Washington DC Event

Alumni gathering in Washington DC during the ONA Conference
September 11, 2008
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
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Shanghai Event

Thursday, Sept. 18
Details to come

London Alumni Event

“America’s Presidential Election & European Perspectives”
Tuesday, Sept. 23
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)
The Mall, London
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Paris Alumni Event

“America’s Presidential Election & European Perspectives”
Thursday, Sept. 25
Reid Hall
4, Rue de Chevreuse, Paris
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Columbia-Hearst Journalism Dialogues

“The Changing Media Landscape 2008”
Tuesday, Nov. 11
6:30 p.m. at
The Journalism School
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Boston Alumni Reception

Thursday, Nov. 13
6:00 p.m.
Cambridge, Mass.
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Alumni and Friends

Welcome back to the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. As alumni, you are part of a journalism community of 11,000 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.

Cardinal Foley '66 speaks at the J-School

Cardinal John P. Foley ’66 visited the Journalism School on April 11 and was interviewed by professor Ari Goldman ’73, who teaches the spring seminar “Covering Religion.” Cardinal Foley returned to the U.S. a week later with Pope Benedict XVI.

2008 Alumni Awards Presented

The 2008 Alumni Awards ceremony took place on April 4 at Columbia University’s Low Library. The awards are given annually to Graduate School of Journalism alumni for a distinguished journalism career in any medium, for an outstanding single accomplishment in journalism, for notable contributions to journalism education, or for achievement in related fields. Awardees are selected by members of the School’s Alumni Association. This year's winners are:

· Dele Olojede ’88, executive chairman, Timbuktu Media and Pulitzer Prize winner

· Walter Mossberg ’70, personal technology columnist, the Wall Street Journal

· Margaret Drain ’76, vice president of national programming for WGBH Boston

· Evelina Shmukler ’98, publisher and editor of the Pass Christian Gazebo Gazette, who received a special award for her coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

· Kenneth Turan ’68, film critic, the Los Angeles Times and NPR’s “Morning Edition”

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