{"id":506,"date":"2023-06-04T17:23:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T17:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2026\/?page_id=506"},"modified":"2026-08-02T17:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T22:21:25","slug":"academics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2026\/academics\/","title":{"rendered":"Academics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tKeeping in flight\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist John H. White inspired cherubs through stories, photographs and compassion.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFinding laughter in lessons\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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When instructors add humor to journalism lectures, cherubs stay engaged.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe different, inspiring ways to be a journalist\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Cherubs are more certain about their future careers in journalism after attending lectures and workshops with instructors who inspire them.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tA noteworthy experience\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Whether taking hand-written or typed notes, cherubs absorbed insightful information during lectures.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCherubs gain perspectives from around the world\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Cherubs provides an opportunity for students to learn from different perspectives around the world.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUkrainian cherubs share stories of war, resilience and truth\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Students recount life during Russia\u2019s invasion, urging peers to stay informed and understand Ukraine.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHoward Reich\u2019s lecture demonstrates journalism\u2019s power\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Reich\u2019s documentary highlighted patience, ethical reporting and respectful storytelling through family history.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMovie nights turn theater into classroom\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Cherubs learned fundamental lessons in journalism from an unlikely source: movies.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tLISTEN: Spit List cards spark smiles\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Listen to how cherubs gathered on Sunday to write messages to staff and fellow cherubs. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tStudent journalists take lessons home\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Students reflect on the most important things they learned in the program, taking them back to their schools as prized souvenirs.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tInstructor feedback helps writers find their footing\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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After the initial shock, constructive criticism gives way to better journalism.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Students learned to write stories quickly, while managing their free time.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tLast cherub standing: AP Style Battle brings the heat\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Cherubs competed in an AP style showdown to crown the clean-copy champion.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tContinuing the green pen legacy\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Instructor John Kupetz’s editing influences generations of students, from former cherubs who now teach to those learning today.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPolitics lectures cement journalistic values\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Lectures inspired students to report with fairness and use the First Amendment.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBeyond the byline\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Cherubs used Sunday clubs to experiment with different mediums of journalism and styles of writing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tLISTEN: From Fisk Hall to the White House\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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New York Times White House correspondent and 2012 cherub Tyler Pager shared his White House tales.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"ppma_author":[528],"class_list":["post-506","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506"}],"version-history":[{"count":142,"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12928,"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/506\/revisions\/12928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}