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Dr. Jim Evans (right) and Claire Benjamin

Carrying forward Jim Evans’ legacy

What it means to honor Dr. Evans as a former student and believer in the global power of agricultural communications …
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ACES, IFAJ commit to launching a certificate in global agricultural communications

ACES and IFAJ formalize plans to launch a Certificate in Global Agricultural Communications, a milestone initiative of the proposed Evans Center …
Sitting on the RFD-TV set: Pat Driscoll (left), Taylor Talbert (center), Jennie Abbott (right)

Lights, Camera, Agriculture: Inside the AgRally 2025 Broadcast 

Reporting live from Fort Worth, Texas, University of Illinois agricultural communications students Jennie Abbott and Taylor Talbert shared updates on …
Dr. Jim Evans and AGCM students stand with arms crossed

A Homecoming tradition: Bringing together the past, present, and future of AGCM

AGCM alumni, students, and global guests gathered for the 2024 Homecoming Huddle to celebrate connection, communication, and Jim Evans’ legacy …

AGCM Homecoming Huddle invites alumni to gather, discuss bridging the rural-urban divide

Join us for the annual Homecoming Huddle featuring a panel on bridging the rural-urban divide …

Prairie Farmer: University of Illinois home to new global food, ag communications center

Alum Holly Spangler announces new Evans Center to elevate food and ag communications globally …

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