The Institute is open to journalism teachers and media advisers and to students who are rising ninth-graders through 12th-graders.
The 2023 Summer Institute will feature the following divisions:
Design
Literary Magazine
News (Newspaper and Online News)
Photojournalism
The Rush Staff
Broadcast News
Yearbook
Advising Student Media
Students will enroll in one of seven divisions. Advisers may enroll in any of those divisions, or they may enroll in the advising division. The Rush staff of up to 12 advanced students will produce the Institute’s official news site, The Rush. Students who participate in broadcast news will produce the Institute’s newscast. The schedule will include instructional sessions for each division, along with additional sessions featuring special guest speakers, award ceremonies, creativity, investigative reporting and leadership boot camps, a trivia challenge and more.
Applications closed.