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Writing, Journalism, Media & Publishing

Welcome to the Writing, Journalism, Media & Publishing Career Community! Find resources and opportunities to launch your career in Writing, Journalism, Media & Publishing and learn about the many different areas students can pursue in these fields. Browse this Community for career advice blogs, available career opportunities, and explore the resources to help you build your career and beyond.

Wesleyan Summer Grants: Funding for Fine Arts, Music & Journalism/Digital Media Opportunities

Wesleyan Summer Grants are awarded through the Gordon Career Center to support students who are pursuing no- or low-pay career-related experiences over the summer. Applications open annually at the start of the spring semester and funds are awarded up to …

By Sarah McNamara
Sarah McNamara Associate Director for Employer Relations
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How to Create an Online Portfolio (Even When You Don’t Have Work Experience)

You don’t need professional work experience to have a great online portfolio. If you’ve written articles for the school newspaper, conducted research for a class, developed a video game in an extracurricular, or did some graphic design on your own …

By Forage
Showcase your skills. Find your career fit.
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The Everything Guide to a Career in Editing

I grew up near a small bookstore that always stocks at least two or three times as many books as what reasonably fits in the space. So they stack all the overflow in front of the shelves, two or three …

By The Muse
Expert advice to answer your career questions.
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Featured Courses

PHIL 275 – Calderwood Seminar in Public Writing: Writing for Social Justice

One of the greatest strengths of learning philosophy is that it helps us become better thinkers and clearer communicators. In…

MUSC 249 – Music Journalism and Public Musicology

As listening modes have transformed over recent decades, so too have the ways audiences read and write about music. This…

ENGL 292 – Techniques of Nonfiction

In this course, we will learn how to craft and revise short pieces of nonfiction writing that draw on our…

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