Scripps Howard Leadership Academy Returns, Debuts at Newhouse

A prestigious immersion program funded by the Scripps Howard Fund for aspiring leaders of journalism and mass communications schools has returned after a several-year hiatus through a new partnership with the Newhouse School.

Attendees arrived Monday at the Syracuse University campus for the first day of the Scripps Howard Leadership Academy at Newhouse. The 2023 cohort includes associate deans, department chairs, faculty members and scholars interested in learning about the challenges and rewards of leading an academic institution.

The theme of the 2023 academy is “Innovating in Transformative Times.” The three-day gathering will focus on the challenges facing journalism and mass communications schools and the industry, as changing demands test the relevancy of programs today. 

Key topics to be addressed include:

• Fundraising and budgeting 
• Faculty relations  
• Academic affairs and institutional leaders 
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) practices and connecting academia to industry

The Academy was previously held at Louisiana State University. It’s back in 2023, with the program held for the first time at Syracuse, thanks to a generous gift from the Scripps Howard Fund. Fund president and CEO Liz Carter and director of journalism strategies Mike Canan will take part in the program at Newhouse.

“We’re grateful for their partnership, and we hope this will be the start of a long and successful collaboration,” said Newhouse Dean Mark J. Lodato, who attended the academy about a decade ago when it was housed at LSU.

“The Scripps Howard Leadership Academy played an important role in my own leadership development,” Lodato said. “I welcome this opportunity to share this transformative experience at its new home at Syracuse with a new cohort of talented and driven leaders in journalism and communications education.”

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2023 Cohort

• Kortni Alston, Chair, Department of Communications, Art and Design, Gardner-Webb University
• Jesús Ayala, Broadcast Journalism Professor, California State University, Long Beach
• Ben Bogardus,Interim Associate Dean and Tenured Associate Professor of Journalism, School of Communications, Quinnipiac University
• Jan Lauren Boyles, Associate Director and Associate Professor, Iowa State University’s Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
• Benjamin A. Davis, Chair of the Department of Multimedia Journalism, Morgan State University
• Nathaniel Frederick II,Associate Professor of Mass Communication and African American Studies, Winthrop University
• Robert (Ted) Gutsche, Jr., Associate Professor, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, Florida Atlantic University; Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Informatics, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
• Karla Kennedy,College of Communication, Architecture and the Arts (CARTA) Director of Online Programs and Assistant Director, Scholastic Journalism for the Lee Caplin School of Journalism and Media, Florida International University
• Ammina Kothari, Professor of Journalism and Director of the Harrington School of Communication and Media, University of Rhode Island
• Christopher McCollough, Department Head of Communication, Jacksonville State University
• Logan Molyneux, Associate Professor and Chair, Journalism Department, Temple University
• Nathian Shae Rodriguez, Associate Professor of Digital Media and the Associate Director of the School of Journalism and Media Studies, San Diego State University
• Ava Sirrah, Senior Global Manager, Boston Consulting Group
• Charles Strouse, Assistant Director of the Lee Caplin School of Journalism and Media and Digital Director of Caplin News, Florida International University
• Yong Volz, Roger Gafke Distinguished Faculty Fellow and Chair of the Journalism Studies Faculty, Missouri School of Journalism
• Gi Yun, Vail M. Pittman Associate Dean and Professor, Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno

Learn more about the attendees.

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Speakers and moderators

• Mark J. Lodato, Dean, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University
• Liz Carter, CEO, Scripps Howard Foundation
• Brad Horn, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University
• Hub Brown, Dean, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications
• Mark Lukasiewicz, Dean, The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, Hofstra University
• Bey-Ling Sha, Dean, College of Communications at California State University, Fullerton
• David Kurpius, Dean, Missouri School of Journalism
• Mike Canan, Director of Journalism Program, Scripps Howard Fund
• Gretchen Ritter, Provost, Syracuse University
• Peter Bhatia, Chief Executive Officer of Houston Landing, former Executive Editor of the Detroit Free Press and AECJMC accreditor
• Joel Kaplan, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University
• Keonte Coleman, Director of Assessment, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University
• Marcelle Haddix, Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives, Syracuse University
• Hua Jiang, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University
• Ali Jackson Jolley, Assistant Managing Editor at Forbes
• Ariana Finlayson, Global Head of Community, Global Business Marketing at Meta and former Newhouse NYC adjunct professor
• Cheryll Forsatz, Vice President Corporate Communications & Public Relations at Ferrero USA
• Rockell Brown Burton, Associate Dean for IDEA, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University
• Brett Padgett, CFO, Syracuse University
• Kimberly Hopely, Rutgers University and President of the Rutgers Foundation
• Carol Satchwell, Assistant Dean for Advancement, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University
• Stuart Maddocks, Director, Clemorton Consultancy, Calibrate Learning and Calibrate Technology

Learn more about the sessions and presenters.