Newhouse School at Syracuse University

06/23/2026

During Maymester, students in Emily Sydnor's "The Press, Polls and Public Opinion" course got a firsthand look at how public opinion surveys are designed, measured and covered. They toured Gallup, meeting journalists at POLITICO and visited Nexstar Media Group's D.C. bureau.

"It was so inspiring to picture myself in their position and remind myself that this is why I want to go into political reporting," said journalism major Katie Jamroga '29.

Experiential learning opportunities like these at the Newhouse School and Syracuse University connect lessons learned in the classroom to real-world practice. Learn more:

A Newhouse Maymester course in Washington, D.C. introduced students to the world of polls, surveys and measuring public opinion.

06/18/2026

Broadcast and digital journalism junior Evan Fay won second place in the 2026 Public Media Journalism Association Awards in the Health/Medical category for his WAER feature, "The Heaviest Lifts is the Door."

What makes this more impressive is that Evan was competing against professional journalists across the country for public media newsrooms with four to seven staffers.

Learn more about this honor and other awards earned by Newhouse students this summer.

Learn more about accolades received this summer by students from across Newhouse.

06/17/2026

What happens when you bring a cohort of advertising master's students to New York City for three days? For Alloysia Overton G'26, it led to an internship at Saatchi & Saatchi. She writes about the agencies they visited, the alumni who inspired her, and why she's grateful she said yes to the experience. Read her full story. https://buff.ly/WGbvE4k

Newhouse advertising master's student Alloysia Overton landed a Saatchi & Saatchi internship after NYC immersion trip visiting top agencies, meeting alumni and networking with industry leaders.

06/12/2026

Launching this fall, a new AI and emerging media minor from the Newhouse School will give students a competitive edge in a rapidly changing communications industry, combining AI literacy, ethical decision-making, data strategy and hands-on content creation.

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The 18-credit program launching Fall 2026 will give students a competitive edge in a rapidly changing communications industry, combining AI literacy, ethical decision-making, data strategy and hands-on content creation.

06/11/2026

Newhouse advertising and visual communications students made a strong showing in the 2026 Graphis New Talent competition, earning a fantastic 34 awards.

Twenty-eight awards went to students from the advertising major’s creative track, tying them with the most advertising awards of all competing schools. Six awards went to students from the graphic design track in the visual communications program. Congratulations to all!

Twenty-eight awards went to creative advertising students from the advertising major’s creative track, tying them with the most advertising awards of all competing schools. Six awards were won by graphic

06/09/2026

From May 17-23, 12 Newhouse students and three faculty members traveled to the San Francisco Bay Area for a five-day immersion at the intersection of storytelling, media and technology.

Students visited Adobe, Meta, Google, Reddit, Salesforce, Upwork, Strava, Uber, Anthropic, OpenAI, Stanford University and more, while also receiving insight and advice from influential Newhouse and Syracuse University alumni across the region's media and tech industries. https://buff.ly/cFEhMwK

06/08/2026

For a last-minute assignment in Canada, Newhouse visual communications assistant professor Michael Snyder called on alumnus Justin Dalaba G’25 to help him photograph Canadian map turtles under the ice for National Geographic’s Preserving Legacies project.

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Justin Dalaba G'25 joined Newhouse faculty member Michael Snyder to photograph turtles under the ice in Canada for a widely read National Geographic feature.

06/05/2026

🏆️ Syracuse University finished first in the broadcast category and third overall at the Hearst Journalism Awards in another strong showing by Newhouse journalism students at the National Championships this week in San Francisco.

In individual contests, Evan Fay, a junior broadcast and digital journalism (BDJ) major, took second place in the audio category. Fay’s second-place finish included a $7,500 scholarship.

Boone Kilpatrick, also a junior BDJ major, was a finalist in the National Championships, earning a $1,500 scholarship.

After winning first place in the Podcast category last month, BDJ student Phoebe Gulsen ’26 was invited by Hearst organizers to San Francisco to produce a podcast about the National Championships and was also awarded a $1,500 scholarship.

Huge congratulations to Evan, Boone and Phoebe! 🏅

Read more: https://buff.ly/NhwXoae

Three Newhouse students participated in the National Championships with BDJ major Evan Fay earning 2nd place in the broadcast category.

06/04/2026

Congratulations to Newhouse students Jess Van ’26, Kaitlin Campbell ’26 and Alex Fairchild ’29, who earned top honors for their video projects in the White House News Photographers Association's “The Eyes of History” contest.

Van is a photography major in the visual communications department; Campbell is a broadcast and digital journalism major; and Fairchild is an active duty Marine Corps sergeant in the advanced military visual journalism program.

Read more about their projects:

The students were honored in the association's "Eyes of History" contest for stories on wildfire recovery, rural veterinary care and homelessness outreach.

06/04/2026

Col. F. William (Bill) Smullen III, who was recently recognized by WCNY for his decades of veteran advocacy, also taught at the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Read more his career: