Hussman School of Journalism and Media

Our UNC Hussman champion students, faculty, staff and alumni give all that it takes to perform at the highest levels on the brightest stages against the very best competition in the world. 

With your support through GiveUNC 2025, our high-achieving team will continue to achieve new levels of success and remain the top of journalism and media school in the country.  

Our all-star students have: 

• Won 13 Hearst National Championships and six in a row. 
• Dominated the Society for News Design International Competition 14 years in a row. 
• Scored partnerships with leading national brands such as Nike, Walmart and the Orange Bowl, Serena Williams, Chik-fil-A, General Motors, Nordstrom and Meta. 
• Won the top national dissertation in our field nine times, more than any of our peers. 

And more than 99 percent of our recent graduates are employed or enrolled in higher education.  

To keep our championship team at the top of its game, Dean Raul Reis has identified three priorities for this academic year: 

• Design a dynamic student journey with unmatched real-world experiences they’ll carry into industries that need curious, nimble and intrepid storytellers ready to change the way we meet news and information needs.  
• Dive into technological and innovative advancements that will provide our students with the top-tier infrastructure and training they need to lead in the newest frontiers of journalism and media.  
• Grow our graduate programs and research initiatives with expanded support for faculty and staff to create new knowledge and make discoveries that reinforce our reputation as one of the best journalism and media schools in the country.  

With your pride in our team and desire to keep us at the top, we invite you to partner with us to fund these priorities by making a gift during GiveUNC 2025. You may make your gift online at unc.live/champions.

With internationally recognized leader Dean Raul Reis at the helm of UNC Hussman, we are poised to build on our forward momentum. 

Thank you for making time and dedicating resources to make a difference!