Alumni & Friends

Alumni & Friends

Welcome journalism school alumni. You are part of a journalism community of 10,700 strong who have graduated from the J-School since it first opened its doors in 1912. Please use this website to stay involved with the School and one another.

Alumni News Highlights

Peabody Award for Harris
Shayla Harris ’00
, has been awarded the prestigious 66th Annual George Foster Peabody Award for “The Education of Ms. Groves,” an hour-long documentary chronicling the struggle of a young first-year teacher at a tough urban middle school in Atlanta, Georgia that aired on Dateline NBC. Harris is an award winning video producer with The New York Times where she reports on local, national and international stories.

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Alumni News • Alumni activities and accomplishments

Connect • Publications, associations, listservs & more

Attend • Alumni Weekend 2008 will be April 4-6

Resources • A variety of information and services

Support • Every gift you make helps a student

School History • Pulitzer's mission and the J-School's history

Contact Us • Office of Alumni and Development




Events

Columbia Journalism School Happy Hour in Miami
With Simon Li ’70, Ernest Sotomayor, director of career services, and Irena Choi Stern ’01, director of alumni relations
August 3, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Japengo Room
Hyatt Regency Miami
400 South East Second Avenue
Miami, FL
Register online

Columbia Alumni Association

Paris Save the weekend of Sept. 29 for the European launch of the Columbia Alumni Association. Joining President Lee C. Bollinger will be Nobel laureates Orhan Pamuk and Joseph Stiglitz, Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs and Journalism Dean Nicholas Lemann. The day-long symposium will take place on Saturday, Sept. 29 at Le Palais Brogniart (La Bourse), followed by an evening reception at La Grande Galerie de l'Evolution (Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle). Regular admission for alumni and guests will be $150 per person and includes admission to the Saturday daytime symposium and evening gala. Admission for alumni and guests age 28 and under is $75 per person. There will be a reception for Journalism alumni on Friday, Sept. 28.

To receive regular updates about this event and sign up for your printed invitation, please visit the Web site.