Alumni

  • Gianna Girardi posing with microphone in Coors Field
    Gianna Girardi (StComm’24) practically grew up in a baseball stadium. Now, she’s not only an in-game host with the Rockies, she’s also back in Boulder covering the Buffaloes.
  • 2025 Recognition Ceremony
    Our newest class of Forever Buffs arrived amid pandemic and leave as outstanding scholars and accomplished leaders.
  • clock illustration over a Ralphie statue
    A regular feature catching up with people in our community who are doing interesting and impactful work. In this edition, a commercial with Travis Hunter and a new art gallery in East Boulder.
  • Heidi Wagner stands in front of the Capitol building in Washington.
    An internship in D.C. changed Heidi Wagner’s life. Now, she wants to recreate that experience for current students.
  • Jordan with camera
    To get to the front lines of Ukraine, Jordan Campbell (Comm'91) took the road less traveled—from corporate communications to the mountains of Nepal—before stepping foot on the streets of Kyiv.
  • Keely at KING5
    When an award-winning producer decided to move on from Denver, the one thing she wouldn’t negotiate on was a view of the mountains.
  • Film camera showing a scene from Bridgerton
    Alumna Sara Fischer decided Shondaland’s sets needed to better reflect the worlds she was helping create on series like Bridgerton.
  • Icons
    CMCI Dean Lori Bergen talked with three alumni from across the country—John Branch (MJour’89), Jackie Fortiér (MJour’13) and Vignesh Ramachandran (Jour’11)—over Zoom last summer about their day-to-day experiences as journalists.
  • Then and Now
    Explore 100 years of journalism education at the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ in "Then and Now." From telegraphs and typewriters to virtual reality, this collection of photographs offers a glimpse into student life from the 1920s to today.
  • Journalism class circa 1910s–1930s. Source: Charles F. Snow Photograph Collection.
    One hundred years ago, the University of Colorado approved a new Department of Journalism and launched its first four-year journalism degree program. This year, CMCI launched an effort to explore its own heritage—and to uncover how the past impacts journalism education today.
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