The CMIL is partnering with researchers from Australia Catholic University, Monash University, University of Melbourne, Western Sydney University, and the University of Edinburgh, on a research study titled, “Artificial Intelligence for the Early Years”…
Events
Fall 2025 Children’s Media Capstone Presentations
On December 3rd, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., five students presented their capstone projects for the Certificate in Children’s Media in Tuttleman Hall, Room 305B. Eleanor Erdley, Cadence Webb, Kyle Lapsley, Delia Joyce, and Ollie Gomez each applied the skills...
Discover Global Media and Information Literacy Week’s Feature Conference in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
During UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week Feature Conference in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, CMIL Director Sherri Hope Culver participated in two sessions that highlighted global progress in media literacy, AI education, and youth-centered cinema. The event brought together leaders from around the world to explore how media and information literacy continues to evolve in an increasingly complex digital environment…
Children’s Media Professional’s Meet Up at The Post
The Children’s Media Professionals of Philly met up once again and it was exciting to bring everyone back together! This meet-up was for professionals to connect, catch up, network, and share what they have been working on…
2025 Philippines National Media and Information Literacy Conference: Virtual Keynote
The 2025 Philippines National Media and Information Literacy Conference will be held on Nov. 7-8, 2025 at the John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University, Arevalo, Iloilo City. This will be organized by JBLFMU Molo and Arevalo campuses, PUP College of Communication and Trinity University of Asia-Media and Communication Department. Sherri Hope Culver, CMIL director will be presenting a keynote on…
Children, Youth and Technology: Navigating Challenges in a Hyperconnected World
If you’ve ever tried negotiating screen time with a child or teenager, you know it’s basically an extreme sport. Media, games… technology doesn’t just live in our homes—it practically runs the place! But what if, instead of just fighting the screens, we learned to live smarter with them?
The Quality Question: How To Create High-Quality Children’s Media
We all recognize it when we see it, or hear it, or read it, but what truly makes content high-quality? The Department of Communication & Media Studies at Fordham University invited the Children’s Media Association and the National Association for Media Literacy Education for CMA’s first ever…
Children’s Media Career Symposium 2025
The 7th annual Children’s Media Career Symposium took place on Friday, April 4th, 2025 from 3:00-5:30 pm in the Atrium…
Unplug and Reset on this Global Day of Unplugging
Join the CMIL and millions around the world for this special event, March 7. What would it feel like to power down your devices and power up human connection for day? In a world where we’re glued to our screens 24/7, the Global Day of Unplugging offers a moment to...
Study Children’s Media in LA Summer 2025
Experience The Children's Media Industry: A Two-Week Immersive Course in Los Angeles Join us for an incredible two-week experience in Los Angeles! Dive into the dynamic world of children’s entertainment, including television, podcasts, casting, influencers, streaming,...
Stori Strong Screening
Screen the Award-Winning Web Series Stori Strong Please join filmmaker Laura Zaylea for a screening of her award-winning web series STORI STRONG, the story of an imaginative girl with two moms. The web series is kid-friendly, and this is a kid-friendly event....
PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase Screening
First time ever screening of Prix Jeunesse children's TV festival in Philly Join us at Temple University on October 18th for a screening from Prix Jeunesse, the world’s most prestigious and longest-running children’s and youth television festival! Screenings are...
Media Literacy in an Election Year
OLLI Lecture Series: The Urgency for Media Literacy in An Election Year Now, more than ever, people need to become critical consumers of all forms of media especially as during an election season. Join Sherri for a targeted discussion about media literacy with a focus...
Event to Deepen Insights for Career Success
Gaining Deeper Personal Insights for Career Success The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is an incredible tool to learn about yourself and your motivations. Insights can help you plan a more successful career path. In addition to being a professor of instruction in...
Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2024
The CMIL is a proud sponsor of UNESCO's Global Media and Information Literacy Week. The theme of this years Global MIL Week is "The New Digital Frontiers of Information: Media and Information Literacy for Public Interest Information". It will explore the...













