2024 in Review: Newhouse Student News and Awards
The second of a four-part series this week looking back at Newhouse School highlights over the past year. The first story looked at key initiatives and projects (Dec. 29).
As 2024 winds down, take a look at some of the top student stories over the past year, including awards, coverage of the presidential campaign, amazing experiences and life at Newhouse.
Read more about student news and awards on the Newhouse news page. The Fall 2024 dean’s list will be available in January. The Spring 2024 dean’s list was posted last June.
Awards Roundups
Experiences and Activities
A Once-in-a-Lifetime Interview with a Legend
Chloe Smarz ’25 had the opportunity to do something she “would have never imagined in a million years,” she says—and that’s interviewing someone she grew up watching on TV, the legendary sportscaster Bob Costas ’74.
Fall Abroad: Exclusive Programs and Opportunities Students Can’t Miss
Learn more about what students can expect during a fall semester abroad.
Life at Newhouse
New to Newhouse? Five Tips for First-Year Students
To help first-year students get accustomed to life at Syracuse University, Newhouse offers an introductory course that aids students in learning the ins and outs of life at the school.
Six Ways to Get Involved at Newhouse
It’s easy for first-year students to feel overwhelmed, so here are six fun ways to meet other students, make friends, gain experience in your chosen field and make Newhouse feel like a new home.
Student Spotlights
Student Spotlight: Yasmin Nayrouz
Inspired by misconceptions surrounding migration and her own parents—who are immigrants from Egypt—she’s working toward a career in advocacy for refugees, immigrants and displaced families.
Bella Tabak is Fashionably Flying Through Newhouse
Like many of her many Newhouse classmates, Tabak balances academics, extracurriculars and personal interests in filling her schedule. Those three areas intersect with her work at University Girl magazine, fulfilling a passion for writing and desire to bring sustainable fashion practices to the forefront.
Newhouse Master’s Student Jordan Pierre Seeks to Amplify Unheard Voices Through Clothing Brand
Jordan Pierre wants to build a village—not a physical one, but a collective of people helping each other and using their voices to amplify those who may have gone unheard.
Campaign Coverage
Student journalists fanned out to area polling places on Election Day as part of the Newhouse School’s Democracy in Action project.
Newhouse Students Cover 2024 Presidential Nominating Conventions
Newhouse students traveled to Chicago and Milwaukee to cover the political conventions for professional media outlets.
Newhouse Students Hit the Trail to Cover 2024 Campaign
“They are young voters, and whatever the outcome of this election, it will have a great impact on their lives. It’s really important to see it from that perspective,” said Beverly Kirk, director of Washington programs at Newhouse and professor of practice in broadcast and digital journalism.
Part 3 of the 2024 in review series, to be published Tuesday, highlights alumni stories and achievements. Part 4 on Wednesday looks at Newhouse events.