Former SJMC professor Joe R. Patrick dies Longtime SJMC professor and associate dean Joe R. Patrick died this weekend just a few weeks shy of his 97th birthday. We lost a great journalist, a good man and a legendary teacher and mentor who taught the art of editing to generations of Drake students. He was...
“Grace bats last.”— Author Anne Lamott Meredith Corp. scholarships available for magazine majors A variety of awards are available to Drake students seeking magazine media degrees. Included is the prestigious $5,000 Karyl Van scholarship, which entails five hours per week of work in the E.T. Meredith Center for Magazine Studies. The Karyl Van scholarship is awarded...
“Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that.”— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drake career development events jump-start your future Network and connect with alumni over J-Term and beyond: In the spirit of fostering connections between alumni and current students, Drake has launched a new initiative on LinkedIn, #NetworkwithDrake. Using the hashtag #NetworkwithDrake, you can search LinkedIn...
2015 Drake alum covers attack on Congress SJMC alum Meagan Flynn, JO’15, a staff writer at The Washington Post, had a history-making role last week: She shared a byline on the Post‘s front-page story about the mob takeover of the U.S. Capitol. Meagan has been at the Post since 2018. She previously worked for newspapers...
Welcome to 2021. We hope that you all had some time to rest and recharge over winter break, and that you are as excited to see what the new year brings as we are! — The faculty and staff of the Drake SJMC Jump into January! Multiple departments around campus have put together a series...
Happy winter solstice! This is the last Monday Memo of 2020. We hope you enjoy peaceful and restful holidays, and we’ll look forward to seeing you in 2021! — The faculty and staff of the Drake SJMC SJMC master’s program ranked best in Plains region Graddegree.com, a website that provides a database of information about...
Congratulations to the December 2020 graduates of the Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication! Check out the SJMC’s Instagram to learn more about these fascinating individuals’ accomplishments and future plans. SJMC students win feature writing awards Two Drake students placed in the top 10 of the annual Hearst Feature Writing Competition. Lorien MacEnulty, a May...
The Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication is in first place in the annual Hearst Intercollegiate Writing Competition after two Drake students won awards in the 2020 feature writing contest. Lorien MacEnulty, a May 2020 graduate, won second place for her story on a craft barrel maker that was published in Urban Plains, the...