Journalism /cmdinow/ en Fall 2024: 2 minutes with Gregory Bull /cmdinow/2026/02/02/fall-2024-2-minutes-gregory-bull <span>Fall 2024: 2 minutes with Gregory Bull</span> <span><span>Ellie Chase</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-02-02T11:43:47-07:00" title="Monday, February 2, 2026 - 11:43">Mon, 02/02/2026 - 11:43</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/callout/resized_23334595073840.jpg?h=3784d78e&amp;itok=9AgPndbP" width="1200" height="800" alt="Asylum seekers realize there are not enough supplies for everyone."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/377" hreflang="en">2 minutes</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/22" hreflang="en">Journalism</a> </div> <span>Malinda Miller</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h2><i class="fa-solid fa-stopwatch fa-sm fa-pull-left ucb-icon-style-circle">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Gregory Bull (Jour'91)<br><em>Associated Press photographer</em></h2><p class="lead">Bull started covering the U.S.-Mexico border as a newspaper photographer in 1994. In May, he was part of an AP team that won a Pulitzer Prize for how they covered migrants’ journeys into the United States.</p><p dir="ltr"><i class="fa-solid fa-comments">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;<strong>Where is this photo set?</strong><br>Hundreds of asylum seekers were caught between Tijuana and San Diego in 2023, when the pandemic-era health order that allowed the United States to turn away migrants at the border expired.</p><p>This picture was taken as migrants started to realize there were not enough donated supplies for everybody. People were frantically but politely pleading for blankets. My hope, as I shot this, was that it might convey that sense of disorder and urgency we were seeing all along the border.</p><p dir="ltr"><i class="fa-solid fa-comments">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;<strong>How was the photo made?</strong><br>A photo like this is more about connecting with people—achieving a level of trust to where you can kind of disappear and wait for those elements you need to convey that feeling of urgency. Technically, you need a wide enough angle of view to allow for a larger “stage.”</p><p dir="ltr"><i class="fa-solid fa-comments">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;<strong>What makes it work?</strong><br>The bars in the wall provide a dependable vertical pattern, so it was a matter of looking for diagonals to break that up. The woman’s hand at right brought this picture together. But design elements aside, I think this picture mostly works because of the look of despair on the face of the woman at center. For me, she embodied the overall emotion people were grappling with.</p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/callout/resized_23334595073840.jpg?itok=o6tvwIYf" width="1500" height="1000" alt="Asylum seekers realize there are not enough supplies for everyone."> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><hr><p><em><span>Malinda Miller graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences with a degree in English in 1992 and Masters in Journalism in 1998.</span></em></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div>&nbsp;</div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Gregory Bull started covering the U.S.-Mexico border as a newspaper photographer in 1994. In May, he was part of an AP team that won a Pulitzer Prize for how they covered migrants’ journeys into the United States.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>7</div> <a href="/cmdinow/fall2024" hreflang="und">Fall 2024</a> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:43:47 +0000 Ellie Chase 1229 at /cmdinow Announcing the fall 2025 dean's list /cmdinow/2026/01/28/announcing-fall-2025-deans-list <span>Announcing the fall 2025 dean's list</span> <span><span>Ellie Chase</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-01-28T15:57:57-07:00" title="Wednesday, January 28, 2026 - 15:57">Wed, 01/28/2026 - 15:57</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-12/campus%20beauty-001.jpg?h=86809ad4&amp;itok=kcIOIkPM" width="1200" height="800" alt="An aerial view of the CU Boulder campus and Flatirons."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/301"> College News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/8" hreflang="en">Advertising Public Relations and Design</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/16" hreflang="en">Communication</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/50" hreflang="en">Critical Media Practices</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/298" hreflang="en">Environmental Design</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/44" hreflang="en">Information Science</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/22" hreflang="en">Journalism</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/54" hreflang="en">Media Studies</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/375" hreflang="en">deans list</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="lead">More than 800 CMDI students were named to the dean's list for the spring semester. To qualify, students must&nbsp;complete at least 12 credit hours of CU Boulder coursework for a letter grade and achieve a term grade point average of 3.75 or better. Each receives a notation on their transcripts and a letter from the dean. Congratulations to all honorees!</p><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"><ul class="list-style-underline"><li dir="ltr"><span>Alejandro Abarca</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Matt Abatangle</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Saroon Abayenh</span></li><li dir="ltr">Marlo Abrahamson</li><li dir="ltr">Shea Ackman</li><li dir="ltr">Emilio Adams</li><li dir="ltr">Phillip Adams</li><li dir="ltr">Tassilo Adams</li><li dir="ltr">Quinn Ahrens</li><li dir="ltr">Lucy Alagna</li><li dir="ltr">Maria Alali</li><li dir="ltr">Rosie Aldridge</li><li dir="ltr">Caitlin Alexander</li><li dir="ltr">Kenzi Alipit</li><li dir="ltr">Sophie Allaway</li><li dir="ltr">Anthony Allen</li><li dir="ltr">Trinity Alvord</li><li dir="ltr">Saleh Alzamil</li><li dir="ltr">Alexandra Anaya</li><li dir="ltr">Bridgette Anderson</li><li dir="ltr">Molly Anderson</li><li dir="ltr">Lila Angelopoulos</li><li dir="ltr">Sierra Anguiano</li><li dir="ltr">Jaxon Archer</li><li dir="ltr">Mia Archuleta</li><li dir="ltr">Jazmin Armijo</li><li dir="ltr">Remy Arnold</li><li dir="ltr">Sydney Arnold</li><li dir="ltr">Natasha Arzt</li><li dir="ltr">Kaylee Austin</li><li dir="ltr">Niles Ayer</li><li dir="ltr">Ben Babson</li><li dir="ltr">Roxanne Bachana</li><li dir="ltr">Alexia Bailey</li><li dir="ltr">Owen Balboa</li><li dir="ltr">Austin Balconi</li><li dir="ltr">Tyler Bales</li><li dir="ltr">Cadyn Banerian</li><li dir="ltr">Jose Banuelos</li><li dir="ltr">Katie Barcroft</li><li dir="ltr">Evan Bardinelli</li><li dir="ltr">Caleigh Barletta</li><li dir="ltr">Julia Barlow</li><li dir="ltr">Thomas Barrett</li><li dir="ltr">Marina <span>Barretto</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tomas Barrientos</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maddy Barth</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Owen Barton</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kate Bashore</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mekdes Bass</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ellena Bassoukos</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Leah Baumann</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Klaire Bautz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katie Baxter</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Juliana Beans</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lily Becker</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Savy Behr</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Johnna Belveal</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jane Bengston</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tess Betman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Eliot Bevier Dill</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Charlie Bickham</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jack Bigelow</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ezra Billig</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Teagan Bischoff</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Korinne Bishop</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katie Bixler</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mary Black</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Miley Black</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kenna Blank</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sam Blatt</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Miranda Bleau</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Riley Blomstrand</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sophia Bobier</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sophia Bolich</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Piper Bolin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Anvitha Bompalli</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Matthew Boothroyd</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carmen Boyle</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Reed Bracero</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Anna Bradburn</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Norah Brady</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kate Branscomb</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Antonio Bravo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Elizabeth Brechtel</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Olivia Brehm</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Keeley Brei</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Hannah Brennan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Adeline Briggs</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Erin Brinkman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jack Bronchetti</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Elly Brooks</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mia Brosterhous</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Samantha Brouhard</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Addison Brower</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Olivia Brown</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Chase Browne</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lili Brownell</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Callie Browning</span></li><li dir="ltr">Emma <span>Browning</span></li><li dir="ltr">Eva <span>Bruce</span></li><li dir="ltr">Tessa Buchanan</li><li dir="ltr">Tyler Buchanan</li><li dir="ltr">Ashley <span>Budy</span></li><li dir="ltr">James <span>Bui</span></li><li dir="ltr">Morgan <span>Burcar</span></li><li dir="ltr">Alena Burris</li><li dir="ltr">Parker <span>Burt</span></li><li dir="ltr">Tyler <span>Byrne</span></li><li dir="ltr">America <span>Cabral</span></li><li dir="ltr">Luke Cadenaro</li><li dir="ltr">Carli Camens</li><li dir="ltr">Claire <span>Cameron</span></li><li dir="ltr">Evan Caplan</li><li dir="ltr">Rhiannon <span>Cargo</span></li><li dir="ltr">Jessie <span>Carlin</span></li><li dir="ltr">Gemma <span>Carlson</span></li><li dir="ltr">Gabriella <span>Carnevale</span></li><li dir="ltr">Laila <span>Casanueva</span></li><li dir="ltr">Meredith Case</li><li dir="ltr">Madison <span>Cashin</span></li><li dir="ltr">Kathryn <span>Castanoli</span></li><li dir="ltr">Mia Castro</li><li dir="ltr">Dominic <span>Celaschi</span></li><li dir="ltr">Zachary <span>Chagnon</span></li><li dir="ltr">Isabella <span>Chan</span></li><li dir="ltr">Emily Chang</li><li dir="ltr">Madelyn Chang</li><li dir="ltr">Connor Chase</li><li dir="ltr">Ellie Chase</li><li dir="ltr">Hayden Chedid</li><li dir="ltr">Cameron Cheney</li><li dir="ltr">Avery Childs</li><li dir="ltr">Kate Cho</li><li dir="ltr">Anika <span>Chowdhury</span></li><li dir="ltr">Megan <span>Chung</span></li><li dir="ltr">Coco <span>Ciardelli</span></li><li dir="ltr">Malaya <span>Cimino</span></li><li dir="ltr">Abi <span>Clayton</span></li><li dir="ltr">Kay <span>Clifford</span></li><li dir="ltr">Annalia <span>Clifton</span></li><li dir="ltr">Avery <span>Clifton</span></li><li dir="ltr">Emme <span>Clymer</span></li><li dir="ltr">Morgan <span>Coffin</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ava <span>Coffman</span></li><li dir="ltr">MacKenzie <span>Cole</span></li><li dir="ltr">MacKenzie <span>Cole</span></li><li dir="ltr">Jaci Collins-Falcon</li><li dir="ltr">Joanna <span>Conforti</span></li><li dir="ltr">Andrew <span>Conley</span></li><li dir="ltr">Sarah Connor</li><li dir="ltr">Breah <span>Conradson</span></li><li dir="ltr">Sophie <span>Coombs</span></li><li dir="ltr">Zenden <span>Copeland</span></li><li dir="ltr">Avery <span>Corliss</span></li><li dir="ltr">Susie <span>Cormack</span></li><li dir="ltr">Gilberto <span>Corral</span></li><li dir="ltr">Amelie <span>Couret</span></li><li dir="ltr">Sarah <span>Cowell</span></li><li dir="ltr">Findlay <span>Coykendall</span></li><li dir="ltr">Marissa Crenshaw</li><li dir="ltr">Elizabeth <span>Cropper</span></li><li dir="ltr">Maddie <span>Crosier</span></li><li dir="ltr">Chloe <span>Cross</span></li><li dir="ltr">Heidi <span>Crowther</span></li><li dir="ltr">Eryn Cryer</li><li dir="ltr">Kaylie Cunningham</li><li dir="ltr">Gracyn <span>Custin</span></li><li dir="ltr">Cody <span>Cutone</span></li><li dir="ltr">Liz <span>Cutting</span></li><li dir="ltr">Avery <span>Czachor</span></li><li dir="ltr">Teresa <span>Da Silva</span></li><li dir="ltr">Clara Dailey</li><li dir="ltr">Abby <span>Dalrymple</span></li><li dir="ltr">Abikael <span>Daniel</span></li><li dir="ltr">Maya <span>Dank</span></li><li dir="ltr">Olivia <span>Darby</span></li><li dir="ltr">John <span>Davis</span></li><li dir="ltr">Katherine <span>Davis</span></li><li dir="ltr">Mason <span>Davis</span></li><li dir="ltr">Turner <span>Davis</span></li><li dir="ltr">Billy Dayton</li><li dir="ltr">Ramon De Arcos Tapia</li><li dir="ltr">Brandon <span>De Pena</span></li><li dir="ltr">Olivia <span>DeGregorio</span></li><li dir="ltr">Bella <span>Demartin</span></li><li dir="ltr">Maddy <span>Demmert</span></li><li dir="ltr">Luca <span>Denicola</span></li><li dir="ltr">Rune <span>Denolf</span></li><li dir="ltr">Helena <span>Desoto</span></li><li dir="ltr">Charles Deutser</li><li dir="ltr">Leo <span>Dienstfrey</span></li><li dir="ltr">William <span>Dinh</span></li><li dir="ltr">Quinn <span>Dobbs</span></li><li dir="ltr">Sydney <span>Dobriner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Connie Dolati</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lexi Dolsak</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Luke Donis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Eric Donjuan</span></li><li dir="ltr">Hunter <span>Donovan</span></li><li dir="ltr">Brodie <span>Dorko</span></li><li dir="ltr">Emily <span>Doskow</span></li><li>Sydney <span>Dossa</span></li><li dir="ltr">Daniel <span>Doupe</span></li><li dir="ltr">Averie <span>Dow</span></li><li dir="ltr">Brady <span>Dowd</span></li><li>Lucas <span>Drager</span></li><li dir="ltr">Irene <span>Drapszo</span></li><li dir="ltr">Baylee <span>Drevno</span></li><li dir="ltr">Kayla <span>Drumke</span></li><li dir="ltr">Emma <span>Dudley</span></li><li dir="ltr">Wyatt <span>Duesenberg</span></li><li dir="ltr">Rowan <span>Dulfer</span></li></ul></div><div class="col ucb-column"><ul class="list-style-underline"><li dir="ltr">Carolyn <span>Dunlap</span></li><li dir="ltr">Nicollette Dunn</li><li dir="ltr">Etienne <span>Dunoyer</span></li><li>Emily <span>Duvall</span></li><li dir="ltr">Abby <span>Dwyer</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ryan <span>Dye</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ryann <span>Dyk</span></li><li dir="ltr">Esperanza Edwards-Satragni</li><li dir="ltr">Avery Ehrig</li><li dir="ltr">Riley <span>Eisenstein</span></li><li dir="ltr">Molly <span>Elert</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ryan <span>Elliott</span></li><li dir="ltr">Jenny <span>Ellis</span></li><li dir="ltr">Kaoutar <span>Elouadi</span></li><li dir="ltr">Libby <span>Emery</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ava <span>Esposito</span></li><li dir="ltr">Lucy <span>Esquivel</span></li><li dir="ltr">Felix <span>Estes</span></li><li dir="ltr">Angel Estrada Zarco</li><li dir="ltr">Quinn <span>Etheridge</span></li><li dir="ltr">Morgan Evans</li><li dir="ltr">Emma <span>Evars</span></li><li dir="ltr">Sienna <span>Fahey</span></li><li dir="ltr">Maddy <span>Farmer</span></li><li dir="ltr">Nolan <span>Farrar</span></li><li dir="ltr">Liam Fehlau-Barton</li><li dir="ltr">Aysla Fenner</li><li dir="ltr">Peyton <span>Fenner</span></li><li dir="ltr">Anika <span>Fergis</span></li><li dir="ltr">Clare <span>Finnigan</span></li><li dir="ltr">Carolyn Fish</li><li dir="ltr">Elena Fisher</li><li dir="ltr">Maddie Fisher</li><li dir="ltr">Marli Fisher</li><li dir="ltr">Tate <span>Fitzgibbons</span></li><li dir="ltr">Emma <span>Flanagan</span></li><li dir="ltr">Aiden <span>Fliszar</span></li><li dir="ltr">William <span>Flockton</span></li><li dir="ltr">Soleil <span>Floyd</span></li><li dir="ltr">Delaney <span>Flynn</span></li><li dir="ltr">Joe <span>Fogler</span></li><li dir="ltr">Callie <span>Forrest</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ellie <span>Foster</span></li><li dir="ltr">Rhen <span>Fowler</span></li><li dir="ltr">Tatum France-Kelly</li><li dir="ltr">Natalie Free</li><li dir="ltr">Ellis French</li><li dir="ltr">Jayne Frey</li><li dir="ltr">Rylee Frey</li><li dir="ltr">Isabelle <span>Friedrich</span></li><li dir="ltr">Adelene <span>Frymoyer</span></li><li dir="ltr">Colette <span>Gagliano</span></li><li dir="ltr">Kaija <span>Galins</span></li><li dir="ltr">Cassidy <span>Gallagher</span></li><li dir="ltr">Jacalyn <span>Gamble</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lydia Gammon</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gaby Garcia Armendariz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katelyn Gardner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Abigail Garza</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Caitlyn Garza</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Zoey Gassner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Samson Gear</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Nick Gehring</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carly Gelfand</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Piper George</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alex Gertzen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Olivia Gewanter</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Hannah Giacomin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Orion Gibbs</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ink Gibson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Caroline Gilchrist</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lauren Gillespie</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Danny Gillis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gigi Gittelman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Graham Givan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Anna Gledhill</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jessie Gleitsman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Arlie Goldman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Susannah Goldsmith</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Deborah Gomez</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Karlyn Gonsalves</span></li><li dir="ltr">Max <span>Goodman</span></li><li dir="ltr">Salem <span>Goodman</span></li><li dir="ltr">Bella <span>Goodson</span></li><li dir="ltr">Drew <span>Gorman</span></li><li dir="ltr">Avery <span>Goss</span></li><li dir="ltr">Chloe <span>Graham</span></li><li dir="ltr">Kylie <span>Graham</span></li><li dir="ltr">Nora <span>Graham</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ariana <span>Grant</span></li><li dir="ltr">Sophia <span>Graup</span></li><li dir="ltr">Rachel <span>Greenberg</span></li><li dir="ltr">Logyn <span>Greer</span></li><li dir="ltr">Willow <span>Gretsch</span></li><li dir="ltr">Erica <span>Griffiths</span></li><li dir="ltr">Tristan <span>Grosam</span></li><li dir="ltr">Caitlin <span>Grossman</span></li><li dir="ltr">Vivan <span>Guida</span></li><li dir="ltr">Grayson <span>Guinan</span></li><li dir="ltr">Griffin <span>Gurewicz</span></li><li dir="ltr">Owen <span>Guzik</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Aric Gyekis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Anthony Haberkorn</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Trey Haggarty</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Paxton Haines</span></li><li dir="ltr">Hanna <span>Hale</span></li><li dir="ltr">Sabina <span>Hall</span></li><li dir="ltr">Alsa <span>Halquist</span></li><li dir="ltr">Norah <span>Hampford</span></li><li dir="ltr">Nate <span>Hankins</span></li><li dir="ltr">Audrey <span>Hansen</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ella <span>Harris</span></li><li dir="ltr">lanier <span>Harvey</span></li><li dir="ltr">Tyler <span>Harvey</span></li><li dir="ltr">Nick <span>Haseman</span></li><li dir="ltr">Josie <span>Hayes</span></li><li dir="ltr">Keeley <span>Haynes</span></li><li dir="ltr">Brooke <span>Haynie</span></li><li dir="ltr">Skyler <span>Haynie</span></li><li dir="ltr">Madison Hays</li><li dir="ltr">Lorraine Healy</li><li dir="ltr">Will <span>Henrickson</span></li><li dir="ltr">Vanessa <span>Hernandez</span></li><li dir="ltr">Jane <span>Hershberger</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carter Hessen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kainoa Hiatt</span></li><li dir="ltr">Tyler <span>Hibri</span></li><li dir="ltr">Bella Hill</li><li dir="ltr">Cassidy Hill</li><li dir="ltr">Hannah <span>Hillen</span></li><li dir="ltr">Hannah <span>Hoffman</span></li><li dir="ltr">Jason <span>Hoffman</span></li><li dir="ltr">Cruz <span>Hoitsma</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ella <span>Holden</span></li><li dir="ltr">Dylan <span>Hommes</span></li><li dir="ltr">Max <span>Hostetter</span></li><li dir="ltr">Taylar <span>Houck</span></li><li dir="ltr">Mira <span>Hougen</span></li><li dir="ltr">Donavon <span>Houston</span></li><li dir="ltr">Owen <span>Houtakker</span></li><li dir="ltr">Brooklyn <span>Howard</span></li><li dir="ltr">Taylor Hoyt</li><li dir="ltr">Oleksa <span>Hryciw</span></li><li dir="ltr">Haley Hubbard Godfrey</li><li dir="ltr">Kendra <span>Hudgins</span></li><li dir="ltr">Livia <span>Hughes</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ronan Huizar</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ellie Hultgren</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Wyatt Humble</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Camille Hunt</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Susanna Imhof</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maxine Inman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Samantha Isaacson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jules Isenberg</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Grace Jackman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Grant Jackson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Paige Jaeger</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Monroe Jasper</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alana Jenks</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Grace Jenks</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alexis Jennings</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Annika Jobanputra</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mia Jochamowitz-Endersby Chikhani</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Addison Johnson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tanner Johnson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Liv Johnstad</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Neda Jonaitis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gianna Jordon</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Max Julian</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Danielle Jung</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emma Kaiser</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Nina Kanavati</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Chase Kanger</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Faith Kaplan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kush Karamcheti</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lola Karimi</span></li><li dir="ltr">Bailey <span>Karraker</span></li><li dir="ltr">Brooklyn <span>Karraker</span></li><li dir="ltr">Skye <span>Karsh</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ty <span>Keeley</span></li><li dir="ltr">Nicole <span>Keffer</span></li><li dir="ltr">Thomas <span>Keller</span></li><li dir="ltr">Audrey <span>Kelley</span></li><li dir="ltr">Henry <span>Kelty</span></li><li dir="ltr">Charlotte <span>Kendall</span></li><li dir="ltr">Rachel <span>Kennedy</span></li><li dir="ltr">Riley <span>Kenny</span></li><li dir="ltr">John <span>Kerklo</span></li><li dir="ltr">Grayson <span>Kern</span></li><li dir="ltr">Riley <span>Kerstiens</span></li><li dir="ltr">Josh <span>Kesner</span></li><li dir="ltr">Amy <span>Kibort</span></li><li dir="ltr">Madeleine <span>Kiel</span></li><li dir="ltr">Hannah <span>Kijner</span></li><li dir="ltr">Kenzie <span>Kimball</span></li><li dir="ltr">Myra <span>Kirk</span></li><li dir="ltr">Marin <span>Kirkman</span></li><li dir="ltr">Avery <span>Kissinger</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ian <span>Kligora</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ally <span>Klinefeldt</span></li><li>Leia <span>Kliska</span></li><li dir="ltr">Jackson <span>Knapp</span></li><li dir="ltr">Maggie <span>Kocher</span></li><li dir="ltr">Alexa <span>Kofman</span></li><li dir="ltr">Cameron <span>Kolinchak</span></li><li dir="ltr">Jon <span>Kolvereid</span></li><li dir="ltr">Colton <span>Kominski</span></li><li dir="ltr">Alden <span>Koskoff</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kristin Kraml</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Riley Krane</span></li><li><span>Quinn Kreck</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Krelovich</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katie Krochalis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carey Kronhart</span></li></ul></div><div class="col ucb-column"><ul class="list-style-underline"><li dir="ltr"><span>Viktoriya Kukarekina</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Justin Kulas</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Brayden Kurzawa</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emily Kwon</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Amy Labontu</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Bentley Labrecque</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Genevieve Lacey</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Devin Lafave</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella LaMura</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kadence Landis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Skyler Landry</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Dalton Lanham</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Delaney Lantz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ben LaPlante</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Leighton Larsen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Blake Larson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maddie Lasker</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>London Lawrence</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sarah Lawrence</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alex Lazarou</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kaija Lazda</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Camille Leach</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lauren Leclair</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lou Leclercq</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alice Lee</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Skyler Lee</span></li><li dir="ltr">Chloe <span>Legere</span></li><li dir="ltr">Asher <span>Leish</span></li><li dir="ltr">Aubrey <span>Leneweaver</span></li><li dir="ltr">Brian <span>Leuthold</span></li><li dir="ltr">Charlotte <span>Levine</span></li><li dir="ltr">Kara <span>Liguori</span></li><li dir="ltr">Jasmin <span>Lin</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ahnnali <span>Lindgren</span></li><li dir="ltr">Isabelle <span>Lingo</span></li><li dir="ltr">Joe <span>Lingold</span></li><li dir="ltr">Mia <span>Lioudis</span></li><li dir="ltr">Alexander <span>Lipka</span></li><li dir="ltr">Margaret <span>Lipscomb</span></li><li dir="ltr">Lucy <span>Lloyd</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Aramis Loma-Guzman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Luke Lommatzsch</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Leif Lomo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Skyler Longerbone</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lauren Lopez</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Deborah Loseke</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katelyn Love</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lexi Lower</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Stella Lowery</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Janie Ludington</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Julia Luther</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Bailey Luts</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maille Lyon</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Claire Macaluso</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Molly Machoskie</span></li><li dir="ltr">Julia <span>Maclean</span></li><li dir="ltr">Natalie <span>Madeira</span></li><li dir="ltr">Maxwell <span>Majors</span></li><li dir="ltr">Carly <span>Malamut</span></li><li dir="ltr">Julianna <span>Maldonado</span></li><li dir="ltr">Devon <span>Malling</span></li><li dir="ltr">Mel <span>Malloy</span></li><li dir="ltr">Patrick <span>Mancuso</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lily Maniotes</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emelia Mantz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alexis Manzo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Nicholas Marcin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kea Margolis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Annaliese Markel</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Isabella Marquez</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sedona Marshall</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Taylor Martin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mia Martinez</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maggie Marusin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Eloise Masciola</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carolyn Mason</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Keely Matthews</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alden Mazur</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Grace Mcanany</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Finn Mccarthy</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Evan Mccormick</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Elizabeth Mccoy</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Wyatt McCune</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>John Mcdermott</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Teague Mcdonald</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maeve Mcerlane</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Andrew Mcfadden</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lucia Mcgetrick-Dima</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Fiona Mcginnis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Delaney Mckernan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Abbey McMahon</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Margaret McQueen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ava Melen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alex Melvin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jenna Mendelssohn</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Claire Mercer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ava Merias</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Olivia Meyers</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Allison Miller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Channing Miller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Creed Miller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ellen Miller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Hailey Miller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maggie Miller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Morgan Miller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ashley Mohrbach</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Camryn Montgomery</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gigi Montgomery</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Justice Montoya</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Bronte Moore</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emily Moore</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Felipe Moore</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jenna Morley</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Chaney Morris</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maya Morse</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Scout Mortenson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Nathan Mosley</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Madison Moss</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Trevor Mueller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ally Murphy</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Reese Murphy</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Rue Murray</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mason Mutz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Becca Myers</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emma Myers</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Aahana Nandy</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Caitlin Neil</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Remi Netupsky</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Natalie Newmann</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Taylor Nickerson</span></li><li dir="ltr">Matthew <span>Nielsen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maximillian Noble</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Charlotte Norton</span></li><li dir="ltr">Anna <span>Novak</span></li><li dir="ltr">Lila <span>Nuttle</span></li><li dir="ltr">Remy <span>O'Connell</span></li><li dir="ltr">Nora <span>O'connor</span></li><li dir="ltr">Olivia <span>O'Haver</span></li><li dir="ltr">Addie <span>O'Neil</span></li><li dir="ltr">Brinley <span>O'neill</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ashlyn <span>Oklesh</span></li><li dir="ltr">Taylor <span>Oldenburg</span></li><li dir="ltr">Annabelle <span>Olson</span></li><li dir="ltr">Sofia <span>Olsson</span></li><li dir="ltr">Alexandra <span>Organa</span></li><li dir="ltr">Annika <span>Ort</span></li><li dir="ltr">Maddie <span>Osterkamp</span></li><li dir="ltr">Max <span>Osterman</span></li><li dir="ltr">Alina <span>Ouligian</span></li><li dir="ltr">Emmett <span>Owenby</span></li><li dir="ltr">Josie <span>Pachla</span></li><li dir="ltr">Phoebe <span>Paletta</span></li><li dir="ltr">Aly <span>Pardo</span></li><li dir="ltr">Katy <span>Parks</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Macie Parsons</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lauren Paschke</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Liliane Patrick</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kaya Patterson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Audrey Patton</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Izzy Pell</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Caroline Pellerito</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ava Pelster</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lily Pemberton</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mia Pendergast</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Paige Pennell</span></li><li dir="ltr">Annie <span>Peragine</span></li><li dir="ltr">Jaclyn <span>Pereira</span></li><li dir="ltr">Kennedy <span>Perez</span></li><li dir="ltr">Brisa <span>Perkins</span></li><li dir="ltr">Emma <span>Perlmutter</span></li><li dir="ltr">Eliza <span>Perry</span></li><li dir="ltr">Isabelle <span>Perry</span></li><li>Quetzal <span>Peterson</span></li><li dir="ltr">Patrick <span>Pethybridge</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ellie <span>Phillips</span></li><li dir="ltr">Bell <span>Piccirillo</span></li><li dir="ltr">Norah <span>Pietras</span></li><li dir="ltr">Mackenzie <span>Pinksa</span></li><li dir="ltr">Macy <span>Place</span></li><li dir="ltr">Alison <span>Plagge</span></li><li dir="ltr">Nico <span>Plaisted</span></li><li dir="ltr">Skye <span>Platto</span></li><li dir="ltr">Liliana <span>Poast Soler</span></li><li dir="ltr">Lilly <span>Polak</span></li><li dir="ltr">Katharine <span>Polep-Sawyer</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ella <span>Policastri</span></li><li dir="ltr">Ashley <span>Pomeroy</span></li><li dir="ltr">Lyla <span>Ponce</span></li><li dir="ltr">Norah <span>Pope</span></li><li dir="ltr">Elle <span>Pottinger</span></li><li dir="ltr">Dax <span>Prata</span></li><li dir="ltr">Bradley <span>Pratt</span></li><li dir="ltr">Addisson <span>Pribble</span></li><li dir="ltr">Elle <span>Price</span></li><li dir="ltr">Giana <span>Pritchard</span></li><li dir="ltr">Taylor <span>Pulley</span></li><li dir="ltr">Sutton <span>Raeburn</span></li><li dir="ltr">Jacob <span>Rainsberger</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Samantha Ramirez</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Olivia Randazzo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maya Raulf</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Nick Rauscher</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Huston Rawls</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Madelyn Ray</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Rachel Ray</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Cameron Reed</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Hailey Reed</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jenna Reed</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Molly Reed</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katrina Reghitto</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Anna Rehak</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jack Remington</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jake Reuss</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katie Reuter</span></li></ul></div><div class="col ucb-column"><ul class="list-style-underline"><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Revivo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Peyton Rhodes</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katie Ridgway</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jackie Rivera</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Eliza Roberts</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Caniya Robinson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Robinson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Michael Robinson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Abby Robison</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gabrielle Rodriguez</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Cole Rogers</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Laura Rogers</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Salome Rojas</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lauren Romero</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Diana Romero Bermudez</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Brynna Roscoe</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jenna Rose</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sophia Rose</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sierra Rosen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alison Rosenbaum</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Eli Rosenthal</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sierra Rossman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Piper Roth</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Taylor Roth</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ava Rotman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Giova Rubenstein</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sophie Rubinstein</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Reagan Russell</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sam Russo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Brenna Rutherford</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emme Rutherford</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Catherine Rutman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jessica Ryanczak</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Brooklyn Sadler</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sosan Safi</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Rylee Sahl</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Joaquin Salinas</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Yahir Sanchez Diaz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lydia Sarbacker</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ramey Sattich</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Christopher Schepers</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Riley Schermerhorn</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carly Schiller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Stephanie Schmitt</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Addie Schneider</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emma Schneider</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jaimie Schoenke</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sydney Schrader</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Teagan Schreiber</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Willow Schulz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Aubrey Schwartz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ben Schweiger</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Scolnick</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Grace Scott</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Madeline Scripp</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Olivia Scussel</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Grace Seaback</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Veronica Seal</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Seevers</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>London Selah</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Michael Seward</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Krish Shah</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jack Shand</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ava Shanrock</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Marissa Sharon</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Danny Sheedy</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jenna Shenbaum</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Daniel Sher</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Cody Shoelson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Zoe Showalter-Flowers</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Rainna Shrull</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Aaron Siegel</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Matthew Silver</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Harrison Simeon</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gannett Simonton</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Skoloda</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mac Skudlarczyk</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Cj Slattery</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Moe Slintak</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Marie Slotnick</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Smith</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Matthew Smith</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ryan Smith</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jack Snyder</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Eli Sobel</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Edgar Soberon Munoz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sevi Solari</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ewan Sookswat</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Noel Sookswat</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Madelyn Speights</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sophia Spheeris</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Simon Spillane</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Matthew Spivack</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Samantha Spiwak</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Bella Stamper</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kaeden Stander</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Brady Stark</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kate Starke</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ashlin Stasswender Swasey</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Trent Steffen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alexander Stein</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Zachary Steiner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Evan Stellino</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Cole Stephan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ariele Stern</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sarah Stern</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Samuel Stevens</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jordyn Stewart</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Braden Stirrett</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Stella Stone</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Anna Stout</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mary Strasser</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ava Strauss</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Xander Sucich</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Elizabeth Suffian</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Luke Suitts</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lucy Suja</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Aoife Sullivan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Clara Sullivan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Olivia Sullivan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Taylor Sutton</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Dennis Swanson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jackson Swartzendruber</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Leah Szabo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Willow Tachna</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Harper Tagg</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emi Takaoka</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Nano Takeda</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mira Talusani</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sophia Tambascio</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jack Tannenbaum</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Annie Tanner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Natalie Tapia</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Raquel Tapia</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tyler Tatman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Hailey Taylor</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sarah Taylor</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Skylar Taylor</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Cecelia Tecu</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jordan Teicher</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Josie Terry-Lloyd</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Annabelle Thomas</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sage Thompson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Channing Thomson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sol Tirado - Jensen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Brooks Tolany</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Grace Toomey</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Zohair Toor</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Annabelle Torgove</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Clio Torrance</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alexa Tovar</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Hendley Tracy</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Eduardo Trejo Trinidad</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carly Tremaine</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ricky Tuka</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jazzy Tung</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Audrey Turley</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Braden Turner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Caroline Valdes</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Christian Valentino</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ann Vanderveen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maya Vanvleet</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Celia Vargas</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maddie Veasey</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sydney Venetsanopoulos</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Bella Vetta</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Holden Vincent</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Andrew Vogt</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Saanvi Vookanti</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>August Vrielink</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Fiona Wachter</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ashtyn Waddle</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Chloe Walsh</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Catherine Ward</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lauren Ward</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kieran Warger</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Evie Warner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kadyn Warner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Valerie Warszawski</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ryder Watkins</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kylee Watrous</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Leila Watters</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Liam Watters</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jordan Watts</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Greta Wattson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Taylor Weatherwax</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jenna Weil</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kennedy Weiss</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Erin Wheeler</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kennah White</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Whittall</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Abigail Williams</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jackson Williams</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ranney Willis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Piper Wills</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Holly Wininger</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emma Winkelbauer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Amanda Winslow</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mia Winstead</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Trent Wobschall</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Zachary Woodbury</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alexandra Woodland</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lily Wright</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Owen Wright</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jackie Wynne</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maggie Yalmokas</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gabrielle Yates</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Savannah Yates</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Nate Yearous</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Hannah Young</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Elsie Zerega</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emily Zhou</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Matt Zimmermann</span></li></ul></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>More than 800 CMCI students were named to the dean's list for the spring semester.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Zebra Striped</div> <div>7</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-12/campus%20beauty-001.jpg?itok=zt9bCpBn" width="1500" height="844" alt="An aerial view of the CU Boulder campus and Flatirons."> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:57:57 +0000 Ellie Chase 1225 at /cmdinow Want to keep your news local? It’s up to viewers like you /cmdinow/2026/01/20/want-keep-your-news-local-its-viewers-you <span>Want to keep your news local? It’s up to viewers like you</span> <span><span>Joe Arney</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-01-20T10:27:11-07:00" title="Tuesday, January 20, 2026 - 10:27">Tue, 01/20/2026 - 10:27</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-01/kalika-fcc%20lede.jpg?h=6bcd36d1&amp;itok=ycGQPBqu" width="1200" height="800" alt="A time-lapse photo of a Denver neighborhood as seen from above."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/301"> College News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/22" hreflang="en">Journalism</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/28" hreflang="en">Research</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/189" hreflang="en">faculty</a> </div> <span>Joe Arney</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-center image_style-original_image_size"> <div class="imageMediaStyle original_image_size"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/original_image_size/public/2026-01/kalika-fcc%20lede.jpg?itok=EPEp2sCQ" width="3593" height="2021" alt="A time-lapse photo of a Denver neighborhood as seen from above."> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p class="small-text">Denver’s news landscape has been abuzz with the potential takeover of existing stations by Nexstar and Sinclair. An expert on local journalism says the laissez faire attitude of regulators means it’s up to viewers to make their voices heard on station content.</p> </span> </div> <p>Last year, Denver’s broadcast news market was shaken as Nexstar and Sinclair—the two largest owners of television stations in the country—made moves to enter Colorado by acquiring the parent companies of 9News and Denver7.</p><p>Neither is yet a done deal. The Federal Communications Commission would have to approve the sale of Tegna, which owns 9News, to Nexstar; meanwhile, Denver7 owner Scripps rejected Sinclair’s takeover bid late last month. But relying on regulators or corporations to protect Colorado journalism is a poor strategy, said an expert on local news.</p><p>“The community needs to step in—that’s the only thing that can prevent these economic and social missteps,” said <a href="/cmdi/people/journalism/angelica-kalika" rel="nofollow">Angelica Kalika</a> (PhDMediaSt’19), an assistant teaching professor of <a href="/cmdi/academics/journalism" rel="nofollow">journalism</a> at the College of Communication, Media, Design and Information. “When the community says, ‘we’re not going to watch this kind of content, this isn’t what we want’—if you are profit driven, you should listen to your audience, right?”</p><p>For that audience, Kalika said, takeovers represent a case of less choice means less voice. Consolidations typically mean fewer reporters to provide local coverage, encouraging stations to carry more national content. And the conservatism championed by both Nexstar and Sinclair would not reflect the progressive attitudes of viewers in the Denver metro market, while also encouraging the formation of a news desert. Kalika, who studies hyper-local news, said when the same people and companies own all the outlets, it means fewer editorial voices to watch town halls, board meetings and other news that’s ignored by larger, national players.</p><p>“Look at 9News—it’s iconic, it has a very clear brand,” Kalika said. “Is the community going to stand up to the corporations and make their voice heard?”</p><p>It’s something that worked, she said, when the Walt Disney Co. pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air “and people screamed.” Search traffic on how to cancel Disney+ spiked as influential voices condemned the decision to suspend Kimmel.</p><p>“And Disney responded right away, because at the end of the day, it’s about the money. If you find organized ways to uplift community voices while hurting someone’s bottom line, you can have more control over your local media.”</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h3>A history of consolidation</h3> <div class="align-right image_style-original_image_size"> <div class="imageMediaStyle original_image_size"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/original_image_size/public/2026-01/kalika-mug.jpg?itok=hhGN75hs" width="225" height="225" alt="Headshot of Angelica Kalika"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p class="small-text">Angelica Kalika</p> </span> </div> <p>That public pressure will be required to counter an FCC that has enthusiastically embraced deregulation—not just in journalism, but across media in general. Last month, an $83 billion bid by Netflix to acquire WB stunned a legacy media industry already reeling from the tech industry’s continued incursions into their business—first by converting cable customers into streaming subscribers, and more recently by acquiring reliable revenue-generating intellectual property; the James Bond franchise, for instance, was sold to Amazon for $20 million last winter. The WB deal, which features a hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, is the latest in the trend toward consolidation, which has seen takeovers by Xfinity, Disney, Amazon and others.</p><p>“The big tech companies have their eyes on local media and entertainment, because ultimately their goal is control of information and access to information,” Kalika said. “It’s worth analyzing the minutia of these deals and the climate at the FCC because the more omnipresent tech becomes here, the more we end up in bubbles of information—where we don’t know what’s real.”</p><p>Kalika knows what she’s talking about. She teaches a popular CMDI course on media and technology and has published several papers on the fall of legacy media gatekeepers—especially through the lens of TMZ, which in its pursuit of scoops has sometimes crossed lines that journalists will not. A paper she presented at the National Communication Association’s annual convention looks at TMZ’s decision to publish photos of the body of One Direction singer Liam Payne after he fell to his death; editors then removed the post without explanation amid public outcry.</p><h3>‘No more adults in the room’</h3><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-hidden ucb-box-alignment-right ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-white"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">&nbsp;</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p class="lead small-text"><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-right fa-3x fa-pull-right ucb-icon-color-gold">&nbsp;</i>“If you find organized ways to uplift community voices while hurting someone’s bottom line, you can have more control over your local media.”<br><br>Angelica Kalika (PhDMediaSt’19), assistant teaching professor, journalism</p></div></div></div><p>“We’ve lost the social rail guards of what media is legitimate and what is not, what is trustworthy and what is not,” she said. While Kalika said there are trusted, verified sources in social media, those standards aren’t as visible as they were when most Americans got their news from local newspapers and network television. So, it’s harder to detect mis- and disinformation—especially as the algorithms populating news feeds are focused on engagement.</p><p>“There are no more adults in the room,” she said. “Everyone is now fighting for attention. They didn’t have to before.”</p><p>With the adults out, the natural place to look is at the kids. Kalika said legacy media’s inability to create authentic content for Gen Z—or to nurture them as an audience, the way Viacom did through properties like Nickelodeon, MTV and VH1—is a troubling indicator for the future, especially as many turn to YouTube, TikTok and others for news and entertainment.</p><p>“I can’t predict what they’re going to do, but I know they’re aware and trying to make changes in real time to the media and political environment that’s being presented to them,” she said. “I think they are going to use their money and who they’re signing up for streaming in order to get their voice and values heard and reflected in brands.”</p><p>That kind of pressure is going to require news organizations to be creative in order to maintain and grow their local audiences—something we might see in Denver as threats of consolidation loom.</p><p>“I wouldn’t be surprised if you start seeing some kind of profit-sharing business models, or people who provide direct financial support to a station in return for, say, a meet-and-greet event with reporters,” Kalika said. “I think we’re going to start seeing a growth in experimental business models.”&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><hr><p><em>Joe Arney covers research and general news for the college.</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>An expert on local journalism says community pressure is key as consolidation changes Colorado’s media landscape—because when it comes to regulation, “there are no more adults in the room.”</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:27:11 +0000 Joe Arney 1222 at /cmdinow All together now: 2025 at CMDI /cmdinow/2025/12/15/all-together-now-2025-cmdi <span>All together now: 2025 at CMDI</span> <span><span>Amanda J. McManus</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-12-15T19:22:15-07:00" title="Monday, December 15, 2025 - 19:22">Mon, 12/15/2025 - 19:22</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-12/sCMCI%20Graduation%20Recognition%20Ceremony_Hannah%20Howell_Spring%202025-050.jpg?h=a1e1a043&amp;itok=lPq3YCB7" width="1200" height="800" alt="CMDI students celebrating graduation"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/301"> College News </a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/324"> Year in Review </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/8" hreflang="en">Advertising Public Relations and Design</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/16" hreflang="en">Communication</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/50" hreflang="en">Critical Media Practices</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/298" hreflang="en">Environmental Design</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/26" hreflang="en">Graduate Students</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/44" hreflang="en">Information Science</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/22" hreflang="en">Journalism</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/54" hreflang="en">Media Studies</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/28" hreflang="en">Research</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/189" hreflang="en">faculty</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>In a year where the college’s biggest story was its name change—following its integration with the environmental design department—CMDI’s community also found itself at the center of the biggest conversations shaping our time—from sustainability and A.I., to media literacy and the future of journalism.&nbsp;</div> <script> window.location.href = `/cmdinow/review/2025`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 16 Dec 2025 02:22:15 +0000 Amanda J. McManus 1217 at /cmdinow ‘The epitome of accountability journalism’: Coverage of fatal school bus crash leads to reforms on Texas roads /cmdinow/2025/11/18/epitome-accountability-journalism-coverage-fatal-school-bus-crash-leads-reforms-texas <span>‘The epitome of accountability journalism’: Coverage of fatal school bus crash leads to reforms on Texas roads</span> <span><span>Joe Arney</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-18T08:53:30-07:00" title="Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - 08:53">Tue, 11/18/2025 - 08:53</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/feldman25-lede.jpg?h=7a6e80fd&amp;itok=VQH-sxXY" width="1200" height="800" alt="A rescue worker carries an injured child away from a crash site."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/301"> College News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/22" hreflang="en">Journalism</a> </div> <span>Iris Serrano</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>When a concrete truck crashed into a school bus in Texas’ Bastrop County last year, killing two and injuring dozens of children last year, it became the state’s deadliest school bus crash in nearly a decade.</p><p>For a team of reporters at the <em>Austin American-Statesman</em> that spent months chasing the story, the tragedy wasn’t just that a child died, but that the whole incident was preventable.</p> <div class="align-right image_style-original_image_size"> <div class="imageMediaStyle original_image_size"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/original_image_size/public/2025-11/feldman25-lede.jpg?itok=gdi_s4XJ" width="640" height="360" alt="A rescue worker carries an injured child away from a crash site."> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p class="small-text"><em>Photo by Jay Janner, Austin American-Statesman.</em></p> </span> </div> <p>“There was a big avenue for us to bring accountability to what happened,” said Tony Plohetski, an investigative reporter with the <em>American-Statesman</em>. “We wanted to better understand all of the forces that were at play that contributed to this.”</p><p>The <a href="https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2024/07/17/hays-cisd-texas-school-bus-crash-victims-oversight-jerry-hernandez-truck-driver/74217611007/" data-entity-type="external" rel="nofollow">series of articles</a>, published earlier this year, examined the crash, including Texas’ safety laws for school buses regarding seat belts and its regulations for commercial drivers, and led to legislative action aimed at preventing a disaster of this magnitude from happening again.</p><p>Their extensive reporting earned Plohetski, Tahui Gómez and Keri Heath the 2025 <a href="/cmdi/feldmanaward" data-entity-type="external" rel="nofollow">Casey Feldman Award for Transportation Safety Reporting</a>, awarded by EndDD.org and the journalism department at the Թ of Colorado Boulder’s College of Communication, Media, Design and Information.</p><p>“The requirement to have seat belts on school buses was, in some ways, nonexistent. School districts could exempt themselves for a variety of reasons,” said Heath, an education reporter. “One of the most significant things so far is that Texas is going to study how many buses have seat belts, and how much it would cost to outfit them.”</p><p>Beyond the policy changes, their work truly brought awareness and gave a voice to those affected by the crash. Gómez, a Latino communities reporter at the <em>American-Statesman</em>, recalled spending months working closely with the victims’ families, making sure their stories were heard.</p><p>“Being with them in that process, seeing how they were coming to terms with things, how their grief was changing over time and being able to give voice was very rewarding,” he said. “This isn’t a tragedy that we should just bow our heads in remembrance of. We needed to suggest that things can be done.”</p><p>The reporting award honors Casey Feldman, a Fordham Թ journalism student who was killed by a distracted driver in 2009. It is sponsored by CMDI and EndDD.org, which was created by the Casey Feldman Memorial Foundation to end distracted driving.</p><p>Chuck Plunkett, director of the capstone CU News Corps course at CMDI, and Kirk Siegler (Jour’00), a national correspondent for NPR News, were judges for this year’s submissions. Siegler described the winners’ work as the epitome of accountability journalism.</p><p>“I was immediately enthralled by the character-driven narratives of the crash victims’ parents. Along the journey, if you will, it also highlighted in clear language the gaps and failures across the system—and namely, in regulations—that led up to the tragedy,” he said.</p><p>The judges also gave special mention to the runner-up entry from Austin’s KXAN for a seven-part investigation on truck crashes in Texas.&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><hr><p><em>Iris Serrano is studying journalism and strategic communication. She covers student news for the college.</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Three reporters from the Austin American-Statesman won the 2025 Casey Feldman Award for Transportation Safety Reporting.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:53:30 +0000 Joe Arney 1207 at /cmdinow Playing to win /cmdinow/2025/11/17/playing-win <span>Playing to win</span> <span><span>Regan Widergren</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-17T17:43:36-07:00" title="Monday, November 17, 2025 - 17:43">Mon, 11/17/2025 - 17:43</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/USC%20at%20CU%20Football_Jack%20Moody_Fall%202023_66.jpg?h=a521bf95&amp;itok=SAsX2DDA" width="1200" height="800" alt="Students and photographer at CU v USC game on Folsom Field"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/4"> Beyond the Classroom </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/16" hreflang="en">Communication</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/22" hreflang="en">Journalism</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/54" hreflang="en">Media Studies</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/149" hreflang="en">strategic communication</a> </div> <span>Iris Serrano</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="text-align-center small-text">As the growing sports media industry seeks people with data, communication and social media skills, CMDI has created&nbsp;different pathways to prepare students for rewarding careers.&nbsp;</p><p><em><span>Photos by Kimberly Coffin and Jack Moody.</span></em></p> <div class="align-right image_style-small_500px_25_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/2025-11/Iowa%20State%20at%20Folsom%20Field_65.jpg?itok=Tg7FE6iJ" width="375" height="561" alt="CU v Iowa State at Folsom Field"> </div> </div> <p>When Kathryn Castanoli worked in a backstage production role during Super Bowl LIX, it wasn’t just a dream come true—it was a glimpse of a career that once seemed out of reach.</p><p>“I almost gave up trying to get into the sports media industry,” said Castanoli, a junior studying strategic communication. “But coming to CMDI—a college of&nbsp;entrepreneurs, artists, go-getters and leaders—really inspired me to keep pursuing my dream.”</p><p>Castanoli is just one of a growing number of CMDI students breaking into sports media. Although journalism&nbsp;has long been a path of study for students interested in this specialty, the changing nature of both sports and media as industries means different skills are needed.</p><p><span>“Sports media has become a convergence of different fields,” said Rick Stevens, associate dean of undergraduate</span> education and associate professor of media studies. “Our majors are particularly well positioned to take a piece of the puzzle and help students understand more cohesively what sports media is.”</p><p>Students get a close look at those connections in Prime Time: Public Performance and Leadership, a course Stevens created last year. Guest lectures from prominent alumni like Kordell Stewart (Comm’16), Joel Klatt (Econ’07) and Brent Schrotenboer (Jour’96) round out class discussions led by CMDI faculty, with occasional appearances from Coach Prime.</p><p>The course counts toward the sports media minor—the largest in the college. But it’s more than just classroom learning. With a new global seminar, media outlets like&nbsp;Sko Buffs Sports, and conferences and networking&nbsp;events, students have numerous opportunities to&nbsp;develop the skills needed to break into the industry.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Lila Nuttle, a sophomore studying journalism, is already putting those skills into practice. An aspiring sports writer, she is a reporter for the CU Independent and has produced content for Sko Buffs Sports, which gives her on-the-field reporting experience.</p><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-hidden ucb-box-alignment-left ucb-box-style-none ucb-box-theme-lightgray"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">&nbsp;</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p class="lead"><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left fa-5x fa-pull-left ucb-icon-color-gold">&nbsp;</i><span>Our professors are always telling us it’s not only what you do in class, or what grade you get, but your portfolio and actually getting experience.”&nbsp;</span></p><p class="text-align-right"><span>Lila Nuttle</span></p></div></div></div><p>"These organizations offer a really great way to jump in and get that experience, while also providing a good community.”</p><p>There’s more to sports media than what you can see from the sidelines. Priscilla Hopper (InfoSci’22; MS’23) works as a senior reporting and data analyst at Kroenke Sports &amp; Entertainment, which owns the Avalanche, Nuggets and other Denver-area sports franchises.</p><p>“There’s an expectation that if you’re working in sports media, you’re going to be on the field, in action,” said Hopper, also a lecturer of information science. “But there’s a whole other side to it, and every year, half of my students want to steal my job,”</p><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"><p>Her ability to quickly analyze data and make them digestible for those without technical backgrounds gave her an advantage when interviewing for her role at KSE.</p><p>“I graduated able to interpret, adapt and analyze,” Hopper said. “That’s pretty much the entire basis of information science, and my degrees meant I was ready to be&nbsp;<br>catapulted into any role.”</p><p>Michael Burns, an assistant teaching professor of communication, also understands what it’s like to have a nontraditional job in the sports industry. He has worked behind the scenes at eight Olympic Games for NBC’s <em>Today</em> show, and now serves as faculty director for Communication, Culture and Sport, a global seminar&nbsp;that takes place in the United Kingdom.</p><p>“There is an army of people who are doing all the research and logistics and planning, which enables and empowers the journalists, the PR folks and the camera people to do their jobs,” Burns said.</p><p>CMDI’s alumni network also plays a critical role in launching student careers. Michael Davies (Jour’94), an executive vice president at FOX Sports, said there’s no one way to make it in the industry.</p><p>“Everybody has their own origin story—some of them come from networking, some come from internships,” he said. “One thing that’s consistent and is required is passion for the sports business and focus.”</p><p>Davies graduated at a time when there were fewer paths to a career in sports media. He regularly visits the college to meet students, and is impressed with CMDI’s approach to preparing the next generation for the evolving industry.</p><p>“The school’s only 10 years old, it’s still new, it’s still innovative, and I think that it’s a very exciting time to go&nbsp;to CMDI,” he said.</p></div><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="align-center image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2025-11/Football%20game%20vs%20Utah_Kimberly%20Coffin_fall%202024-116.jpg?itok=OU8nyd5u" width="750" height="501" alt="student fans being interviewed at the CU v Utah game at Folsom Field"> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-hidden ucb-box-alignment-none ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-black"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">&nbsp;</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p class="lead"><strong>Game on</strong></p><p>CMDI is preparing for the return of its annual Sports Media Summit in the spring semester. This multiday event is intended for students who are curious about the industry, as well as alumni and community members looking to expand their networks and transition into this fast-growing field.</p><p>Follow CMDI on social media and keep an eye on <a href="/cmdi" data-entity-type="external" rel="nofollow">colorado.edu/cmdi</a> for updates.</p></div></div></div><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><hr><p><em><span>Iris Serrano is studying strategic communication and journalism at CMDI. She covers student news and events for the college.</span></em></p><p><em><span>Photographer Kimberly Coffin graduated from CMDI in 2018 with degrees in media production and strategic communication.</span></em></p><p><em><span>Photographer Jack Moody graduated from CMDI in 2024 with a degree in strategic communication.</span></em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Through relevant courses, networking opportunities and student-led organizations, CMDI is helping students turn their passions into careers in sports media.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <a href="/cmdinow/fall-2025" hreflang="en">Fall 2025</a> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-11/USC%20at%20CU%20Football_Jack%20Moody_Fall%202023_66_0.jpg?itok=VINUm021" width="1500" height="998" alt="Students and photographer at CU v USC game on Folsom Field"> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:43:36 +0000 Regan Widergren 1206 at /cmdinow Full circles /cmdinow/2025/11/14/full-circles <span>Full circles</span> <span><span>Amanda J. McManus</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-14T23:34:03-07:00" title="Friday, November 14, 2025 - 23:34">Fri, 11/14/2025 - 23:34</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/Homecoming%20reception_Kimberly%20Coffin_Fall%202024-32.jpg?h=6b64fd5a&amp;itok=xgiYnyLF" width="1200" height="800" alt="Peter Lasser and Chip"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/62"> Support CMDI </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/16" hreflang="en">Communication</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/22" hreflang="en">Journalism</a> </div> <span>Iris Serrano</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Peter Lasser still remembers the project that connected him to&nbsp;Daniel Niemeyer.</p><p>As a student, Lasser was part of a team that filmed and produced a 30-minute talk show covering Buffs football games. Niemeyer was his professor for the independent study course.</p> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2025-11/Peter%20Lasser_edited_-16.jpg?itok=EQfuMLad" width="750" height="542" alt="Peter Lasser"> </div> </div> <p>“There was never an idea that was too crazy for him,” said Lasser (Comm’76).&nbsp;“If we could put it together, he was&nbsp;behind us, helping us get it done.”</p><p>Niemeyer also provided Lasser with hands-on opportunities in the television industry, even helping him earn his first on-screen credit as a camera operator.</p><p>“Dan fostered the entrepreneurial spirit&nbsp;that made me successful in my own career,” Lasser said. “I think he was proud of what I ended up doing in the business, and that’s very rewarding to me.”</p><p>Lasser considers himself fortunate to have counted Niemeyer as a mentor for more than 40 years. Today, he pays that experience forward, supporting students through scholarships and connecting them to a broadcasting network he’s spent decades creating.</p><p>“Work-wise, it’s invigorating to be surrounded by young people,” Lasser said. “Anytime I can help open a door, I will.”</p><p>That spirit is why Lori Bergen, founding dean of CMDI, called Lasser “a quintessential supporter of the college.”</p><p>“Peter is not only a tremendously generous supporter, he’s over the top in terms of how he mentors and advocates for our students—listening to their stories and identifying opportunities to start them on their career paths,” Bergen said. “He brings an infectious sense of joy about our students and our college to every conversation he’s a part of.”</p><p>After a brief foray in advertising,&nbsp;Lasser moved into sports broadcasting, producing 11 Olympic Games for ABC, Olympic Broadcast Services, NBC and Turner Sports. Since 1998, he has owned Lasser Productions, working as a producer and director for clients such as USA Swimming, Varsity Spirit and ESPN.</p><p>For all that, some of his favorite stories come not from what viewers saw during the Olympics, but from how he was able&nbsp;to be a resource for students seeking careers like his. He has spoken at the&nbsp;college’s Sports Media Summit, supports its residential intensive program for incoming first-years, and served on its advisory board.</p><p>He also funds the Peter L. Lasser and Daniel C. Niemeyer Endowed Scholarship, which is awarded to students who&nbsp;demonstrate leadership, community service and extracurricular involvement. Five students have received the scholarship so far; one recipient, Sarah Grim (Jour’24), said Lasser’s mentorship helped her secure work as a social media community manager for the NCAA.</p><p>They met over coffee at the UMC in 2023, after she received his scholarship, and bonded over their mutual love of sports.</p><p>Grim shared with Lasser her dream&nbsp;of combining broadcasting and&nbsp;cheerleading—“such a niche thing to do, and opportunities aren’t always out there,” she said. But through Lasser, she got the opportunity to cover the Summit All-Star Cheerleading Championship for ESPN.</p><p>“Having him as a connection has been so incredible for my career,” she said. “Peter challenges me in a lot of ways and is always pushing me to do things I didn’t think I was ready or able to do.”&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><hr><p><em><span>Iris Serrano is studying strategic communication and journalism at CMDI. She covers student news and events for the college.</span></em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>A mentor made all the difference to Peter Lasser as a student. Now, the Olympics producer has become the mentor, providing scholarships and connections to students interested in sports media.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <a href="/cmdinow/fall-2025" hreflang="en">Fall 2025</a> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Sat, 15 Nov 2025 06:34:03 +0000 Amanda J. McManus 1199 at /cmdinow #American* /cmdinow/2025/11/05/american <span>#American*</span> <span><span>Regan Widergren</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-05T17:36:49-07:00" title="Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - 17:36">Wed, 11/05/2025 - 17:36</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/american%20updated.png?h=a00757e3&amp;itok=BznAfenw" width="1200" height="800" alt="patterned person figures standing together and a simple looking figure standing alone to the side"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/46"> Trending </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/22" hreflang="en">Journalism</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/28" hreflang="en">Research</a> </div> <span>Hannah Stewart</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-11/american%20final.png?itok=QhuKxM76" width="1500" height="640" alt="patterned person figures standing together and a simple looking figure standing alone to the side"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>As the daughter of immigrants, Angie Chuang saw how you could have it all and still not belong. Her father—a civil engineer—never felt truly&nbsp;included in this country, a struggle Chuang frequently reflected on, even as her own career has taken off.</p><p>“My father was an American success story—a civil engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Lab,” said Chuang, an associate professor of journalism. “But seeing his struggles as I grew up made me profoundly aware of what it meant to be American with an asterisk.”</p><p>Her personal and professional experience—including covering race and ethnic issues at&nbsp;<em>The Oregonian </em>and developing curricula around related topics at both American Թ and CMDI—has given her a unique perspective when it comes to the news media’s struggles in reporting on race. It’s a topic she explores thoroughly in a new book, <em>American Otherness in Journalism: News Media Representations of Identity&nbsp;and Belonging</em>.</p><p>The book would have been published years ago, but as she was completing her first draft in 2016, Donald Trump was riding a wave of white nationalism to the White House, requiring&nbsp;<br>important revisions.</p><p>“I didn’t feel it would be principled, as a researcher, to not consider the radical shift in thinking he&nbsp;represented,” she said.</p><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-hidden ucb-box-alignment-right ucb-box-style-none ucb-box-theme-lightgray"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">&nbsp;</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p class="lead"><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left fa-3x fa-pull-left ucb-icon-color-gold">&nbsp;</i><span>There hasn't been equal access granted to who gets to say their unfiltered version of events to the press.”&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Angie Chuang, associate professor, journalism</span></p></div></div></div><p>In its new iteration, half the book investigates how news media has historically represented people, while&nbsp;the second half looks at how the president has dominated that narrative, in many ways narrowing the definition&nbsp;of “American.”</p><p>It’s not a new problem—Chuang covers examples like the infamous “American beats out Kwan” headline from the 1990s and coverage of Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho—but Trump’s rhetoric intrigued her&nbsp;<br>as a researcher, because while he was clearly talking about&nbsp;race, he rarely used traditional code words.</p><p>For example, early reports after the Charlottesville Unite the Right rally used phrases like “alt-right,” “pro-white” and, sparingly, “white nationalism” because those were the terms those individuals used to describe themselves. When pressed, Trump referred to them as “very fine people.”</p><p>“Journalism’s fundamental flaw is that ‘objective journalism’ has taught people to get their sources’ perspectives and reproduce them in an unbiased, unfiltered way so the reader can decide,” Chuang said. “What we’ve learned is that there hasn’t been equal access granted to who gets to say their unfiltered version of events to the press.”</p><p>But she has hope. Thanks in part to public pushback challenging the “objective” earlier reporting, The Associated Press has directed journalists to use more definitive terms like “white supremacist” and even “racist.”</p><p>And as younger, diverse reporters emerge in the media landscape, bringing journalism to new places—like TikTok and Substack—Chuang sees the opportunity to make journalism better and more accessible&nbsp;by reflecting the stories and&nbsp;concerns of diverse communities.</p><p>“I don’t think we have to be precious about the word&nbsp;‘journalism.’ And journalism&nbsp;does check itself; it’s not a monolith,” she said. “I’m&nbsp;interested in journalism having these debates and trying to do better, even in the face of attacks from the federal government. Journalism scholars and industry leaders need to continually push and advocate for free speech and responsible reporting.”</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><hr><p><em><span>Hannah Stewart graduated from CMDI in 2019 with a degree in communication. She covers student news for the college.</span></em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>A new book from a journalism expert examines the news media’s role in identity and belonging in a volatile moment of American history.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <a href="/cmdinow/fall-2025" hreflang="en">Fall 2025</a> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:36:49 +0000 Regan Widergren 1186 at /cmdinow Roam if you want to. Unless you’re a wild animal /cmdinow/2025/10/21/roam-if-you-want-unless-youre-wild-animal <span>Roam if you want to. Unless you’re a wild animal</span> <span><span>Joe Arney</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-10-21T09:11:51-06:00" title="Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 09:11">Tue, 10/21/2025 - 09:11</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-10/roam-lede.jpg?h=999de5f8&amp;itok=qK1tuXeh" width="1200" height="800" alt="A coyote sniffs the ground in an urban setting. The Chicago skyline is visible in the background."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/301"> College News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/74" hreflang="en">Center for Environmental Journalism</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/22" hreflang="en">Journalism</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/28" hreflang="en">Research</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/189" hreflang="en">faculty</a> </div> <span>Joe Arney</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-center image_style-large_image_style"> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-10/roam-lede.jpg?itok=DJVA-mD_" width="1500" height="844" alt="A coyote sniffs the ground in an urban setting. The Chicago skyline is visible in the background."> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p class="small-text">A coyote wanders through urban parkland in Chicago at night. It was a coyote in New York's Central Park that first got Hillary M. Rosner interested in how wildlife roams from place to place—and the human-made obstacles that thwart them. This coyote, which was being tracked with a radio collar, was struck by a car and killed just months after this photo was taken. <em>Photo by Corey Arnold.</em></p> </span> </div> <p><a href="/cmdi/people/journalism/hillary-rosner" data-entity-type="external" rel="nofollow">Hillary M. Rosner</a> was a young editor with the <em>Village Voice</em> in the 1990s when she read about a coyote living in Central Park.</p><p>Nowadays, that’s not quite so special—the park is home to resident coyotes who prowl the improbably green space at the heart of Manhattan. But what fascinated Rosner was their improbable journey—how the animals successfully navigated the urban jungle, and why they chose to do so.</p><p>“That idea—just wondering how this coyote navigated these concrete canyons to get to the park—really stuck with me,” said Rosner (MEnvSt’06), an assistant teaching professor of <a href="/cmdi/academics/journalism" data-entity-type="external" rel="nofollow">journalism</a> at the College of Communication, Media, Design and Information and associate director of its <a href="/cej/" data-entity-type="external" rel="nofollow">Center for Environmental Journalism</a>. “As I got more into environmental and science journalism, the stories that most moved me were in some way about animals whose lives were changed because of human infrastructure.”</p> <div class="align-right image_style-original_image_size"> <div class="imageMediaStyle original_image_size"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/original_image_size/public/2025-10/rosner-offlede.jpg?itok=dhAJ24pm" width="300" height="300" alt="Headshot of Hillary Rosner"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p class="small-text">Hillary M. Rosner</p> </span> </div> <p>That curiosity has culminated in a new book, <a href="https://www.patagonia.com/product/roam-wild-animals-and-the-race-to-repair-their-fractured-world-hardcover-book/BK865.html?dwvar_BK865_color=000" data-entity-type="external" rel="nofollow"><em>Roam: Wild Animals and the Race to Repair Our Fractured World</em></a>, out this month from Patagonia. In it, she draws upon a career of environmental journalism to share stories of the struggles animals face in overcoming human-made boundaries.</p><h3>Restoring empathy</h3><p>Her goal is to encourage readers to abandon a human-centered view of the world in favor of one that demonstrates our interconnectedness with the planet, while learning to view other species with empathy and compassion.</p><p>The connections she explores in the book are both literal—for example, creatures needing to get from one point to another—and more abstract, such as how animals connect to an ecosystem to affect its resilience and adaptability. “And it’s about showing how human infrastructure presents a barrier to this idea of connectivity for all these other species,” she said. The book further spells out the ecological consequences of a world where wild animals cannot roam—an inability to spread plant life, less genetic diversity—threatening species’ adaptability and survival—and the extinction of charismatic species.</p><p>If that sounds dire, Rosner will be the first to tell you there’s real urgency behind the topic. Her work took her around the world to see the obstacles humans have created for wildlife. In Kenya, as more land becomes privately owned, more fences are going up, blocking long-held migration routes. Closer to home, Donald Trump’s funding freeze has canceled wildlife crossings along U.S. highways.</p><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-hidden ucb-box-alignment-right ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-white"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">&nbsp;</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p class="lead small-text"><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-right fa-3x fa-pull-right ucb-icon-color-gold">&nbsp;</i>“If we continue to act as though we are the only species on the planet, it’s going to become self-fulfilling.”<br><br>Hillary M. Rosner (MEnvSt’06)</p></div></div></div><p>“I talk about a lot of bad things that are going on, but the book is about solutions—the race to repair our fractured world,” Rosner said. “It’s about people all across the world doing incredible work and devoting their lives to reconnecting the planet for other species. And I think that is hopeful.”</p><p>Rosner’s work has appeared in some of the most influential news outlets in the country—<em>The New York Times</em>, <em>National Geographic</em>, <em>Scientific American</em>, <em>The Atlantic</em>—following her pivot to environmental reporting, which owes quite a bit to her graduate work in environmental studies at CU Boulder, as well as a <a href="/cej/scripps-fellowships/core-program" data-entity-type="external" rel="nofollow">Ted Scripps environmental journalism fellowship</a>.</p><p>“I took an amazing biogeography course during my Scripps fellowship, which really helped shape my thinking around this project, in terms of species movement and the role humans have in shaping that,” said Rosner, who today oversees the Scripps program as part of her work with CEJ. Her work also was influenced by fellowships from Knight Science Journalism at MIT and the National Science Foundation.</p><h3>Barriers beyond borders, highways</h3><p>As you might expect from someone with such curiosity for the natural world, Rosner took the most enjoyment from how much she learned about the world through her reporting. A concept she particularly enjoyed exploring was anthropogenic resistance—the invisible ways humans impede animal movement.</p><p>“For instance, you may have a physically passable route for a bear, but you have a lot of hikers who recreate in that area, so it won’t go there,” she said. “We more readily think of border walls or highways, but humans have created all sorts of hidden barriers to animal movement that we don’t often think about.”</p><p>Her book is a call to action that we need to start thinking otherwise—and quickly. A key theme in <em>Roam</em> is one of empathy, as she invites readers to bring a different perspective to how they, too, move through the world.</p><p>“The idea of empathy was not an idea I was thinking about when I started this project,” Rosner said. “When I look around, it’s clear to me that empathy is lacking across the board right now—but perhaps if we can learn to see other species with empathy, it will help us see one another with empathy, also.”</p><p>There’s also a more pragmatic reason to take Rosner’s work seriously. Like it or not, those same connections between wild animals and the natural world also link us to the environment.</p><p>“We must better understand and appreciate how intimately we are connected to nature,” she said. “I mean, I say it in the book: If we continue to act as though we are the only species on the planet, it’s going to become self-fulfilling. That’s not a world we’ll want to live in, or be able to live in.”</p><p><em>Roam</em> is available for limited release now, and will officially be available at bookstores and online Oct. 28.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-10/roam-offlede%202.jpg?itok=bYS4iCf9" width="1500" height="844" alt="A herd of elk on a snowy landscape."> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p class="small-text">A herd of elk at their winter refuge outside Grand Teton National Park, in Wyoming. <em>Photo by Florian Schulz.</em></p> </span> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-10/roam-offlede%201.jpg?itok=UnEOxw1o" width="1500" height="844" alt="An elephant uses an underpass to avoid train tracks."> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p class="small-text">Kenya's major highways and railways include underpasses to allow elephants to navigate human infrastructure. <em>Photo by Richard Moller.</em></p> </span> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><hr><p><em>Joe Arney covers research and general news for the college.</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>A new book from a journalism professor looks at human-made barriers—visible and not—that have disrupted animal migrations and threaten our ecology.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:11:51 +0000 Joe Arney 1179 at /cmdinow CMDI brings the conversation on immigration to center stage /cmdinow/2025/10/16/cmdi-brings-conversation-immigration-center-stage <span>CMDI brings the conversation on immigration to center stage</span> <span><span>Joe Arney</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-10-16T14:33:18-06:00" title="Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 14:33">Thu, 10/16/2025 - 14:33</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-10/motus-lede.jpg?h=d0a7680f&amp;itok=C1l1XWvx" width="1200" height="800" alt="A group of performers onstage."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/301"> College News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/16" hreflang="en">Communication</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/22" hreflang="en">Journalism</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/209" hreflang="en">Media Production</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/54" hreflang="en">Media Studies</a> <a href="/cmdinow/taxonomy/term/149" hreflang="en">strategic communication</a> </div> <span>Joe Arney</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmdinow/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-10/motus-lede.jpg?itok=UIcOLTav" width="1500" height="844" alt="A group of performers onstage."> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p class="small-text text-align-right"><em>Courtesy Motus Theater</em></p> </span> <p>For the first two years of its existence, the CMDI Distinguished Speaker Series has invited nationally recognized guests to provide insights on relevant topics like how technology encodes inequality into its products and services, and how to remedy a deeply polarized society.</p><p>While the focus on impact and important topics is the same, this year, the college invited local voices to share the stage and lead a conversation on immigration.</p><p>Boulder-based Motus Theater, which creates original works to facilitate dialogue on important contemporary issues, will stage a performance that will be followed by a panel discussion featuring journalists from The Colorado Sun, 9News and Colorado Public Radio.</p><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-left ucb-box-alignment-right ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-darkgray"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">If you go</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p dir="ltr"><span><strong>What:</strong> Reapproaching Media and Migration</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span><strong>When:</strong> 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 22, CASE Թ’s Hall, fourth floor.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span><strong>Who:</strong>&nbsp;Motus Theater, which brings silenced histories and marginalized voices to the stage, will give a performance of </span><em><span>UndocuAmerica</span></em><span>, followed by a panel conversation featuring local journalists.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span><strong>Why:</strong> The CMDI Distinguished Speaker Series showcases some of the most pressing challenges of our time and invites future journalists, communicators, designers and technologists to consider their responsibilities as citizens and storytellers.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>The event is open to all members of the CU Boulder community and the public.</span></p><p class="text-align-center" dir="ltr"><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="https://web.cvent.com/event/525fbc4e-ce99-4203-828d-90de93a78e3b/summary" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-ticket ucb-icon-color-white">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Learn more</span></a></p></div></div></div><p>“What this series demonstrates is that CMDI is at the center of important conversations in our society,” said <a href="/cmdi/people/college-leadership/nabil-echchaibi" data-entity-type="external" rel="nofollow">Nabil Echchaibi</a>, associate dean of scholarly and creative work at CMDI and a professor of media studies. “We’re not just isolated in our own world. What we teach, what we do research on, what we explore creatively, it all has direct relevance to the world.”</p><p>Echchaibi encountered Motus as an advisor to one of the company’s performances, and invited the group to participate in a seminar class he taught a few years ago to help the students sharpen their media literacy skills.</p><p>“One of the things Motus excels at is reframing the conversation about these communities, around undocumented immigration,” Echchaibi, noting the company has been doing such productions since 2011.</p><p><em>UndocuAmerica</em>, the project Motus will perform at CMDI, was created to counter the dehumanizing portrayal of immigrants through thoughtful engagement on the challenges facing the undocumented community, as well as the assets new arrivals bring to the United States. Motus works with leaders from the undocumented community to help them write powerful stories about their lives and experiences, then showcases them in moving monologues.</p><p>Echchaibi said he hopes the audience of communicators, storytellers and designers leaves with a better understanding of “our obligation as citizens, neighbors, journalists and educators to immigrant justice and honoring life for everyone.”</p><p>“I see CMDI as a convener of these conversations at a time when fewer people are having them,” he said. “We want to give a sense of perspective, some clarity about what we are all dealing with on a daily basis. Those conversations don’t only happen in the classroom—we are trying to foster a culture of meaningful and constructive discussion about issues of great public concern.”</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><hr><p><em>Joe Arney covers research and general news for the college.</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>A performance by Motus Theater headlines this year’s Distinguished Speaker Series.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:33:18 +0000 Joe Arney 1177 at /cmdinow