Columbia Admission Newsletter - October 14

THE COLUMBIA STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Isabelle ('21 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 recent Master of Science Program graduate Isabelle Bousquette about her experiences at Columbia and her advice for future applicants.
FACULTY AND CLASSES
Professor Duy Linh Tu ('99 M.S.) Creates Documentaries About Climate Change

Professor Duy Linh Tu ('99 M.S.), who teaches multimedia storytelling to Master of Science Program students, has recently been developing documentaries about the impacts of climate change in Louisiana. Explore his recent stories for Scientific American HERE.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Alumni Lead Media Organizations That Spotlight Underreported Social Issues

Columbia Magazine recently featured several Journalism School alums who are leading digital news organizations that address human rights issues and marginalized communities: Shaheen Pasha ('00 M.S.); Max Siegelbaum ('16 M.S.); Mazin Sidahmed ('16 M.S.); Mukhtar M. Ibrahim ('17 M.S.); Alissa Quart ('97 M.S); Deborah Jian Lee ('08 M.S.); and S. Mitra Kalita ('00 M.S.).
Read the story HERE

ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID TIPS

Admission Tips: Educational Financing Webinar Video Now Available

Did you miss the Office of Admission's October 13 Educational Financing Tips webinar? Please click HERE to watch the video from the event, which guides you through ways to financially plan for a graduate school education. 

LIFE AT COLUMBIA
At Columbia Journalism School, students begin their journalism education by reporting and telling stories in communities all around New York City.  Click on the image below to read stories about Midtown Manhattan reported by current M.S. students and published in their reporting class's publication The Midtown Gazette: