Professor Randy Stano Honored with CSPA Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Randy Stano honored with CSPA lifetime achievement award Professor Randy Stano has been recognized by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of dedication to student journalism, impactful mentorship, and lasting contributions to the field of scholastic media and visual communication. Professor Randy Stano with members of the Ibis Yearbook staff at the 2025 College Media Association Conference in New York City, where the team earned awards for Best Yearbook Cover and Best Yearbook Spread. Photo courtesy of Ariella Green [...]
Students gain industry insights during New York Shanken Experience
Students gain industry insights during New York Shanken Experience Eight School of Communication students spent spring break on the New York Shanken Experience, visiting top media and entertainment companies, connecting with alumni, and gaining real-world insight into careers in journalism, advertising, public relations, and broadcasting. By Abbie Bernet 3-23-2025 Over spring break, eight School of Communication students traded beaches for boardrooms as they headed to New York City for the New York Shanken Experience, a weeklong career immersion program that offered behind-the-scenes access to some of [...]
Building connections and careers at the first-ever Career Week
Building connections and careers at the first ever Career Week Students at the University of Miami’s School of Communication took part in the inaugural Stein Family Career Office's Career Week, a three-day series of events featuring workshops, networking opportunities, and industry panels designed to help them prepare for their future careers. By Abbie Bernet 3-17-2025 The University of Miami School of Communication hosted its inaugural Career Week, a three-day series of events designed to equip students with the tools, knowledge, and industry connections needed to jumpstart [...]
From pro bowler to broadcaster
From pro bowler to broadcaster In a fireside chat at the University of Miami’s Cosford Cinema, former Miami Hurricanes linebacker and Super Bowl champion Jonathan Vilma shared insights on his collegiate and NFL careers and what it took to become a successful color analyst. Former Miami Hurricanes and NFL great Jonathan Vilma talked to students about sports reporting and broadcasting. Photos: Matthew Rembold/University of Miami By Robert C. Jones Jr. 3-5-2025 This story originally appeared in News@TheU Soccer, not football, reigned supreme in the childhood household [...]
Serious Games: The Past, Present, and Future with Lindsay Grace
Serious Games: The Past, Present, and Future with Lindsay Grace This video originally appeared on the Wilson Center website. In this episode, Professor Lindsay Grace, Knight Chair and Director of the MFA in Interactive Media at the University of Miami and Vice President of the Higher Education Video Game Alliance, joins Dr. Elizabeth Newbury to share how games can act as "tireless teachers," and the importance of amplifying and archiving underrepresented voices in game development. As someone who has produced and taught about social impact games for [...]
A cinematic journey at the 2025 Shorts Miami International Film Festival
A cinematic journey at the 2025 Shorts Miami International Film Festival Staff Photographer, Marra Finkelstein // Professors of Cinematic Arts and organizers of the festival, Dia Kontaxis and Ed Talavera (left) at the Shorts Miami International Film Festival afterparty at the Thesis Hotel Sunday Feb. 2, 2025 By Vee Ngunda 2-22-2025 This story originally appeared in The Miami Hurricane I had the privilege of attending Shorts Miami, an international film festival held at the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus. The event began on Jan. 31 and [...]
Orange Umbrella’s Super Bowl ad shows Doritos are the chip that counts
Orange Umbrella’s Super Bowl ad shows Doritos are the chip that counts Orange Umbrella’s Ian Mavorah, Ava Prinzo and Liam Kirkpatrick at UM’s School of Communication on Feb. 4, 2025. Photo Credit // Ethan Dosa. By Samantha Rodriguez 2-19-2025 This story originally appeared in The Miami Hurricane Doritos have been a staple Super Bowl snack for decades. The University of Miami’s Orange Umbrella reinvented the iconic brand as not just a chip, but a lifestyle in the student-run ad agency’s ad submission for Doritos’ Crash the Super [...]
