Stigler Center seeks applicants for its 12-week program

The Stigler Center Journalists in Residence Program at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business provides a transformative learning experience for journalists from around the world, working in all forms of media.

It aims to shape the next generation of leaders in business reporting. The program will take place over approximately 12 weeks at our Hyde Park campus, during which selected participants audit Chicago Booth classes, participate in events, collaborate with peers, and socialize with the university’s greatest scholars.

Journalists with some years of media experience, proficient English, and an interest in deepening their knowledge and understanding of political economy are encouraged to apply.

The application for the 2024 program is now open. Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. Chicago time on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.

The Spring 2024 program will run from approximately March 11 – June 1, 2024.

Link to learn more: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/education/journalists-in-residence-program

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.