ACEJMC recommends re-accreditation

The IU School of Journalism has been recommended for re-accreditation by a site team from the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. The team reported that the school successfully passed all nine standards.

“I’m proud of what all the students, staff and faculty in Ernie Pyle Hall have accomplished, and I’m pleased to see that the accreditation team believes the School of Journalism meets all of the national standards,” said Dean Brad Hamm. “Our goal is to make this journalism school among the very best in the nation.”

The council accredits 110 schools of journalism across the country. More than two-thirds of the schools reviewed in the past two years were found non-compliant in at least one standard.

The team commended the school in seven areas:
Strong finances and endowment

• Well-regarded faculty
• Engaged, focused students
• Energetic dean with a focus on outreach
• Good relations with strong student media
• Strong financial support for student travel
• Good use of the school’s ties to Roy Howard and Ernie Pyle, their papers and artifacts.

The team recommended improvement in these areas:

• Continuing the trend of increasing diversity among students, faculty and staff.
• Focusing on multimedia and emerging technologies
• Hiring of additional full-time faculty to meet the needs of the growing student body
• Exploring additional classroom, office and studio space
• Bolstering relationship with IUPUI program

The accrediting council will make a final decision in May. Unlike in some academic areas, accreditation in journalism is a choice and some outstanding programs choose not to participate. However, IU’s journalism program has been accredited since 1948.

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