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 Web site to stay involved with the school and one another.

Alumni Evaluate Obama’s First 100 Days

Susan Page ’74, Washington bureau chief for USA Today, moderated a panel on “The Obama Administration: The First 100 Days” during Alumni Weekend 2009. Panelists included (l-r) Patrick O’Connor ’04, Politico.com; Michael Powell ’84, The New York Times; Athena Jones ’99, NBC News; Elisabeth Bumiller ’79, The New York Times; and Matt Bai ’94, The New York Times Magazine.

Landman '78 delivers keynote speech during Alumni Weekend

Jonathan I. Landman ’78 is the deputy managing editor of The New York Times, responsible for digital journalism. Landman addressed alumni during a luncheon in the Low Library Rotunda on Saturday, April 25, 2009.


Video by Kelly Ann Senyei '09

Distinguished alumni honored

Four graduates were honored with Alumni Awards on April 24 during the Journalism School Alumni Weekend.  The 2009 alumni Award winners are Myron Belkind '62, James McBride '80, Susan Page '74 and Tim Weiner '79. 

Belkind worked for the Associated Press from 1962 to 2004 and is an adjunct professorial instructor in journalism at George Washington University.  McBride is an author, screenwriter and musician whose memoir "The Color of Water" is an American classic.  Page is the Washington bureau chief for USA Today.  Weiner is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times who won the National Book Award for "Legacy of Ashes:  The History of the CIA" and is on leave to write a book about the FBI and national security.

These awards are given to alumni of the Graduate School of Journalism for a distinguished journalism career in any medium. To read more about the winners, see the Alumni Weekend schedule.

J-School reaches $100 million milestone in Second Century Campaign

Contributions to the school’s Second Century Campaign have surpassed the $100 million goal, which was established when the campaign launched in 2006. The fundraising campaign reached its ambitious goal three years ahead of schedule.

Donors to the campaign have focused on initiatives that significantly increase scholarship aid, attract outstanding faculty to the school, and expand the school’s capabilities in new media. The gifts have already made a dramatic impact on the school, including construction of the 8,000 square foot Toni Stabile Student Center, which had its official opening when leading donors and distinguished journalists gathered at the school for a celebratory event.

Read a message from Dean Nicholas Lemann
Read the full press release (PDF)