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![Hazel Kwon](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1280x720_K_Hazel_Kwon-800x450.jpg)
ASU promotes Cronkite scholar to full professor
Dr. Hazel Kwon, a distinguished scholar in the field of digital media, has been promoted to the rank of full professor.
![SUSI](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1280x720-susi-800x450.jpg)
Cronkite School to host international scholars, students for SUSI programs
The Cronkite School has welcomed almost 40 international media professionals, scholars and student leaders who will study media law, media literacy and journalism education.
![News21 2024 Fellows](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-1280x720_NEWS21_group-800x450.jpg)
Award-winning Carnegie-Knight News21 welcomes fellows, launches project about American democracy
Carnegie-Knight News21 has launched a new reporting project examining the state of American democracy.
![Dow Jones News Fund](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1280x720_2024-dow-jones-800x450.jpg)
Cronkite School will host Dow Jones News Fund digital media students
The Cronkite School will host college students who received a summer internship through the Dow Jones News Fund.
![Ingrid Ciprian Matthews](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1280x720_Ciprian_Matthews2-800x450.jpg)
CBS News president to give keynote address at Cronkite School’s spring convocation
Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews will serve as the keynote speaker at the Cronkite School's spring convocation.
![Cronkite students Final Four](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Final-Four-1280x720-1-800x450.jpg)
Phoenix Cronkite students take advantage of multiple opportunities across the Valley during NCAA Men’s Final Four
Cronkite students covered the games, documented events on social media and engaged with fans during the Final Four.
![Pulitzer on the Road](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Pulitzer-Event-1280x720-1-800x450.jpg)
New podcast is a prize for journalism enthusiasts
The Cronkite School will help launch the new ‘Pulitzer on the Road’ series with a March 25 panel discussion.
![Cronkite Research Symposium](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1280x720-2024-research-symposium-slide-800x450.jpg)
Research Symposium provides sense of community for Cronkite scholars
Students at the Cronkite School showcased their research on artificial intelligence, cancel culture and other media-related topics during the 2024 Cronkite Research Symposium.
![Elira Çanga](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1280x720-elira-canga-800x450.jpg)
Former Humphrey Fellow returns to Cronkite to attain doctorate degree
Elira Canga is pursuing her Ph.D. at the Cronkite School with a focus on political and health communication.
![David Muir Q&A](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Muir-QA-1280x720-1-800x450.jpg)
David Muir encourages prospective journalists to pursue the truth and connect with their audience during Q&A event
David Muir reflected on his career journey, his hope for future journalists and how they can navigate polarizing times during a Q&A session with students at the Cronkite School.
![LA Media Reception](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/LA-Media-Reception-1280x720-1-800x450.jpg)
Reception at ASU California Center Broadway shows support for journalism
More than 100 Los Angeles journalists, elected officials and community leaders gathered Jan. 25 for the second annual media reception at the ASU California Center Broadway.
![Ana Aragon Sierra](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ana-Aragon-Sierra-1280x720-1-800x450.jpg)
Aspiring physician uses Cronkite Mass Communication degree to advance medical career
Ana Aragon Sierra enrolled in the MD/MMC program, a partnership between the Cronkite School and the Mayo Clinic’s Alix School of Medicine.
![Spring 2024 Howard Fellows](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1280x720-scrippshoward-students-800x450.jpg)
Scripps Howard Fund announces spring 2024 class of Roy W. Howard Fellows
Five investigative journalists will receive hands-on training working with major nonprofit media outlets as part of the Scripps Howard Fund’s Roy W. Howard Fellowship program.
![Fall convocation](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1280x720-2023-fall-convocation-grads-800x450.jpg)
Cronkite School convocation recognizes accomplishments of nearly 300 graduates
Louis Carr, president of media sales at Black Entertainment Television (BET), served as the keynote speaker for the ceremony.
![Louis Carr 2023 convocation speaker](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1280x720-2023-Louis-Carr-800x450.jpg)
BET’s president of media sales to deliver keynote address at Cronkite School fall convocation
Louis Carr, president of media sales at Black Entertainment Television (BET), will serve as the keynote Fall 2023 convocation speaker.
![Howard Center executive director Mark Greenblatt](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1280x720-mark-greenblatt-800x450.jpg)
Award-winning investigative journalist Mark Greenblatt to give annual Schatt lecture
Mark Greenblatt’s lecture, “Disrupting Emerging Hate and Violence in 2024,” will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m in the Cronkite School’s First Amendment Forum.
![CronkiteLIVE: Only One Way Forward: The Vitality of a Democratic Ukraine. Photos by Paula Soria](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1280x720-relentless-courage-800x450.jpg)
Panel speaks of need for continued support of Ukraine
The Cronkite School marked the opening of the ‘Relentless Courage’ photo exhibit with a talk about war’s far-reaching consequences.
![News21 America After Roe project](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1280x720-news21-800x450.jpg)
Carnegie-Knight News21 project investigates aftermath of U.S. Supreme Court abortion ruling
Carnegie-Knight News21 launched an in-depth look at the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Cronkite School partners with The Diversity Pledge Institute, URL Media to host career development workshops
The Cronkite School has partnered with The Diversity Pledge Institute (DPI) and URL Media to host a comprehensive series of workshops geared towards helping students prepare for life after college.
![Howard Center 'Constitutional Sheriffs'](https://cronkite.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1280x720-howard-center-800x450.jpg)
Howard Center investigation examines increasing influence of ‘constitutional sheriffs’ group
The seven-month collaboration between the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting shows the sheriff’s group has been active in at least 30 states.