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July 28, 2026 The 2026 Sandage Symposium: Advancing Advertising Together, presented by the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising, will be held on Friday, Sept. 18, at the Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana. The event, which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., will include professional panels, a creative hackathon, networking, food, and more. For […]
July 7, 2026 | Kelly Youngblood Illini Summer Academies, which is presented by Illinois 4-H, the youth development program of University of Illinois Extension, partners with various departments and colleges across campus every summer to give high school students an opportunity to experience college life and explore a career of their choice. Twelve students from […]
June 25, 2026 This year’s conference theme addressed “Communication and Inequalities in Context.” College of Media presenters included faculty in the Institute of Communications Research and the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising; graduate students in the MS advertising program; and doctoral students in the Institute of Communications Research PhD program. College of Media research […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Giuliana Means is a Class of 2028 journalism major. Why did you decide to major in journalism? During my freshman year of high school, I walked into the 96.1 KJTZ radio station, and that experience set my goal in stone that I wanted to be […]
June 4, 2026 Five College of Media alumni have won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting for their contributions to a Chicago Tribune piece on immigration. Angie Leventis Lourgos (BS ’03, journalism), Dan Petrella (BS ’06, journalism; BA ’06, LAS; MS ’10, journalism), Marianne Mather (BS ’96, media studies), Bob McCoppin (BS ’85, journalism), and […]
May 21, 2026 | Kelly Youngblood Feder’s impressive career achievements, along with his continued engagement with the college, have earned him the 2026 College of Media Distinguished Alumni Award. “Stephen Feder has had an illustrative career and has been closely connected to the College of Media, from sharing advice with students at Media Career Night […]
May 21, 2026 | Kelly Youngblood After transitioning from sports to the tech industry, Anglada now helps others shape their narratives as a senior strategic development manager for video at Adobe. “I made the jump to the tech world and that’s been an incredible career opportunity for me,” she said. “Now I get to meet […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Nathan Murphy is a Class of 2026 media and cinema studies major. What first interested you in the media and cinema studies (MACS) major? Ever since I was young, I’ve loved watching movies, but as I got older, I became more interested in how they […]
Get to know some of our College of Media Students! Rafael Aguirre is a Class of 2028 advertising major. What made you choose advertising as your major? A specific moment that really confirmed my interest happened during my senior year of high school when I visited Revolution, a sports marketing agency. They work on advertisements […]
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