Student Work
At AJO, we encourage our students to pitch the stories they write in class to publications around the world. From the Guardian to Eater to New York Magazine to National Geographic to Teen Vogue, our students are routinely getting their work published and building their portfolios while in school. Check it out below.

July 2nd, 2021
Meet New York City’s Director of Nightlife — Yes, That’s a Job

July 1st, 2021
Getting Paid Less To Do The World’s Most Important Job

June 18th, 2021
Businesses bet on Black culture amid demands for racial justice. Now experts warn Juneteenth is next to be whitewashed.

June 1st, 2021
Heeding the Water’s Call

May 17th, 2021
Photo of mom working in bathtub leads to reflection on child care crisis

March 16th, 2021
Biden gives hope to defenders of the Boundary Waters as Chilean mining giant seeks copper, nickel

March 3rd, 2021
Lindsay Rosenberg Is Changing How Pro Cheerleaders Are Seen One Photograph at a Time

February 8th, 2021
Life at Home With the BFF Rock Climbers Redefining the Sport

February 5th, 2021
How the NFL Risks the Health of Cheerleaders, Its Hardest Working, Lowest Paid Women

August 25th, 2020
The Extra Stigma of Mental Illness for African-Americans

July 29th, 2020
The World’s Highest and Fastest Cell Service Could Have Geopolitical Implications

July 29th, 2020
Their painful bond: Black mothers speak out together on their unimaginable loss

July 9th, 2020
How accelerators like Techstars and 500 Startups are helping entrepreneurs build a network and pivot to survive the pandemic and recession

June 12th, 2020
In Key West, protests highlight gentrification of historic Black community

May 23rd, 2020
3 entrepreneurs explain how they pivoted to cocktail kits and to-go spirits to take advantage of changing alcohol laws, serve customers, and keep workers employed

May 18th, 2020
Campaign Staffers for Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and More Share Their Thoughts on 2020

May 14th, 2020
Two Climbers. Best Friends. Only One Ticket to the Olympics.

March 8th, 2020
Women in Labour

How to Protest Safely

Opinion: My self-value used to be tied to my weight. I had to learn to love myself for who I was.