Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY Foundation
Project Title
For support of the COVID-19 Student Emergency Fund
Date
Sep. 10, 2020
Duration
12 months
Description
The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY is the only public graduate school of journalism in the northeastern U.S. It was launched in 2006 to address theneed for an affordable graduate school in the heart of the nation’s media capital to serve a diverse student population and advance the digital transformation of the industry. Over half the students at the Newmark J-School receive at least partial scholarships for tuition and living expenses. Due to the economic uncertainty caused by theCovid-19 crisis, the annual fundraising gala for these scholarships has been cancelled andstudents may be forced to drop out come fall. Corporation support will ensure that all enrolled students in both graduate programs will graduate by December.