Princeton Student Lobbies for Establishment of Journalism Certificate

Emily Erdos tried to earn recognition as an independent major

There’s a lot of good journalism being taught at Princeton. For example, during the school’s recent Spring Break, some students traveled to Paris to practice their reporting skills as part of a class taught by that city’s former New York Times bureau chief Elaine Scoliono. Similarly, Washington Post investigative reporter Joe Stephens has led separate summer trips to Greece, for an up-close documentation of the refugee crisis.

But none of that adds up to an official future resume designation, because there is no Journalism Certificate currently minted by the university.

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