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Hampton University’s Dean Julia Wilson Appointed Chair of the Aldo Beckman Awards Judging Committee for the White House Correspondents’ Association Annual Dinner

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WHCA Awards Hampton Students $12,000 in Scholarships Hampton, Virginia – Jan. 28, 2026 – Hampton University Dean Julia Wilson has been appointed chair of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) Aldo Beckman Awards Committee. The award recognizes a correspondent who personifies journalistic excellence, integrity, perseverance, and other qualities demonstrated by Aldo Beckman, a former award-winning […]

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CBS News Atlanta reporter and Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications Alumna Leondra Head Awards Scholarship to Hampton Student

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HAMPTON, Va. (Jan. 15, 2026) — CBS News Atlanta reporter and Hampton University alumna Leondra Head launched the Leondra Head Scholarship, awarding one student in the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications. Anyah Griffin, a third-year strategic communication student from Virginia Beach, Va., is the inaugural recipient of the Head scholarship. Griffin was selected

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Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications to Host “The State of the Media” Forum Featuring Former MSNBC Executive, Alumna Rashida Jones on Wed. April 23

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hampton, Va.—March 25, 2025: A leader among university journalism schools, Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) hosts the “State of the Media,” a public forum on Wed. April 23, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. The discussion will focus on the present and future of American media and news. Former

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WHCA Increases Scholarship for Scripps Howard School

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Wynton Jackson and Morgan Norris – Fourth-year Journalism majors – are recipients of 2025 White House Correspondents’ Association scholarships and will attend the annual dinner in Washington, DC in April. The White House Correspondents’ Association is very happy to announce that it is creating a new scholarship, and increasing its overall financial support of college

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World Wildlife Fund Awards their first $10K Environmental Journalism Scholarship to Scripps Howard School Student

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January 29, 2025 (HAMPTON, VA) – World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the leading conservation nonprofit organizations, visited Hampton University to award $10K and a yearlong mentorship award to a journalism student in the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications. HoneyRose Smith, a second-year journalism major from Oakland, Calif., was selected by WWF as

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World Wildlife Fund and Hampton University Launch Environmental Journalism Scholarship

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November 13, 2024 (HAMPTON, VA) – World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the leading conservation nonprofits known for its iconic panda logo, is partnering with Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications to support the next generation of environmental journalists through a new scholarship and mentorship initiative. Announced virtually during a Student Town

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Hampton Journalism Students Produce Absentee Voter Guide for General Election

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(Hampton, Va.)—With college students comprising a critical voting bloc for the 2024 General Election, Hampton journalism students have produced an Absentee Voting Guide. The Guide is available at Absentee Voter Guide. Covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the Guide features an interactive map that details how voters can cast their ballots by

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Sandra Evers-Manly Wows Hampton University Students with Inspirational Speech and Gift

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Sandra Evers-Manly Wows Hampton University Students with Inspirational Speech; Tops it Off with $100,000 Gift to Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (HAMPTON, VA) – In the spirit of her civil rights family and renowned cousin, Medgar Evers, Sandra Evers-Manly on April 24, wowed Hampton University students with an inspired speech promoting the benefits of

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Two Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications Students Selected for Knight Science Journalism at MIT Fellowship

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Two students at the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications have been selected by the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT to participate in a new fellowship that provides students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities with training, mentorship, and early career support to do reporting on science, health, and environmental issues. Jordyn Isaacs,

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RF|Binder Awards Two Students from Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications with Scholarships

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(HAMPTON, VA) – Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications is pleased to announce two outstanding students have each received scholarship awards from RF|Binder, a New York City-based integrated communications agency and consultancy. Receiving the 2023-2024 scholarship are strategic communications majors Kassidy McGill, a senior from Charlotte, N.C., and Kennedy Stoudemire, a senior

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