News from the School of Journalism and Communication

Find out what SOJC students, faculty, and alumni are up to on campus, on the national stage, and beyond.

Hanin Najjar
SOJC graduate launches an inclusive media company
As an Arab-American and Muslim woman, Hanin Najjar realized how misrepresented her community was in the media. So the SOJC alum launched the inclusive company Parachute Media.
Jahlysa Azaret being interviewed in Ghana
Running across Accra in pursuit of self-discovery
Jahlysa Azaret had so many questions about her lineage in Ghana. So, for her life-changing Multimedia Journalism Master’s capstone project, she traveled to Accra to document and explore her heritage.
The Visa Economic Empowerment Institute's website is shown on the monitor of a laptop in an office setting
Visa implements brand strategy created by SOJC public relations students
As seniors at the SOJC, a quintet of students developed a multipronged brand strategy for Visa that the financial giant uses today.
Kezia Setyawan sits among fallen insulation and other debris in her partially demolished apartment after Hurricane Ida
Kezia Setyawan ’20 reports from inside Hurricane Ida
Kezia Setyawan went straight from the SOJC to the Daily Comet in Houma, Louisiana, where she covered the aftermath of Hurricane Ida—while living through it.