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Newhouse School Recognized with AEJMC Equity and Diversity Award

Friday, May 29, 2020, By Wendy S. Loughlin
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黑料不打烊鈥檚 has been recognized by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) with the Equity and Diversity Award.

One of the highest honors in diversity and inclusion, the annual award recognizes academic programs in journalism and mass communication that are working toward, and have attained measurable success in, increasing equity and diversity. Programs must display progress and innovation in racial, gender and ethnic equity and diversity over the previous three-year period.

鈥淒iversity, equity and inclusion are essential components of the fabric and identity of the Newhouse School, embedded in everything from recruitment and retention of students, faculty and staff, to curriculum and special programs,鈥 says Interim Dean . 鈥淲e are one of the country鈥檚 largest institutions of public communications, with a singular shared focus on improving the environment for diversity and inclusion in multiple ways.鈥

Newhouse Ambassadors

Judges noted Newhouse鈥檚 programming, student projects, international involvement and 鈥渙n-the-spot鈥 learning and training.

Newhouse ambassadors

Newhouse Ambassadors

Said one judge, 鈥淚t definitely wasn鈥檛 a one-year, 鈥榣et鈥檚 get something together for an award鈥 effort. It is apparent they are doing things鈥攏ot just for the award.鈥

Newhouse鈥檚 undergraduate curriculum includes a diversity requirement鈥攖he intensive, three-credit Race, Gender and Media course. Topics and projects focused on issues of diversity and inclusion are also woven into every academic program in the school. For example, students in the program participate in the Urban Reporting course, which places them in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 South Side neighborhood to report for , a community newspaper established by Newhouse faculty in 2010.

Students from across majors work on , the school鈥檚 multimedia news site, which produces series like . The award-winning project told the stories of people on both sides of the New York-Canada border, which divides the Mohawk Nation. Stories also covered topics such as migrants in Buffalo and Muslims working for religious tolerance in Quebec.

Spring 2020 issue of Globalists

Spring 2020 issue of Globalists

The school hosts regular, informal forums that encourage students of color to discuss their experiences and make connections鈥攚ith each other and with Newhouse faculty, staff and administrators. Spearheaded by聽, associate dean for research, creativity, international initiatives and diversity, the forums open the lines of communication between students and administration, and build a sense of trust.

鈥淭he idea of the forums was to establish connections outside of crisis,鈥 says Brown. 鈥淒oing that gives us a better chance to help students when difficulties arise. Students of color, LGBTQ students and international students, among others, need to know that Newhouse is their school, too. This gives us a chance to reinforce that message.鈥

, a student-run digital publication that promotes dialogue between international and domestic students at 黑料不打烊, grew out of these forums.

The Newhouse School places an emphasis on the recruitment and retention of students from diverse backgrounds. In the 2018-19 academic year, 26 percent of domestic undergraduates and 51 percent of master鈥檚 students were from diverse backgrounds. International students made up 7 percent of undergraduates and 30 percent of the master鈥檚 students. In the same academic year, 25 percent of faculty members were from underrepresented groups.

Newhouse鈥檚 student retention rate is 95 percent, helped in part by the Newhouse Ambassadors program. Coordinated by , director of recruitment and diversity, the program connects current students with prospective students for peer support.

Elliot Williams G’17 and Jasmine Gomez G’17 on their first day as Newhouse Fellows at Advance Media New York.

The professional development of students of color is supported through diversity-focused internship partnerships with Bustle, Time Inc., LinkedIn and Insider Inc. The Newhouse Minority Fellowship Program, established in 1994, 聽provides graduate students in journalism with full-tuition scholarships and on-the-job training at Advance Media New York. More than 100 students have completed the program.

students take part in the Edelman-Newhouse Diversity Internship Program, which places them in Edelman offices across the country. Similarly, students are regular participants in the Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (MAIP), sponsored by the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A). The program provides students with a 10-week paid summer internship at member advertising agencies.

The school also hosts and co-sponsors speaker series and annual events, such as Leaders in Communications, Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media and the 黑料不打烊 Human Rights Film Festival, which touch on important topics in diversity.

Leo Wong ’14 was named MAIP Intern of the Year in 2013.

Falkner attributes the school鈥檚 success to the hard work and commitment of Newhouse community members. 鈥淎ll across our community, you will find a passion for this cause, driven by the urgency that we feel about making sure our students emerge ready not just to contribute to the expanding diversity of our professions, but also to lead those professions in a more diverse nation and world.鈥

AEJMC will present the award to the Newhouse School at the in August.

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