2026 UConn Journalism award winners and scholarship recipients
As the Spring 2026 semester wrapped up, the UConn Journalism Department handed out thousands of dollars of scholarships and honored 20 of our journalism majors at our annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony last week. The students were honored for their achievements both inside and outside of the classroom. An impressive alumna of our program, Jackie Wattles, […]
[Read More]Student Winners in the 2025 Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists’ Statewide Contest
The UConn Journalism Department is proud to have three student winners or recent grads in the 2025 Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists’ statewide contest. • Kwasi Osei-Amankwah, a 2025 journalism graduate, won a second place in the Business category for his story on how Connecticut’s 2025 college grads were contemplating an uncertain economy. • Read […]
[Read More]Evan Hill and the Rise of UConn Journalism
By Ben Gingold | UConn Journalism May 2026 During Evan Hill’s tenure as a professor and Journalism Department head at the University of Connecticut, he was known by his students as a stern man who had no tolerance for tardiness. “Evan was a stickler for a lot of things, including showing up on time,” recalled […]
[Read More]UConn fitness clubs struggle to get competition funding
Leaders of some fitness clubs at the University of Connecticut say they have struggled to get funding to compete at national events for several years as enrollment rises. Undergraduate Student Government, which funds these “Tier II” clubs, cites deadlines as a significant problem for many of these clubs. These deadlines are unrealistic for many events […]
[Read More]Politics and public policy career paths open up for Journalism alums
We asked three of our alumni how their UConn Journalism education and experiences contributed to their successful career moves into politics and/or public policy.
[Read More]From news reporting to arguing cases: How some UConn Journalism grads take a legal turn
For some UConn graduates with bachelor’s degrees in journalism, their experiences as J-majors served as a launching pad for a different, yet related, career path: law. “I became a lawyer to help people — to give people advice,” said Sara Bigman, a 2017 UConn Journalism graduate and current litigation associate at Cohen and Wolf P.C. […]
[Read More]Students win CT Society of Professional Journalists honors
CT SPJ 2024 Excellence in Journalism Contest winners Each year, the Connecticut chapter of SPJ recognizes the best in Connecticut professional journalism with its Excellence in Journalism Contest. Business Reporting Division A – Large First Place CT’s minimum wage increase poses challenges for small business owners Maïna Durafour, Matt Corpuz and Kaily Martinez, CT Community […]
[Read More]Two UConn Journalism faculty members honored with Hall of Fame induction
The Connecticut chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has inducted two members of the University of Connecticut’s Journalism Department faculty into the Connecticut Journalism Hall of Fame: Assistant Professor-in-Residence Kate Farrish and Instructor-in-Residence Steven Kalb. Farrish and Kalb were recognized during a May 21 event at Race Brook Country Club in Orange for their […]
[Read More]Assistant Professor Brad Tuttle uses AI as journalism ethics case study
Brad Tuttle, an assistant professor in the UConn Journalism Department, gave a fascinating presentation in Storrs about how he incorporated the use of Artificial Intelligence in his Journalism Ethics course this semester. Working in groups on reporting and writing a news story, his students used AI to brainstorm ideas, find sources to interview, write one […]
[Read More]Congratulations to our 2025 UConn Journalism graduates
UConn Journalism celebrated the Class of 2025 during our annual commencement reception on Sunday, May 11 as students prepared to cross the floor of Gampel and join more than 280,000 alum who represent UConn and Husky Nation across the globe. Students shared stories, memories and values that they have learned throughout their four years with […]
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