Five working journalists will be among the students who will begin their studies at the Law School this September.
The members of the media will attend Yale as part of the Fellowships in Law for Journalists program, which brings mid-career reporters to the University for a year to improve their understanding of legal and policy issues.
Supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the fellowships offer journalists an opportunity to step back from the pressure of deadlines in order to learn about the law in depth. The journalists receive the foundations of a standard legal education and take elective courses that focus on their areas of interest. Fellows study alongside law students, meet frequently with Law School faculty for informal discussion, and meet as a group with legal experts and speakers who visit Yale. Participants receive a stipend for living expenses, and the Law School provides full-tuition grants to fellows who return to journalism after completing their year of study. Those who complete the course of study earn the Master of Studies in Law degree (M.S.L.).
The participants in this year's fellowship program are Susan Dominus
of New York magazine, Jimmy Golen of the Associated Press, James P.H.
Kanter of The Cambodia Daily, Carolyn Lumsden of The Hartford Courant and
Phyllis Plitch of Dow Jones News Service.
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