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For fourth-year student Genevieve Duffy, pursuing a degree in media studies shaped the way she views art, gave her insight into the world of social media and encouraged her to think more deeply about the world. This month, Duffy will graduate with her degree and the honor of being the 2022 Department of Media Studies William W. White Outstanding Senior.

Congratulations!

Featuring Nathan Schneider (Media Studies)

Women’s history snapshot: Lucile Berkeley Buchanan graduated in 1918 but wasn’t allowed to walk across the stage with other graduates because she was Black. History overlooked Lucile Berkeley Buchanan, the first African American woman to graduate from the University of Colorado. A dogged CU journalist brought her back to the fore. Tipped off by a newspaper story, Polly McLean, a CU �鶹ӰԺ associate professor of media studies, spent years exhuming Buchanan’s story and, finally, correcting history.

CMCI Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lisa Flores reflects on the history of Blacks and African Americans in the United States—encapsulated in the song, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”—and urges us to bring that history forward both during, and beyond, Black History Month.

Written by Samira Rajabi (Media Studies)

Adam McKay's new movie uses science fiction and comedy to explore elements of our current society—but it's not alone. Could we be in a new golden age of sci-fi entertainment? CU �鶹ӰԺ Today spoke with CMCI's Rick Stevens to find out.

CMCI students who have completed at least 12 credit hours of CU �鶹ӰԺ course work for a letter grade in any single semester and achieve a term grade point average of 3.75 or better are included on the Dean’s List. They receive a notation on

Written by Nabil Echchaibi (Media Studies)

Updates from our all-star faculty of professors, researchers, producers and innovators for fall 2021.