Columbia Journalism School is supporting the launch of CollegeWatch, a weekly newsletter covering the Trump Administration's assault on higher education.
Edited by Professor Michael Shapiro and Adjunct Professor Nushin Rashidian, ’10 M.S., CollegeWatch will publish one original piece in a variety of forms every Tuesday morning, combining granular detail with broader context to help readers make sense of a fast-moving, complex story.
The first issue, “The Lay of the Land,” examines how recent federal actions have affected institutions across the country — from elite research universities to regional public colleges — including frozen or reduced funding, canceled visas, halted research projects and job losses.
CollegeWatch's mission is “to report on what this campaign has unleashed, what it means, why it began and where it might lead.”
“Higher education is a cornerstone of democratic society,” said Jelani Cobb, Dean and Henry R. Luce Professor of Journalism. “By bringing sustained reportorial attention to this subject, CollegeWatch will help the public understand not only what is happening, but also its long-term significance.”
Shapiro added: “American higher education is in the midst of a time unlike any other.CollegeWatch's mission to capture the scope and toll of this assault."
CollegeWatch will track policies, trends and their impact on students, faculty, research and the public mission of higher education.
Subscribe at https://collegewatch.substack.com/p/lay-of-the-land.
Sustaining the Work
Readers who want to support CollegeWatch can make a contribution to Columbia Journalism School. Gifts help sustain the newsletter’s independent reporting and ensure continued coverage of higher education at a pivotal moment.
About Columbia Journalism School
For 113 years, the Columbia Journalism School has been preparing journalists in programs that stress academic rigor, ethics, journalistic inquiry and professional practice. Founded with a gift from Joseph Pulitzer, the school opened in 1912 and offers Master of Science and Master of Arts degrees, as well as a Master of Science in Data Journalism, a joint Master of Science degree in Computer Science and Journalism, The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism and a Doctor of Philosophy in Communications. It is home to the Columbia Journalism Review, and several world-class research centers, including the Brown Institute for Media Innovation, The Tow Center for Digital Journalism, The Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism and Civil and Human Rights, The Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism and the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security. The school also administers many of the leading journalism awards, including the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award, the Maria Moors Cabot Prize, the John Chancellor Award, the John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism, Paul Tobenkin Memorial Award, the Mike Berger Awards and the WERT Prize for Women Business Journalists.
