The Student Press Law Center is thrilled to welcome Elizabeth Dickson as the organization’s new development director. Dickson, a former student journalist, brings almost a decade of fundraising experience and will help strengthen SPLC’s support of student journalists at a time when they face unprecedented challenges and opportunities to report on their campuses and communities.… Continue reading Dickson joins SPLC as development director
The fifth annual New Voices Student Leadership Institute kicked off this year with a record number of states represented. Thirty-two students from 20 states joined SPLC staff members and special guest speakers to learn about the New Voices movement and how they could be leaders in their state’s efforts toward student press freedom. During the… Continue reading Reflections from New Voices student leaders: Ava Leyba
The fifth annual New Voices Student Leadership Institute kicked off this year with a record number of states represented. Thirty-two students from 20 states joined SPLC staff members and special guest speakers to learn about the New Voices movement and how they could be leaders in their state’s efforts toward student press freedom. During the… Continue reading Reflections from a New Voices student leader: Carina Nicodemus
The fifth annual New Voices Student Leadership Institute kicked off this year with a record number of states represented. Thirty-two students from 20 states joined SPLC staff members and special guest speakers to learn about the New Voices movement and how they could be leaders in their state’s efforts toward student press freedom. During the… Continue reading Reflections from a New Voices student leader: Jennie-Kate Hannis
The Student Press Law Center is proud to welcome Mira Lowe, dean of the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication at Florida A&M University, to the organization’s Board of Directors.
Thanks to a three-year, $1,225,175 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, SPLC’s legal services for college journalists will give a growing number of student reporters the knowledge and confidence to pursue important stories.
Senior Legal Counsel Mike Hiestand recently surpassed the 20,000th request for help he’s answered via the Student Press Law Center’s Legal Hotline. It's a fitting moment to reflect on his remarkable career defending press freedom for student journalists and their advisers.
With most states’ legislative sessions complete for this year, the Student Press Law Center asked several New Voices advocates to reflect on their experiences in 2024.
Advocate Matthew Smith reflects on the accomplishments and lessons learned during the 2024 legislative season.
After months of advocacy in New York — including phone banking, letter-writing and sharing real-life experiences through the state coalition’s first-ever legislative briefing — New Voices supporters now look to 2025 with valuable lessons learned and progress made toward student press freedom in the Empire State.