Nominations are now being accepted for the New England Newspaper & Press Association’s “New England Journalism Educator of the Year” award.
The award recognizes a professor at a university or college in our six-state region who is doing outstanding work in preparing aspiring journalists who will lead our newspaper organizations into the future. Each college in New England is entitled to submit one nomination for the award.
We’d be very pleased to include a professor from your school in this year’s competition. Simply write a letter in support of someone on your staff who is doing extraordinary work with journalism students. To see the previous recipients, please click here. Please explain why you think your nominee merits special recognition, and feel free to provide examples or supporting material if appropriate. Also, please provide contact information for your nominee, so that we can follow up with questions and notify them if they are selected.
Entries are free; please fill out the entry form to enter your nominee for the award and upload a PDF of your nomination letter and supporting materials.
Don’t hesitate to let us know if questions come up or if you need further information to submit your nomination. If there is someone else in your department who should be notified about this, please forward us the appropriate person’s contact information or simply pass along this note.
Thanks very much, we’re looking forward to reading the nomination letters and learning about the wonderful work that journalism professors in New England are doing. Until we’re back in touch, very best regards!
Judging will take place in August. Winners will be notified in September.
All awards will be presented at the 2025 Fall Leadership Conference in Northampton, MA, on September 25-26, 2025, at the Hotel Northampton.
This event also recognizes the very best editorial work produced in New England, including New England Newspaper of the Year, New England First Amendment Award, Journalist of the Year, Allan B. Rogers Editorial Award, Bob Wallack Community Journalism Award, Publick Occurrences Awards, A-Mark Prizes and The Cornerstone Award.
For further information or questions, contact students@nenpa.com.