Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Success @newmarkjschool, Jersey girl, explorer 🌎, Eagles fan 🏈🦅 (views/tweets are my own) 🇵🇭🇺🇸
Joined December 2011
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16 May 2025
🎙️ My episode of Mastering The Next on @TeamEnrollify is live! I talked with Dr. Ray Lutzky about how @newmarkjschool is evolving journalism education, centering equity, and preparing students to thrive in a changing media world.
🎧 Listen here: lnkd.in/eK-TGKRk
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16 Sep 2024
Congratulations @brianajournal_ and Marina! The @newmarkjschool is so proud of you -- and thrilled about our partnership with @GuardianUS
16 Sep 2024
Congratulations to Newmark J-School alumni @brianajournal_ and Marina Dunbar!
They have been named Scott Trust Fellows by the @guardian US. Read the announcement. ↓
journalism.cuny.edu/2024/09/…
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21 Aug 2024
Exciting news for @NewmarkJSchool at @CUNY! We’re thrilled to share that over two-thirds of the incoming Class of 2025 will attend tuition-free. #NewmarkJ #journalism #journalismeducation #futureofjournalism #tuitionfreegradschool
21 Aug 2024
A new milestone for @NewmarkJSchool at @CUNY!
Our school is proud to announce that more than two-thirds of the incoming Class of 2025 — who arrived on campus yesterday — will attend tuition-free. #NewmarkJ
Read in full. ↓
journalism.cuny.edu/2024/08/…
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21 Aug 2024
Proud to announce this new milestone in our campaign to make the @newmarkjschool tuition-free by the end of 2026: more than 2/3 of the Class of 2025 will attend on full scholarships! journalism.cuny.edu/2024/08/…
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31 Jul 2024
I’m honored to be in the inaugural class of @CUNY 50 under 50 alums !
My life was set for me long before I was born because of the education my mom received at @BrooklynCollege and I’m eternally grateful for my own @newmarkjschool education ❤️❤️
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3 Aug 2024
Celebrating my second anniversary as the dean of @newmarkjschool, the best journalism school in the world, at #nabj24 in Chicago ❤️ #luckydean #thebestpeople
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4 Aug 2024
Thank you @NABJMonitor for writing about @newmarkjschool’s free tuition campaing 🙏 And thank you @WesleyLowery and @lamthuyvo for your words ❤️ cc. @MaxPatino11 ✨ #NABJ24
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26 Jul 2024
Another @newmarkjschool alum @IndigenousJA conference! Great seeing you @Riogringa! #indigenousmediaconference
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26 Jul 2024
Wrapped up day 1 of the @IndigenousJA conference with amazing documentary screenings and a fabulous reception, and now onto day 2! Already ran into @newmarkjschool alum @Immelty & took our annual @IndigenousJA photo! #indigenousjournalists #indigenousstoriesmatter #oklahomacity
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23 Jul 2024
It’s bittersweet. The @NewmarkJPlus Executive Class of 2024 has graduated!
The year-long program helps media professionals grow as industry leaders so they can continue to shape the field and bring new ideas to their newsrooms.
Congrats to them!
journalism.cuny.edu/j-plus/e…
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Colleen Leigh retweeted
24 Jul 2024
Did you hear the news? Our students won several awards from @spj_tweets this year.
They won in the categories of food/restaurant, sports videography, investigative reporting, and retail/small business journalism. Congrats!
Read their stories here. ↓
spj.org/moe23.asp
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24 Jul 2024
Honored to join this board. @INN does incredibly important work and I am looking forward to supporting @kbmiami’s vision.
24 Jul 2024
We are excited to introduce INN’s newest board member, @gmochkofsky! Graciela is the dean of @newmarkjschool as well as an award-winning journalist, author, teacher, fundraiser and board member of @Rebuild_News.
Learn more about Graciela here: inn.org/news/educator-and-bi…
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25 Jul 2024
Our @CCMNewmarkJ’s Asian Media Initiative is hosting a forum for AAPI journalists to come together and talk about safety and press freedom—ft. panelists @kirannazish, @gabe_rottman, @mad_whitman, and @YemileBucay.
When: July 30 @ 1 pm ET
Where: Virtual
journalism.cuny.edu/events/a…
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Colleen Leigh retweeted
26 Jul 2024
Dean @gmochkofsky has joined @INN's board, where she will bring "the perspective of someone who is training the next generation of journalists and has both a local and a global perspective of the industry."
She brings an invaluable perspective. Cheers!
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Colleen Leigh retweeted
27 Jun 2024
I am back at my former home, @newmarkjschool, for the capstone and graduation of the latest cohort of the News Innovation and Leadership program, which I'm proud to have helped start. These are the leaders we need.
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Colleen Leigh retweeted
3 Jul 2024
Calling all #NewmarkJ alum!
We’ve launched a nine-month paid fellowship with @guardian exclusive to our graduates. If you want to build hands-on skills to cover breaking news and conduct investigations, this is for you.
Learn more at the link below.
journalism.cuny.edu/2024/06/…
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Colleen Leigh retweeted
9 Jul 2024
Who’s going to the annual @NAHJ conference this year? It's going on until Saturday in Hollywood, CA.
The #NewmarkJ community will be there, too. Be sure to look out for admissions director @MaxPatino11, and please don't be shy. Say hello! 👋
nahjconvention.org/
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✨Fellowship opportunity✨
@mcgrawcenter at the @newmarkjschool is offering a fellowship program to support in-depth coverage of business and the global economy. Fellows will receive grants of up to US$15,000.
Deadline: Oct. 6
buff.ly/3IQxziE
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Colleen Leigh retweeted
12 Jul 2024
ICYMI: Newmark J-School announced a fellowship in partnership with @guardian that is exclusive to recent #NewmarkJ graduates. It comes with full benefits and a $65K annual salary.
Alum, shoot your shot and nominate yourself by July 22.
journalism.cuny.edu/2024/06/…
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Colleen Leigh retweeted
12 Jul 2024
All the congratulations to our beloved students @dashiell_allen & @GenesisNDavila who won the @NAHJ's Ñ Award in the Student Print/Online Journalism category for their reporting addressing the invisible economy that finances repatriations of Latinos. #orgullobilingüe #nahj2024
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