School of Communication and Media to Partner with nbc环球学院
Students to benefit from scholarships, training and enhanced course content as part of comprehensive development program
The School of Communication and Media has accepted a prestigious invitation to join nbc环球学院, 一个创新, multiplatform student journalism development program that will provide scholarships, training and enhanced course content.
2021年推出, nbc环球学院 provides tools, 资源, platforms for young, underrepresented voices in partnership with 30 Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Historically 黑色的 Colleges and Universities, colleges and programs with significant Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander, 黑色的, Indigenous and tribal populations.
“This is a historic day for our School, 学生和教师,Keith Strudler说, director of the School of Communication and Media. “It is an honor to be part of the nbc环球学院, which reflects our belief in the importance of hands-on learning and commitment to diversity, 公平与包容. This partnership will be life-changing for many of our students, who will benefit directly from financial and scholarship support, first-rate 教育al tools, networking opportunities that will make a profound impact on their lives and careers.”
In addition to enhancing current courses, the School of Communication and Media and nbc环球学院 will also collaborate to create online 教育al content around bilingual reporting and other topics that will serve a diverse group of future multimedia professionals.
“We are so excited to partner with NBCU 新闻 Group journalists and multi-media professionals in developing content and lessons to prepare the diverse workforce of tomorrow, leveraging our world-class facilities and faculty to provide tomorrow’s leaders with new learning, creative and fieldwork experiences,斯特鲁德勒说.
“The way we gather and consume news is consistently evolving,伊薇特·麦莉说, senior vice president of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for NBCU 新闻 Group. “通过nbc环球电影学院, we’re forging a generation of diverse journalists that are ahead of the curve on media technologies and have a deep understanding of a range of industries.”
The nbc环球学院 reflects Comcast NBCUniversal and NBCU 新闻 Group’s commitment to diversity, 公平与包容. The program provides four-year university and community college students scholarships, 教育, 在校培训, 在线编程, funding for accredited journalism programs and access to world-class journalists from NBC 新闻, 微软全国有线广播电视公司, CNBC and Telemundo 新闻.
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About the School of Communication and Media: 成立于2012年, the School of Communication and Media offers a range of dynamic programs in communication and media to a talented and diverse student population of over 1,300. Offering degrees in film and television, social media and public relations, 广告, journalism and digital media, 体育交流, an MA in public and organizational relations, the School prepares the next generation of communication and media practitioners and leaders. The School houses award-winning student programs that include 赛事中广播, 的Montclarion 报纸, 鹰通信 公关机构 Red Hawk Sports Network, 新闻实验室，以及 Center for Cooperative Media, which serves the public by working to grow and strengthen local journalism. Recent national School recognitions include an Edward R. 默罗奖, several Marconi Award nominations, a College Television Award from the Academy of Television Arts & 科学.