Columbia Admission Newsletter - November 4

THE COLUMBIA STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Michael ('22 M.S.) Talks About His Columbia Student Experience 

What is it 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 Michael Hoffman about his experiences at Columbia and his advice for future applicants.
FACULTY AND CLASSES
Professor Nina Alvarez Documents the Stories of Refugees

Professor Nina Alvarez, an acclaimed journalist, documentarian, and video photographer, is has been documenting the stories of Salvadoran refugees in the U.S., some of whom fled the civil war over thirty years ago and are now fighting deportation. Professor Alvarez teaches the popular Master of Science Program class "Video Newsroom," which teaches students how to report and produce a complete television news show. Learn more about her work HERE.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Lydia Polgreen ('00 M.S.) Joins New York Times as an Opinion Columnist


Lydia Polgreen ('00 M.S.) recently joined The New York Times as an Opinion Columnist. She previously served as managing director of the podcast studio Gimlet and as editor in chief of HuffPost. Earlier, she had 15-year career at The New York Times that included roles as associate masthead editor, deputy international editor, South Africa bureau chief, correspondent for the New Delhi bureau and chief of the West Africa bureau. Read her column "What My Father's Death Taught Me About Living" HERE. 

ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID TIPS

Admission Tips: M.S., M.S. Data, and Ph.D. Application Deadlines Approaching on December 15

Curious about the deadlines to apply for the 2023-24 academic year? Please remember that the deadline for the M.S., M.S in Data Journalism, and the Ph.D. in Communications programs is December 15, 2022. 

LIFE AT COLUMBIA
At Columbia Journalism School, students have the opportunity to have their reporting featured by Columbia News Service, a public news website. The stories are prepared by students and edited by faculty before publication, and other news organizations are able to reprint them.  Explore recent Columbia News Service stories by clicking below: