PARTNERSHIPS
Our Partners
HMI is driven by public-private partnerships allowing students to see real-life applications of the theories and practices they learn in the classroom
telemundo ACADEMY
The Telemundo Station Group announced the launch of its Telemundo Academy training program for journalism students at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Telemundo Academy is a hands-on training program created for undergraduate journalism students who want to pursue careers in local broadcast and serve bilingual audiences in the United States.
The Telemundo Station Group is part of NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, a division of NBCUniversal that includes 40+ NBC/Telemundo TV stations in more than 28 markets.
Graduates of this first-of-its-kind specialized curriculum can pursue newsroom careers at NBC and Telemundo owned stations in the U.S. and in Puerto Rico.
telemundo academy on-air SAMPLE
PROYECTO U
Proyecto U is a partnership between Univision-Dallas (KUVN), UTA's HMI, and UNT. Students from two universities come together, work with professional journalists, and produce television newscasts airing on Univision23, in the 5th largest TV market in the United States.
video profile of Proyecto U
COLLEGE READINESS
HMI works with University Crossroads (UC) to create educational environments sensitive to the needs of transfer students and first generation college students.
APC Operators
Ross Video partners with HMI to develop state-of-the-art TV production control rooms to educate and graduate Automated Production Control (APC) operators. This program mirrors the systems used by the TV news industry and addresses the vast need for professional bilingual APC operators working in duopolies.
Sample of HMI bilingual APC operator
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nahj student chapter
HMI students are members of the NAHJ student chapter at UT Arlington. The student chapter is actively involved in fundraising, community service, professional development, and the NAHJ national conference. HMI also partners with NAHJ on media research, sharing HMI research findings with all NAHJ members.
uta CENTER FOR MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
HMI and the UTA Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS) partner in multiple interdisciplinary projects. We develop conferences, speaking engagements, cultural events, and nationally televised watch parties. CMAS promotes research and the recruitment, retention, and professional development of UTA faculty actively engaged in studies of Latino issues.