Should Student Journalists Cover Dangerous Protests?
As protests grow more volatile, SOJC students and faculty grapple with the risks, responsibilities, and realities of reporting in the field.
Experiential Learning
SOJC Media Innovation Lab: Real Work for Real Clients
Students from the SOJC’s Media Innovation Lab worked with Deschutes Brewery to launch Party Bomb hard punch. The lab pairs students with companies looking for help with design, social media, and marketing.
SOJC’s Hostage Diplomacy Course Featured on OPB
Professor of Practice David Ewald and the Washington Post’s Jason Rezaian, who co-teach the SOJC’s first-of-its-kind Hostage Diplomacy course, and three of their students discussed the class on OPB’s Think Out Loud.
Journalism Student Writes Sports Feature for Lookout
Fourth-year SOJC journalism major Leo Heffron wrote a sports feature for Lookout Eugene-Springfield about siblings Nuari and Victor Filipe, multi-sport athletes who attend different high schools.
Hostage Diplomacy Course Highlighted in Washington Post
The SOJC is home to innovative approaches and experiential learning, including a Hostage Diplomacy course co-taught by Jason Rezaian of The Washington Post and Professor of Practice David Ewald.
SOJC Course Gives Students a Look at Hostage Advocacy
Hostage Diplomacy is a new SOJC course that explores advocacy and press freedom. It’s taught by SOJC Professor of Practice David Ewald and Washington Post journalist and former hostage Jason Rezaian.
Study Abroad Programs Build Global Media Skills
Study abroad programs give SOJC students hands-on experience in global journalism, media and communication skills while building cultural fluency and confidence.
Mary Pham’s Path from Pre-Med to Art Direction
Fourth-year advertising major Mary Pham is one of just two students nationwide to receive the 2025 Saatchi Scholarship, a $10,000 award paired with a year-long mentorship with Saatchi & Saatchi.
SOJC Students Among All-Woman Duck Broadcast Crew
The entire 17-member broadcast crew for the B1G+ Duck women’s basketball game Feb. 4—from the producer to the on-air talent—was comprised of women to mark National Girls & Women in Sports Day.
Allen Hall Ad Students Help Oakridge Promote Art Walk
Students in Allen Hall Advertising, a student-run ad agency, were among the nearly 500 UO participants in the Sustainable City Year Program in Oakridge, where students work on real-world problems.