Columbia Admission Newsletter - September 16

THE COLUMBIA STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Hayley ('22 M.S.) Talks About the Columbia Student Experience

What is it actually like to be a member of the Columbia student community? Please click HERE to read an in-depth Q&A with 2022 Master of Science Program graduate and class valedictorian Hayley Woodin about her experiences at the Journalism School and her advice for future applicants.

FACULTY AND CLASSES

Professor Alisa Solomon Receives 2022 NEH Public Scholars Grant

Alisa Solomon, a renowned arts and culture critic and professor of journalism at Columbia, recently received a 2022 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Public Scholars Grant for her new book project about St. Vincent’s Hospital, one of New York City's battlegrounds during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 1990s. Professor Solomon directs and teaches in the Master of Arts Program's Arts and Culture Concentration and also teaches such Master of Science Program classes as "Covering Issues of Gender and Sexuality" and "Criticism Workshop." Learn more HERE.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Channing Gerard Joseph ('05 M.S.) Named a 2022 TED Fellow

Channing Gerard Joseph, a 2005 graduate of Columbia's Master of Science Program, was recently named a 2022 TED Fellow. TED Fellows are selected "for their remarkable achievements, the potential impact of their work and their commitment to community building." Joseph is a journalist and queer culture historian who is currently working on the book House of Swann about William Dorsey Swann, an African-American man born into slavery who became the world's first self-described "drag queen" and the leader of possibly the world's earliest-known gay liberation organization. Learn more HERE.

ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID TIPS

Columbia Journalism School's 2023-24 Application is New Open

Columbia is excited to announce that our 2023-24 application for admission is now open! Visit our Degree Programs and Deadlines and Requirements pages for more information, and click HERE to start your application today.

LIFE AT COLUMBIA

At Columbia Journalism School, all of our students gain hands-on reporting and technical training starting on day one of classes. In the images below, Columbia's M.S. Documentary Specialization students are learning essential video skills: