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From left: Student journalists Dylan Hembrough, Rana Rastegari, Hannah Epstein and Jennifer Nehrer all stood up to college administrators who sought to stonewall them and discredit their work.

The reporting their universities didn’t want

Four college journalists speak out on the importance of standing up to administrators

New Voices

SPLC institute trains students to lead press freedom fights

Twenty-five high school students from 15 states logged into the Student Press Law Center’s New Voices Student Leaders Institute this summer expecting to learn about press freedom, but they say they took away so much more. After two weeks of training and collaborating with their peers, they’re now equipped with the leadership skills, advocacy strategies and confidence to lead campaigns for press freedom in their states and communities.

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Reflections from New Voices institute alumni: Myesha Phukan

Myesha Phukan, a 2023 institute alumna and now an SPLC advocacy intern, helped co-facilitate the 2026 institute. She shares her experiences working with students who are following in her advocacy footsteps.

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