SOJC grads document cross-country bike trek with social media campaign
Story by Margaret Connors, BA ’17
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SOJC’s 101st commencement highlights grads’ grit and collaboration
Story by Emma Oravecz. Photo by Jack Liu. Video by Ryan Lund.
Todd Milbourn and Lisa Heyamoto receive Agora Faculty Innovation Fellowship
Story by Carly Belin
The Agora Journalism Center has named UO School of Journalism and Communication instructors Todd Milbourn and Lisa Heyamoto its 2017-18 Agora Faculty Innovation Fellows. The husband-and-wife team will receive $25,000 for a project exploring what drives and disrupts trust in communities across the nation, and what journalists can learn from those insights.
Three SOJC students win investigative journalism award
Story and photo by Aaron Nelson
SOJC names three new Hall of Achievement inductees
Story by Andra Brichacek
The UO School of Journalism and Communication named three new inductees to its Hall of Achievement:
- Eric Allen Jr., Class of '55
- Lauren Kessler, MS '75
- Tracy Wong, BA '81
All three will be formally inducted into the SOJC HoA at the annual Hall of Achievement Scholarship Gala on Oct. 5.
The school has also selected Tricia Duryee, BA '00, as the 2017 recipient of the Eric Allen Outstanding Young Alumnus Award.
'Unvanished' project sheds light on the modern life of American Indians
Story by Becky Hoag
Photos courtesy of Torsten Kjellstrand
The University of Oregon is on Kalapuya land. Several names that we take for granted every day, such as the Willamette and Klamath, are Native American names. In fact, there are many students and staff, as well as members of the surrounding communities, of Native American heritage.