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.

Multimedia journalist, digital editor, photographer, and SOJC alum Polly Irungu went from NPR to becoming the official photo editor for the Biden-Harris Administration’s Office of the Vice President.
Documentary filmmaker Sonia De La Cruz uses her keen eye and creative intellect to help bring about positive change in the home health care industry.
Lifelong besties Kay Chansiri and Ping Thipkanok study neuroscience and health communication, respectively. Together they work with faculty associates in the SOJC’s Center for Science Communication Research to investigate Instagram use among female students and its impact on body image.
Hadil Abuhmaid researches cinema as a powerful storytelling medium and investigates how it has formed and represented national identities in her native Palestine.