Coach Prime poses with students after his guest lecture.

Our alumni don’t stay on the bench

CMCI is changing the game.

Dean Bergen and Coach Prime

Primed for change

CMCI was founded amid change—an answer to how we could best organize the various communication- and information-related disciplines at CU Boulder in ways that enabled faculty collaboration and student success.

Lori Bergen

Here’s to the next 100 years

This year, we’re celebrating the centennial of the Department of Journalism, established April 21,1922, by the Board of Regents. As we have explored archival documents dating to the 1920s, it’s been fun to go through photos and see the changes in technology (and fashion!) over the past 100 years.

Photo of Lori Bergen

In the end, you'll always find a story

When I joined CMCI in 2015, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into as the founding dean of the first new CU Boulder college in over 50 years! I did know that I believed in the mission of the new college and was excited to take on the...

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Letter from the Dean: Summer 2021

As we in CMCI prepare for another fall semester, I want to share some updates about our campus, as well as a few stories about our alumni, students and faculty.

5 Years of CMCI

Celebrating the Past and Present

CMCI was founded in 2015 at a moment of revolutionary change in the ways we communicate and see ourselves as a society. To mark the milestone of five years—cover to cover—this issue of CMCI Now features the designs, images and stories of over 25 students and recent alumni.

5 years of CMCI

Summer 2020: Letter from Dean Bergen

Here’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot this summer––and I’ve spoken to CMCI professors who are thinking about this, too. While the situation we’re in presents challenges, this is also an incredible time to be doing the work that we do.

Lori Bergen

Think. Innovate. Create.

As we enter our fifth year as a college, we’ve created new departments and centers, hired faculty from across the country and developed new academic programs. These changes have set up an environment for our students, alumni, faculty and staff to be confident and creative in an evolving world, and we’re continuing to move forward.

Lori

Field(s) of Vision

You may notice—as we did while this issue was taking shape—how many of the stories center on images and representations. As you enjoy this copy of CMCI Now, I wonder if these stories might change your image of us.

Lori Bergen

Looking back and moving forward

When I met alumnus Carl Cannon (Jour’75) for lunch in Washington, D.C., last fall, he was still nostalgic for the J-school. I shared my vision for the college and we talked about current faculty research and student projects.

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