Hofstra University High School Summer Journalism Institute

07/22/2025

Images from our 2025 Hofstra University Summer High School Journalism Institute!! What a blast it's been over the past seven days!! Looking forward to the final three!!

07/30/2024

We had a fantastic six days this year!!

07/26/2024

It's been an incredibly busy two days at the 2024 Hofstra University High School Summer Journalism Institute, with visits by Newsday Assoc. Managing Editor Shawna VanNess & ABC6 Action News reporter Briana Smith, both alumnae, & a visit to the WABC Eyewitness News studios in New York City!! Thank you to all of our many speakers!!

07/13/2022

Thank you so much to Alexandra Giordano of the Museum, who gave our students in the High School Summer Journalism Institute such an insightful tour of the Pride sculpture gardens to hone their close observational skills — and spend an afternoon in the sun!

07/12/2022

We were honored at the 's Summer High School Institute to welcome — of Getty Images! —to speak w/our students today about the art & craft of sports photography!! Truly one of the greats!! Thank you so much, Al!!

07/12/2022

Day one of the 2022 Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication Summer High School Journalism Institute
is in the books, and our students — from , , & — had a blast meeting with Dean Mark Lukasiewicz & Mike Otterman, of the Bernard & Sandra Otterman Foundation, as well as touring our school and campus! Michelle Otterman Emmett Mario Gonzalez Nicole Clarity Mario A. Murillo Jeff Morosoff

01/27/2022

We're so proud of Undergrad Editor for this incredible podcast on farmworkers. She spent months working on it, and it turned out just incredible. Take a listen here: bit.ly/3GeBDa8

By Damali Ramirez

12/04/2021

Congratulations to immigrant-rights activist on the well-deserved honors she is receiving this week from ! Read about it in the : https://bit.ly/3IgUrYm

By Eliana Fernandez

07/29/2021

We're having a blast at the Hofstra High School Summer Journalism Institute! Highlights over the last two days included a visit by our friend Shawna VanNess, senior assistant managing editor for features at Newsday, and a tour of Hofstra's sculpture gardens by Hofstra Museum Director Karen Albert!! Personally loved the "Creating" and Frederick Douglass statues!! 😀😀😀

07/27/2021

Participants in the Hofstra HigH School Summer Journalism Institute spent part of Day One on the East Quad interviewing each other for biographies that they will be writing this week. A perfect afternoon indeed!

07/27/2021

On Day One of the Hofstra High School Summer Journalism Institute, my good friend and former colleague Mike Otterman spoke to the students about his experiences researching and writing two books examining torture and war refugees. We are incredibly grateful to the Bernard and Sandra Otterman Foundation, which funds the Summer Institute!