Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is one of the most prestigious schools of journalism in the United States. It is the only journalism school in the Ivy League; it awards the Pulitzer Prize and duPont-Columbia Award; co-sponsors the National Magazine Award and it publishes the Columbia Journalism Review. The School is located in Journalism Hall on the campus of Columbia University.

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Journalism - United States - Ivy League - Pulitzer Prize - DuPont-Columbia Award - National Magazine Award - Columbia Journalism Review - Columbia University

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The school?s genesis came in 1892, when New York City newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the New York World, offered Columbia University money to set up the world's first school of journalism. The university initially turned down the money. Regardless, Pulitzer left the university $2 million in his will, which led to the creation of a journalism school at Columbia in 1912. He also erected and endowed both the building and the School in memory of his daughter, Lucille.

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1892 - New York City - Newspaper - Joseph Pulitzer - New York World - 1912

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"My idea," Pulitzer wrote in a 1902, "is to recognize that journalism is one of the great and intellectual professions; to encourage, elevate and educate in a practical way the present and, still more, future members of that profession." 78 students attended the first day of classes on September 25, 1912. The school started with both undergraduate and graduate curriculums

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1902 - September 25 - 1912

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During the Chinese Cultural Revolution the School was accused of involvement in US government training for the Kuomintang. In 2000, former Vice President Al Gore served as a visiting professor after his election loss.

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Cultural Revolution - Kuomintang - 2000 - Vice President - Al Gore

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