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More than 160 educators from across the United States registered to participate in the summer 2025 Influencer U webinar, which trained them to teach students to create “content creator”-like journalism tailored to platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts.
The Center for Scholastic Journalism again encouraged college programs to observe Scholastic Journalism Week (Feb. 24-28, 2025) by showcasing alumni who started as high school journalists.The campaign featured 21 alumni from eight colleges, generating over 17,000…
More than 70 secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) educators from across Northeast Ohio gathered at Kent State University in fall 2024 to learn how their programs connect with majors in the College of Communication and Information (CCI).
Until their recent retirements, Candace Perkins Bowen and John Bowen, along with Mark Goodman, were the heart and soul of the Center for Scholastic Journalism. Combined, this trio has contributed more than 140 years of service to scholastic journalism. Each will receive a…
A new degree program titled the Master of Arts in Journalism Education received its final approval from Ohio’s Department of Higher Education this summer. Since 2007, we have been training journalism educators in a concentration of the Master of Arts degree in Media and…
Peter Bobkowski joined the Center for Scholastic Journalism as Knight Chair in summer 2023. A former high school journalism teacher and student publications adviser, he worked at the University of Kansas for 12 years prior to moving to Kent State. While at Kansas, Peter…
During Scholastic Journalism Week (Feb. 19-23, 2024), we asked college programs to feature on their social media alumni who had been high school journalists.High school journalism and media programs prepare students for a wide range of college majors and communication careers.
In honor of Scholastic Journalism Week, Feb. 19 to 23, 2024, we caught up with Kent State alumni who got their starts in scholastic journalism. High school journalism and media programs prepare students for a wide range of college majors and communication careers.
Did you know the Kent State School of Media and Journalism is a national leader in all things scholastic journalism? We’re kind of a big deal.
The Journalism Education Association has declared Feb. 19-23, 2024 to be Scholastic Journalism Week. In honor of this week that will celebrate students and advisers who create exceptional journalism in high schools and middle schools, we are encouraging colleges and…
