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.

Journalism Building

The Journalism School is housed in Journalism Building on Columbia's Morningside Heights campus. The building, which was constructed as a part of Pultizer's creation of the school, sits on the southeast corner of W. 116th Street and Broadway at the university's main enterance. A statue of Thomas Jefferson, sculpted by William Ordway Partridge in 1914, stands before the School's entrance.

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Thomas Jefferson - William Ordway Partridge - 1914

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In addition to classroom space, Journalism Building contains a large lecture halls, computer rooms, a library, and television and radio studios. The building also contains the World Room, which is used for ceremonial events and is where the Pulitzer Prizes are announced each year.

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Historically, the School has been the recipient of many of the relics of Pulitzer's New York World newspaper, including furniture and artwork from the World's offices, emblazoned with its trademark globe logo, a bronze bust of Pulitzer, sculpted by Auguste Rodin, and a tremendous stained-glass window from the editorial board room featuring the Statue of Liberty standing atop the earth.

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Auguste Rodin - Statue of Liberty

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