Graduate School of Journalism
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The history of journalism education in universities began with Joseph Pulitzer’s visionary gift to Columbia in 1903, which led to the opening of Columbia’s Journalism School in 1912. Since then hundreds of American universities have opened schools of journalism, but Columbia remains the best known school in the world.
Through The Columbia Campaign, alumni and friends enable the School to continue to lead the field of journalism education, diversify the student body in every way, and help the dramatically changing profession of journalism meet its potential while maintaining its standards of honest, ethical reporting.
Read more about the Journalism School's Second Century Campaign.
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Journalism Alumni Fund for Financial Aid
Make a difference in the lives of students at Columbia and in the field.
Annual Fund gifts of all sizes have a tremendous immediate impact and lessen the role financial debt plays in employment choices. Gifts of $1000 or more ($500 or more for graduates of the past ten years) qualify alumni for exclusive Dean's Circle membership. Scholarships are named for donors of $5,000 or more.
For more information, contact:
Sharon Meiri Fox
704C Journalism
2950 Broadway, MC 3801
New York, NY 10027
212-854-5263
$1,000
First Amendment Breakfast
Help media professionals and attorneys gather to share analyses of current events in relation to the First Amendment.
Sponsors of this professional education series receive invitations to all breakfasts and are listed on all printed materials.
For more information, contact:
Sharon Meiri Fox
704C Journalism
2950 Broadway, MC 3801
New York, NY 10027
212-854-5263
$5,000
Sponsor a Practicing Journalist
Help practicing journalists deepen their understanding of issues facing our increasingly complicated world.
These gifts support professional education offerings that bridge the connection between students and industry, foster excellence in the field, and develop innovative programs.
For more information, contact:
Sharon Meiri Fox
704C Journalism
2950 Broadway, MC 3801
New York, NY 10027
212-854-5263
$10,000
Master's Project Thesis Funds
Support a student for an academic year during the intensive research and writing of a major project.
This master's project allows a student to develop the ability to conduct and sustain in-depth research over several months, gather and organize large amounts of material, and write in clear, accessible, professional-quality prose.
For more information, contact:
Jodi Lipper
704C Journalism
2950 Broadway, MC 3801
New York, NY 10027
212-854-1848
Gifts of financial aid mean that talented and ambitious individuals do not have to base their decisions to attend the School on financial factors alone.
For more information, contact:
Jeffrey Richard
Associate Dean
704C Journalism
2950 Broadway, MC 3801
New York, NY 10027
212-854-1148
$50,000
Capital Projects
Promote success—of students and the School—by helping to create an ideal environment for learning.
Communal space for students, faculty, and the many working journalists who visit will allow the School to function as a true community. Other projects include technological updates to the Lecture Hall as well as the creation of SMART classrooms and broadcast lab editing suites.
For more information, contact:
Jeffrey Richard
Associate Dean
704C Journalism
2950 Broadway, MC 3801
New York, NY 10027
212-854-1148
This gift helps Columbia attract a top student who could otherwise not afford to attend. Significant scholarship aid enables the School to offer the best possible education to the best possible students, who may then begin their careers without crushing burdens of debt.
For more information, contact:
Jeffrey Richard
Associate Dean
704C Journalism
2950 Broadway, MC 3801
New York, NY 10027
212-854-1148
Each year, your gift will help Columbia attract a top student who otherwise could not afford to attend. Significant scholarship aid enables the School to offer the best possible education to the best possible students, who can then begin their careers without crushing burdens of debt.
For more information, contact:
Jeffrey Richard
Associate Dean
704C Journalism
2950 Broadway, MC 3801
New York, NY 10027
212-854-1148
$1,200,000
Fellowship Endowment Fund
Endow fellowships for one to three Journalism students each year.
This gift will provide about $60,000 in annual partial aid, enabling Columbia to recruit more aggressively both locally and internationally.
For more information, contact:
Jeffrey Richard
Associate Dean
704C Journalism
2950 Broadway, MC 3801
New York, NY 10027
212-854-1148
$3,000,000
Endowed Professorship
Fully endow a professorship in a specific area, enabling Columbia to attract outstanding journalists as faculty members.
Priority subject areas slated for new faculty members include arts and culture, broadcast, science and health journalism, and new media.
For more information, contact:
Jeffrey Richard
Associate Dean
704C Journalism
2950 Broadway, MC 3801
New York, NY 10027
212-854-1148
