Last Friday we celebrated the outstanding achievements of several alumni, graduating seniors, graduate students, faculty and staff. Thank you to everyone who attended and congratulations to our incredible winners! 👏

Editor-in-chief of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg (left) talks to David Maraniss at the April 20 award ceremony for the Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics.

2026 Shadid Award winners Joaquin Palomino (left) and Cynthia Dizikes (right) listen on as Carrie Johnson (NPR) stands at a podium and presents them with the award.

Center director Katy Culver presents at a podium during the April 20 ceremony for the Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics.

Graphic showing event sponsors: Don Graham and The Washington Post

In DC last night we honored the 2026 Shadid Award winners and heard from guest @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social in convo w/ @davidmaraniss.bsky.social.

It's our *privilege* to uplift ethical journalism and the legacy of Anthony Shadid. Thank you also to our sponsors, Don Graham & @washingtonpost.com.

We are so thrilled to celebrate this year's Anthony Shadid Award winners from the @sfchronicle.com. Be sure to read the incredible work of not only the winners but of the finalists as well.

Learn more about our winners and their impressive careers: sjmc.wisc.edu/news/celebra...

Congratulations to our 2026 Alumni Award winners! 👏🏅 This year's winners have found success in a wide range of careers, including sports communication, academia, law, community journalism, and more. We are excited to honor these outstanding alumni this Friday, April 17 at our Alumni Awards Ceremony.

THANK YOU! ❤️ We are thrilled to share that we have received a grand total of 177 gifts and a record-demolishing $79,629 raised in support of our amazing SJMC students during Day of the Badger. 🦡🪩 We are so incredibly grateful to all those who donated. On, Wisconsin! 👐🎉

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A gift to the SJMC during Day of the Badger supports not only educational initiatives but endless community, joy, confidence and more. You can still give a gift today until 5 p.m. dayofthebadger.org/campaign/jou...

We celebrated Day of the Badger yesterday and today with donuts, swag and endless SJMC pride. 🎉 We asked our students to complete the phrase “The SJMC has given me Endless…” and we got some incredible answers. 🥹

As Day of the Badger comes to a close, we're excited to share our final student highlight! ✨️ Kate McGrann is a senior studying Journalism and Environmental Studies. She shares what she learned while taking J335! 📚️

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There's still plenty of time to support endless opportunities for SJMC students. Give a gift before 5 p.m. today dayofthebadger.org/campaign/jou...

Mic = dropped 🫳🎤 We have officially reached 150 gifts and unlocked the remaining $22,000 of our incredible $42,000 challenge gift from our BOV! Thank you, SJMC Badgers, for helping us finish strong 💪

Day of the Badger isn't over yet! Our next student highlight is Alyna Hildenbrand, a first generation student at the SJMC. A longtime sports fan, she's putting that passion to practice by completing a Sports Communication certificate! 🏆️

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But we're not done yet. We can still unlock even more dollars for our students. Help us reach 150 gifts to unlock the final $22,000 for a whopping total of $42,000 in support of the SJMC. Help us reach our goal and make a gift now through 5 p.m. tomorrow: dayofthebadger.org/campaign/jou...

Day of the Badger Gift Challenge 1: ✅ With 75 gifts, we've officially unlocked $20,000 from our current and former BOV challenge gift! Thank you to everyone who has given a gift so far. 😍

Phil Rosenthal, Dave Zweifel, Mary Conway, George Stanley, Shoshana Dichter, Andy Katz and Beth McGrath. Thank you all for your continued support of the SJMC! 👐🎉

Our challenge gift was led by Angela Dallman, Ben Deutsch and Scott Farrell and included Herman Baumann, Ann Wessing, Rory Leyden, David Grossman, Anne Martino, Laura Brenner, Kim Kelleher, Justin Dini, Lee Newman, Dan Baumann, Lance Pillersdorf, Betsy Brown (Wyatt), (cont.)

A HUGE thank you to our generous current and former Board of Visitor members who contributed to our $42,000 challenge gift! 👏 When we receive 75 gifts, we'll unlock $20,000, and with 150 gifts, we'll unlock the remaining $22,000. Help us reach our goal: dayofthebadger.org/campaign/jou...

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Day of the Badger festivities are in full swing, and our next student highlight is Yadiel Chavez, a Junior studying Journalism and Sports Communication. Yadiel transferred to UW-Madison during his sophomore year and says J202 gave him the foundation he needed for his Journalism career. ✨️

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The Terry Hynes Innovative Leadership Award honors those who go above and beyond to make the SJMC a place where students are excited to study communication and feel a sense of community. Congrats to our 2026 Hynes Award winners, Professor Karyn Riddle and Grad Program Manager Lindsey Bliefernicht.

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This Day of the Badger, we're highlighting our incredible SJMC students and the impact that the SJMC has had on them. First up is Gabi Hartlaub, a senior studying Journalism and Gender & Women's Studies, who was CURB Magazine's Editor-in-Chief in 2025. 🗞️

Day of the Badger starts NOW! 👐 Join the party to pay it forward to current and future SJMC students now through 5 pm tomorrow. Help us get to 75 gifts to unlock an additional $20,000 from a generous group of former and current BOV members.
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#DayoftheBadger starts tomorrow 📣 ‼️ A group of emeritus and current SJMC BOV members have raised a whopping $42,000 that will be unlocked once the SJMC reaches 150 gifts. Are you up for the challenge?

Bookmark our giving page: dayofthebadger.org/campaign/jou... 🔗

As Graduate Student Appreciation Week comes to a close, we’ve gathered all of the SJMC graduate student Q&A responses from this week into one round-up article! From academic focus to fun facts, get to know the people behind the work.

🔗 Read more here: sjmc.wisc.edu/news/graduat...

We're continuing our Grad Student Appreciation Week celebrations with another student spotlight ✨🎓

Laila Abbas is a second year PhD student whose research explores how social and political movements use different media platforms to mobilize under perceptions of risk. 📱🌎

We're continuing our Graduate Student Appreciation Week celebration!

Today, we’re spotlighting Yingqi Huang, a research master's student. Yingqi’s research focus is political communication. 🔎📚

Happy Graduate Student Appreciation Week! ✨🎓 This week, we’re celebrating the incredible graduate students who bring curiosity and passion to the SJMC community.

Today, we’re spotlighting Dauntae Green, a professional master’s student, whose focus lies in news writing and art and culture. 📰🎨