and commitment to truth and justice, he is head of national news at "Le Nouvelliste" newspaper, newsroom director at Magik 9, and producer of the Dèye Kay program on Tele 20.

Presented by the Department of Journalism and Illinois Scholars at Risk.

09/01/2026

Several College of Media students, including a recent graduate, expanded their skills, learned more about the industries, and gained valuable professional experience through various internship opportunities this summer.

Read Q&As with students who interned at CBS Chicago, "The Commercial Appeal," TikTok, NBC News, and OpenQQuantify: https://buff.ly/xlK9X5j

08/31/2026

The College of Media welcomes the fall semester with the investiture of Stephanie Craft as the Karin and Folke Dovring Professor in Journalism and Democratic Society, two Dean’s Fellows focusing on AI, two faculty promotions, and three leadership appointments.

Learn more: https://buff.ly/tSC9PND

08/27/2026

All are invited to join us for the Ebert Center's first film of the season—the screening of "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" (2001), on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum. Admission is free.

RogerEbert.com film critic and new Ebert Fellows mentor Isaac Feldberg will introduce the film, which is directed by Steven Spielberg and attributed as Stanley Kubrick’s final work. The film stars Jude Law and Haley Joel Osment, who plays a highly advanced robotic boy longing to become “real” to regain the love of his human mother. The family must navigate the difference between human and AI, as the robot begins to present more danger than love.

Food truck and concessions will be available at 6 p.m.

Presented by the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies.

08/26/2026

If you're in the mood for country music, watch "Illinois Country," an Illinois Public Media documentary that tells the story of Illinois’ singular role in the history of country music in the United States, tracing the progression of the genre from early gathering halls and small-town hoedowns to the National Barn Dance in Chicago and Farm Aid in Champaign.

Watch on IPM's YouTube channel: https://buff.ly/Vqpmyep

Learn more: https://buff.ly/adXN6zS

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

08/24/2026

Wishing all of our students a great first day of school! 🔶🔷

08/21/2026

🔶🔷 Welcome to our newest College of Media students! We're excited to start Fall 2026 with you! 🔷🔶

📸 See photos from New Student Welcome: https://buff.ly/LRMKmld

08/20/2026

Alumni, faculty, and students are invited to join the conversation about the future of advertising at the 2026 Sandage Symposium: Advancing Advertising Together, on Friday, Sept. 18, from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., at the Illini Union. Space is limited; register now: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/97152987

Every few years, the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising brings together industry experts, researchers, and students who are shaping the future of advertising. This year’s event will include professional panels featuring many Illinois alumni, a new-generation student showcase, a creative hackathon, networking, games, food, and more.

More info: https://sandagesymposium.com/

08/17/2026

Faculty and graduate students from the College of Media co-presented various topics of research at the 109th annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication on August 5-8, 2026, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

This year’s conference theme was “Jazz & Jambalaya: Nurturing Harmony and Health in Higher Education.” Presenters included faculty in the Institute of Communications Research, the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising, and the Department of Journalism; and graduate students in ICR’s PhD program and the MS advertising program.

A "Science Communication" paper co-authored by ICR Director Leona Yi-Fan Su, associate professor of advertising, and iSchool doctoral student Mobius Ziyang Gong (MS ’22, advertising) received the Article of the Year Award from AEJMC’s Communicating Science, Health, Environment and Risk Division.

Journalism Professors Alexandre Gonçalves and Margaret Yee Man Ng received Second Place Open Competition Award for their paper "Analyzing News Outlet Social Media Use: Platform Adoption, Usage, and Migration Across Two Decades (2005–2025)," in the Newspaper and Online News Division.

Two ICR doctoral students also received awards at the conference.

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