A Word From Our Dean
Students today are entering media and communications professions in a world flooded with information but not always with truth. Social media is the communications platform of choice and Artificial Intelligence is increasingly shaping what we see. It is crucial to train future global leaders in journalism and communication who can separate fact from fiction.
The Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications is one of nine accredited journalism and communications schools among 107 HBCUs in America. With 230 students in our family-like school environment with journalism majors outnumbering strategic communications majors, our students produce scholarly work that is paired with hands-on experiences. They produce and anchor weekly television newscasts and podcasts in our WHOV-TV studio and design public relations campaigns in classroom laboratories. Each student must satisfactorily complete an industry-focused internship because often, it’s not only what you know, but who you know.
Our 13 distinguished fulltime and adjunct faculty are highly experienced and represent diverse cultures across four continents. They produce scholarly work and bring real-world experiences to the classroom including serving as press secretaries for congressional leaders and government agency spokespeople. Our fulltime staff and adjunct lecturers are experts in their fields, including our broadcast engineer, who brings two decades of experienceat CNN and adjunct professor who led news program teams for some of CNN’s top talent including Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper and Chris Wallace.Within the past three years, we have doubled our industry partnerships, created a customized Career Fair where students are interviewed and many hired on the spot. We have awarded nearly $700,000 in scholarships and launched new classes in science journalism with partners Knight Science Journalism at MIT fellowship, Inside Climate News and business journalism for students to cover business and economics that impact underserved communities whileembracing the ethical use of AI as a tool – with boundaries and integrity.
Our students are national and international award and scholarship winners – from winning the national Hearst awards for investigative journalism stories in the U.S., the Pulitzer Center fellowships to cover international stories , and the White House Correspondents Association scholarship, where they participate in the annual black-tie dinner televised on CNN.
The Scripps Howard School remains committed to meeting the competency goals as defined by our school’s accrediting body, the Accrediting Council for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC). We ensure our students focus on the ethical collection of information that is fact-based and fact-checked with noted support from credible and reliable sources. Our students consistently practice multimedia and digital skills engage critical thinking processes with objectivity and integrate data analytics throughout their coursework.
The Scripps Howard School will continue leading with impact and purpose to prepare the future leaders in journalism and communication.
Julia A. Wilson
Dean, Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications
