Sarah Lawrence College alumni include some of the nation’s most respected journalists, including winners of the Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award. In addition to classes with faculty who write for and edit The New York Times and The New Yorker, our students complete interdisciplinary courses and conference projects that give them advanced knowledge in subjects they will one day report on.
Our pre-professional advising is designed to give our aspiring journalists facetime with industry professionals, an opportunity to network with like minded students and alumni, and prepare for graduate school and/or the newsroom.
Recommended Classes
We highly recommend all pre-journalism students take advantage of their interdisciplinary education by completing courses across disciplines such as psychology, public policy, and economics. Recent journalism courses offered include “Wrongly Accused”, “The Nonfiction Essay: Writing the Literature of Fact”, “Is Journalism What We Think It Is?”, and “A Question of Character: The Art of the Profile”.
Past Speakers and Internships
In addition to learning from guest journalists from 60 Minutes, The New York Times, ESPN, NBC News and CNBC, students regularly complete high-profile internships at organizations such as NBC News, The New Yorker, The Week, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, FiveThirtyEight, Cosmopolitan and The New York Observer.
Sample Graduate/Professional Schools Pre-Journalism Graduates Attend
Recent graduate school placements include the Columbia School of Journalism, UC Berkeley, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, and Goldsmiths, University of London.
Sample Career Paths Pre-Journalism Graduates Enter
Recent graduates have found positions at outlets such as The Daily Beast, The Players’ Tribune, The New York Times, Vice Media and Vogue, while others go into publishing, speech writing, public relations, or academia.
"Being part of this group gave me the unique opportunity to build new connections in the field of journalism and social justice. This group helped supplement the course work I was doing on campus and allowed me to have real interactions with world renowned journalists. I now am an administrator of several prison education programs in New York State correctional facilities. The Pre-Professional Journalism group allowed me to meet experienced journalists, such as Ted Conover, and explore ethical questions about representation, exposing injustice, and advocating for vulnerable populations, which inspired me to choose my field."
–Rachel Bernard '13