About RAJI
The Russian-American Journalism Institute—a joint program of Rostov State University, New York University and Ithaca College — brings together educators, journalists and advanced students from Russia and the United States to exchange ideas about how journalism is practiced and taught in both countries.
The Russian-American Journalism Institute provides an opportunity for the exchange of ideas about journalism in Russia and the United States. Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of State, the institute brings together faculty and students from Rostov State University, New York University and Ithaca College and is intended to strengthen the curricula and to improve understanding of international journalism at the schools.
Five educators from Rostov State University traveled to Ithaca College for four months in 2003 to study journalistic methods and education. In the summer of 2003, a team of four faculty members and nine students from NYU and Ithaca College traveled to Rostov State University in Rostov, Russia. There, the U.S. faculty and students worked for one month with faculty and students from Russia.
In the Fall of 2003, two more students from Rostov attended Ithaca College. This Summer, we continue the program by bringing 13 American students to Rostov.
The three-year program will continue to provide exchanges of faculty and students between the United States and Russia. Ultimately, we hope that the institute will continue as a way to examine the journalistic and educational techniques of both countries and to expand contacts about journalism education.
The project directors are Mitchell Stephens, Professor of Journalism at New York University and Christopher Harper, Roy H. Park Distinguished Chair of the School of Communications at Ithaca College.
Professor Stephens may be contacted at mitch.stephens@nyu.edu. Professor Harper may be contacted at christopherharper@verizon.net.
