Columbia University in the City of New York

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

CSPA is an international student press association, founded in 1925, whose goal is to unite student journalists and faculty advisers at schools and colleges through educational conferences, idea exchanges, textbooks, critiques and award programs.

2021 Scholastic Crowns Announced

CSPA announces Crown Awards for middle school and high school publications produced during the 2019-2020 academic year.

2021 Collegiate Crowns Announced

CSPA announces Crown Awards for collegiate publications produced in the 2019-2020 academic year.

Westbrook Named 2021 NHSJTOY

Additional honors announced for four Distinguished Advisers and four Special Recognition Advisers.

Summer Journalism Workshop

Register now for CSPA’s VIRTUAL Summer Journalism Workshop, with eight different classes offered over 5 weeks in June and July 2021.

2018 Yearbook Crowns

2018 Magazine Crowns

2018 News Crowns

2018 Digital Crowns

What's Current

SUMMER JOURNALISM WORKSHOP 2021
8 courses/5 weeks | All virtual
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CSPA EVENTS
On campus in-person events for Spring 2021 have been canceled due to COVID restrictions. We are exploring options for a hybrid of in-person and virtual offerings for November 2021.

Please follow CSPA on social media for updates on continuous virtual programming in the Spring and Fall. Thank you for your continued support of CSPA!

Important Dates and Deadlines

Apply for Teacher of the Year

January 29, 2021