NYC Semester Program Reaches Milestone of 40 Partner Schools
“We are proud to serve our partner institutions and news media outlets by bringing more diverse talent—geographic, intellectual, ethnic diversity—to New York City.”
The King’s College’s New York City Semester (NYCS) program is pleased to announce new partnerships with four universities: Anderson University, Abilene Christian University, William Jessup University and Mackenzie Presbyterian University in Brazil. These new partnerships bring the total number of participating institutions to 40.
Students from these universities will have the opportunity to spend a semester at The King’s College in New York City. Students pursue a track either in journalism or theater while at King’s, earning 15 credit hours in the classroom and participating in competitive internships across New York City. Through NYCS, partner schools allow their students to gain work experience and networking opportunities often unavailable to them at their home institutions.
Mackenzie Presbyterian University becomes the program’s eighth international partner school, joining universities in Brazil, Indonesia, Lithuania, Morocco, Norway, and Uganda.
NYCS has grown rapidly since its inception in 2015, bringing diverse talent to creative industries in New York City and providing a pathway for students from across the U.S. and world to enter the city’s major market for journalism and theater.
“The expansion of this program into 40 schools across the country and globe in such a short time shows the increased need for talented young journalists to have a pathway to major media markets where a bulk of the jobs are located,” said NYCJ co-director Paul Glader. “We are proud to serve our partner institutions and news media outlets by bringing more diverse talent—geographic, intellectual, ethnic diversity—to New York City.”
Interested students can learn more and apply at tkc.edu/academics/nyc-semester/. Questions regarding applying for NYCS or becoming a partner school should be directed to nycsemester@tkc.edu. International applicants interested in the journalism track may be eligible for the Arne Fjeldstad Memorial Scholarship, which offers $20,000 annually to qualified international students. Funds cover most to all tuition and housing costs during NYCS.
Photo caption: Students from the Fall 2019 NYCJ cohort, pictured above, interned at 60 Minutes, Fortune Magazine, and Newsweek, among other outlets. Courtesy of Susanna Loe.