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Susan Knabe appointed as Acting Dean of FIMS
Professor Susan Knabe has served as FIMS Associate Dean, Undergraduate for over a decade, and now she steps into a one-year appointment as the Acting Dean between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026. |
FIMS launches new online MLIS program
FIMS is excited to announce Canada’s first online MLIS program offering both full-time and part-time studies. |
From MIT to the Red Carpet: Natalie Petozzi
From the on campus art gallery to the Oscars Academy, Natalie Petozzi (BA'07, MIT) launched her career in Public Relations after her experience in the FIMS Internship program. |
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Brodie Fenlon selected as the winner of the inaugural FIMS Alumni Award of Excellence
Brodie Fenlon, MA'99 (Journalism), is currently the General Manager and Editor In Chief at CBC News. |
Ways to Give - Support our aspiring journalists
Journalism remains important. Help us remove financial barriers that many aspiring journalists face as they seek to complete the required - mostly unpaid - professional internships that provide critical experience and industry contacts. Kendra Seguin, MMJC'24, talks about her experience. |
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A final message from Dean Lisa Henderson
Lisa Henderson offers some thoughts on her experiences as FIMS dean as she moves towards the conclusion of her six-and-a-half year term on June 30. |
Follow FIMS on our new LinkedIn page
FIMS has a new way to connect with alumni! We recently launched a FIMS "showcase" page on LinkedIn, affiliated with Western's main LinkedIn page. Follow us for the latest faculty news, upcoming alumni events and other opportunities and announcements. Stay connected!
Connie Walker to receive honorary degree
Wednesday, June 11, is FIMS Convocation day, so we welcome all the new graduates who are joining the FIMS alumni community. Congratulations on your achievement! This year, FIMS' honorary degree recipient is Connie Walker, award-winning Cree journalist from the Okanese First Nation in Saskatchewan. You can watch Connie be hooded and receive her degree on Western's livestream of the ceremony, set for 3pm on June 11.
Have a great summer! - Susannah Gergich, FIMS Development Officer
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Saying farewell: 2025 full-time faculty retirements
The FIMS community is saying goodbye to three long-time faculty members this month. Associate Professors Grant Campbell (with FIMS since 1998) and James Compton (with FIMS since 2002), and Professor Nick Dyer-Witheford (with FIMS since 1997) will all retire from FIMS on June 30, 2025. Read more about the impact that each has had on FIMS.
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Student volunteers make faces for the camera at this year's Spring Open House at Western on March 22. Note their stylish new MACS - Media and Communication Studies tees. We can't do this event properly without help from amazing FIMS students, so a big thanks to everyone who came out to help us tell prospective students what FIMS and MACS are about.
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