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| − | The '''Graduate School of Journalism''', referred to as the | + | The '''Graduate School of Journalism''', sometimes referred to as the '''J-School''', is Columbia's journalism school. |
Appropriately enough, it is located in [[Journalism Hall]]. | Appropriately enough, it is located in [[Journalism Hall]]. | ||
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| + | The journalism school was opened in [[1912]] with a gift given ten years earlier by [[Joseph Pulitzer]]. According to legend, the [[trustees]] thought this was a somewhat nutty idea, but on Pulitzer's insistence, the school was created anyway. In its early years, it was referred to as the "Pulitzer School". It has gone on to become among the top journalism schools (if not ''the'' top such school) in the United States. | ||
Pulitzer would also endow the eponymous [[Pulitzer Prize]], which are awarded each year by the J-School in a ceremony held in the [[Low Library]] Rotunda. | Pulitzer would also endow the eponymous [[Pulitzer Prize]], which are awarded each year by the J-School in a ceremony held in the [[Low Library]] Rotunda. | ||
Revision as of 01:33, 6 July 2007
| Journalism | |
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| Established | 1912 |
| President | {{{President}}} |
| Dean | Nicholas Lemann |
| Degrees | MA, MS, PhD |
| Enrollment | 381 students (2005) |
| Website | www.journalism.columbia.edu |
The Graduate School of Journalism, sometimes referred to as the J-School, is Columbia's journalism school.
Appropriately enough, it is located in Journalism Hall.
History
The journalism school was opened in 1912 with a gift given ten years earlier by Joseph Pulitzer. According to legend, the trustees thought this was a somewhat nutty idea, but on Pulitzer's insistence, the school was created anyway. In its early years, it was referred to as the "Pulitzer School". It has gone on to become among the top journalism schools (if not the top such school) in the United States.
Pulitzer would also endow the eponymous Pulitzer Prize, which are awarded each year by the J-School in a ceremony held in the Low Library Rotunda.
See also
- J-School Ethics Exam, a 2006 cheating scandal
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| Barnard • Jewish Theological Seminary • Teachers College • Union Theological Seminary |
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