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Professor Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs Affiliations Education Course Specialties Background Before earning a doctorate, Craft worked as a journalist for newspapers in California, Arkansas and Washington. She previously chaired the Journalism Studies faculty at the University of Missouri School of Journalism and is a former head of the Journalism Studies Division of […]
Professor Affiliations Education Course Specialties Background Cole is the co-editor of “Women, Sport & Culture” (with Susan Birrell) and “Sport and Corporate Nationalisms” (with Michael Silk and David Andrews). She is currently completing a book manuscript tentatively titled “Good Sports? The Boundaries of American Democracy.” She is the co-editor of the SUNY book series (with […]
Associate Professor Affiliations Education Awards Research and Creative Endeavor Amanda Ciafone is a cultural historian of capitalism, especially interested in culture industries and the role of the media in constructing meaning around economic and social relations. Her research and teaching is at the nexus of various fields including cultural history and cultural studies of the […]
ProfessorAssociate Dean for Access and Engagement Affiliations Education Course Specialties Background A graduate of The Ohio State University, Dr. Chambers has presented his research into the African American consumer market both nationally and internationally. His work has been published in books and both academic and trade journals in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Research […]
September 19, 2018 Tracy Sulkin is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s dean designate of the College of Media effective September 16, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees in November. Sulkin, a professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, formerly served as the College of Media’s interim executive associate […]
May 18, 2018 The College of Media is pleased to announce several additions to the leadership team. Stephanie Craft will be assuming the position of Head of the Department of Journalism, effective June 16, 2018. Her research focuses on news literacy and journalism ethics. Mike Yao will become Interim Head of the Charles H. Sandage […]
January 22, 2018 The College of Media is pleased to announce that Dave Kissel, a 1985 journalism graduate, will be the alumni speaker at the College of Media Convocation ceremony on Sunday, May 13, 2018. He has built a distinguished career in marketing, advertising and sports for Fortune 500 clients by leading high-impact teams at world-class agencies and media […]
November 3, 2017 An important part of the legacy of the noted film critic, Urbana native, and U of I alumnus Roger Ebert has come home to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, thanks to a recent donation from the Chicago Sun-Times. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Archives has acquired the motion picture press kit […]
February 9, 2017 David E. McCraw, a 1976 journalism graduate from Monticello, Illinois, will be the 2017 College of Media convocation speaker. McCraw is vice president and deputy general counsel for The New York Times. He has a master’s degree from Cornell and a JD from Albany Law School. McCraw has worked as a journalist and […]
January 5, 2017 | Phil Ciciora, University of Illinois News Bureau New online master’s degree in strategic brand communication to prepare future brand leaders A new interdisciplinary graduate degree from the University of Illinois seeks to arm future global brand leaders with the latest methods, techniques and strategies to market, advertise and deliver brand communications across […]