Celebrating Women of Mizzou: Bold Careers, Big Impact |
March marks International Women’s Month—a moment to recognize the many ways women are shaping industries and redefining what’s possible. In that spirit, we’re excited to share the stories of six women using their J-School degrees in unexpected ways. From a career at NASA to launching a sustainable eyewear company, they are putting their skills to work with creativity, purpose and impact. Read their stories here.
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Support Ben Arnet’s Legacy
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The new Ben Arnet Memorial Scholarship in Television Sports Journalism honors former KOMU sports director Ben Arnet, BJ ’03, while supporting aspiring sports journalists. Established through a gift from his parents, Bill and Judy Arnet, the fund is just shy of its $50,000 goal to become fully endowed, allowing scholarships to support aspiring television sports journalists in perpetuity. Help carry forward Ben’s legacy by making a gift now.
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Photographer Elsa Garrison, BJ '96, captured a viral photo of Team USA Hockey’s Jack Hughes after Team USA Hockey's gold-medal win at the 2026 Olympics. The photo shows Hughes grinning, draped in an American flag, with a prominent gap in his smile after chipping a front tooth during the championship game. Follow along on Garrison’s Instagram as she documents sporting events all over the world for Getty Images.
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After nearly 100 years on the air, CBS News Radio is signing off this spring. The network shaped American journalism with voices that defined a generation, including Edward R. Murrow and the J‑School’s own Nick Young, BJ ’71, known to some alumni as Nick Yeazel, who hosted CBS World News Roundup. Being one of the select anchors of this flagship program is a distinction not unlike the relatively small number of deans who have guided the J‑School. CBS News Radio’s final broadcast is May 22, signaling another major industry shift.
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Elizabeth Stephens, an associate professor and executive editor of the Columbia Missourian, has been selected as a 2026 Kiplinger Fellow. Alongside 31 others representing newsrooms of various sizes, Stephens will engage in a four-day discussion at Ohio University this spring around promoting sustainable local news. She will present lessons learned from her stewardship of the Missourian and the purchase of the Boone County Journal by the Missourian Publishing Association.
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| Missouri Method in Action
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This year, the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s Potter Digital Ambassadors program expanded to include community news organizations and journalism students in five states. Outlets in each state — Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Tennessee and Vermont — received resources, guidance and other work from student ambassadors designed to instill long-term, sustainable improvements in audience engagement. Ambassadors and outlets alike shared that they found the program rewarding and eye-opening.
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Assistant Professor Nick Mathews has found that the public’s perceptions of bias in news media are more nuanced and empathetic than common assumptions suggest. In open-ended conversations with news audiences, Mathews determined that they lay the blame for a “universally biased” news ecosystem at the feet of a profit-driven system, not individual journalists. The cure? For Mathews, it’s increased transparency about the finances of news organizations.
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Thirteen alumni of the Murray Center for Documentary Journalism have received grants for their film productions from the center’s revolutionary new Method M Film Fund. The first round of funding from this first-of-its-kind annual grant program supports films at all stages of production with grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000. Alums serve in key roles in each production, including director, producer and editor.
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Join the Mizzou Alumni Association |
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Want to come together with other alumni to make a positive impact on the University? Now is the time to join the Mizzou Alumni Association! Please visit mizzou.com/join to become a member today!
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