I traded in my rope for a camera and my horse Ruby for some zebras. Over spring break I went to Nairobi, Kenya, as part of a journalist group for the Murrow College of Communication. The trip was fully paid for, for myself and three other Murrow students, so that we could research and report.
The Graduate and Professional Student Association heard from the Transit Advisory Group on a proposed 5% increase for all fee-paying graduate students at their meeting Monday. Chris Boyan, a representative from the Transit Advisory Group, said the proposal is that TAG is recommending a 5% increase in the student transit fee to help maintain current transit.
A group of Murrow students spent the first half of their spring break in New York City visiting some of the top public relations and news organizations in the country, connecting with Murrow alum and seeing all the iconic sightseeing locations. Coordinated by Sara Stout, Murrow College Assistant Dean, and Justin Barnes, Murrow scholarly assistant.
This spring break, the Murrow College of Communication 2023 Backpack Journalism expedition travels to Nairobi, Kenya where students will report on the work of researchers from the Paul G. Allen School for Global Health and related topics.