The New York Times Student Journalism Institute Accepts Thirty Students in Annual Program; Two-Week Program is a Partnership with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU).NEW YORK -- The New York Times Student Journalism Institute today announced the participants admitted into its fourth annual program to be held from May 14 to 27 in cooperation with Dillard University in New Orleans. In its four years the Institute has graduated 90 students from historically black colleges and universities Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the African American community. They are often liberal arts colleges or universities. and gained recognition as one of the top training opportunities for aspiring journalists. Students from the Institute have gone on to newspapers around the country, including many major metropolitan dailies -- The New York Times and The Boston Globe among them. The Institute accepts applications from students at HBCU's around the country and selects the 30 top students, who include reporters, editors, photographers and designers. Applicants are required to send an essay and six clips; photographers may elect to send six prints. During the program, newsroom staffers from The New York Times, The New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. Boston Globe and the Regional newspapers of The Times Company work individually with the students in a newsroom setting. The students are assigned to cover real news and can expect to face extraordinary challenges and opportunities this year as they chronicle the recovery of New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina. The results will be posted on a Web site (www.nytimes-institute.com) and the best work published in a newspaper at the end of the Institute. The program is a collaborative venture with the Black College Communications Association, an organization of faculty members committed to developing strong journalism programs at HBCU's. "The New York Times Student Journalism Institute is a unique opportunity for young journalists to showcase their work in this highly competitive residency program," said William Schmidt, assistant managing editor, The New York Times. "We are pleased to collaborate with HBCU's on the effort to diversify newsrooms across the country and delighted to welcome a new class of students to the Institute." The 30 students selected for this year's program represent 16 HBCU's from around the country. The program accepts applications from promising students in any class year who are in good academic standing and have worked for at least one semester on a student publication. Many also have experience as interns or employees of a news organization. This year's students are: Marc C. Adams, Florida A&M University; Carla Aaron-Lopez, North Carolina Central University History NCCU was chartered in 1909 and opened in 1910 as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua under the leadership of President James E. Shepard. ; Alexis Alexander, Southern University/Baton Rouge; Constance Alicia Bayne, Stillman College; Eddie R. Cole Jr., Tennessee State University Tennessee State University, at Nashville; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; est. 1912 as Tennessee Agriculture & Industrial State Normal School for Negroes; attained university status 1979. ; Patrice Lorene Coleman, Dillard University; Deneesha Edwards, North Carolina Central University; Oneisha R. Freeman, Savannah State University • • [ ; Joi Gilliam, Howard University; Wendell J. Graves, Grambling State University Grambling State University, at Grambling, La.; coeducational; state supported; est. 1901, attained university status 1974; predominantly African American. It has colleges of liberal arts, science and technology, and education as well of schools of nursing and social ; Corey Green, LeMoyne-Owen College; John Guillory, Southern University/Baton Rouge; Ashley R. Harris, Dillard University; Roderick Heath, North Carolina Central University; Ashley Hindsman, Albany State University Historical Background Joseph Winthrop Holley founded the institution in 1903 as the Albany Bible and Manual Training Institute. Holley was born in 1874 to former slaves in Winnsboro, South Carolina. ; Arion Jamerson, Howard University; Iman Jefferson, Lincoln University of Missouri
Lincoln University of Missouri is located in Jefferson City, Missouri. ; Travers Jon Johnson, Morehouse College; Terry L. Jones, Southern University/Baton Rouge; Marshall A. Latimore, Tennessee State University; Tiffany R. Leonard, Hampton University; Shawnee McFarland, Dillard University; Jamaal McKnight, Florida A&M University; MaSovaida Salemo Morgan, Savannah State University; Brandon D. Oliver, Florida A&M University; Nicole Starr Perry, Lincoln University of Missouri; Shayna Rudd, Howard University; Daryl D. Smith, Grambling State University; Zakiyyah Spence, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, in the United States, was founded as the Institute for Colored Youth in 1837 by Richard Humphreys. ; and Tyra M. Vaughn, Norfolk State University In 1942, the school became independent of VUU and was named Norfolk Polytechnic College. Within two years, by an act of the Virginia Legislature, it became a part of Virginia State College (now Virginia State University ), and granted its first bachelor's degrees in 1956. . About The New York Times Company The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NYT), a leading media company with 2005 revenues of $3.4 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers, nine network-affiliated television stations, two New York City radio stations and 35 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. This press release can be downloaded from www.nytco.com and www.nytimes-community.com |
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