Prof. Glenn Lewis officially unveiled the Bachelor of Arts in Journalism degree program at York College in Jamaica, Queens at a March 9th reception for students, guests, and the community press. Lewis, who serves as director of the new English Department program, also teaches feature writing and narrative journalism at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.

Claudia Cruz, a Class of 2008 graduate of the CUNY J-School, wrote this account for The Queens Courier: York launches journalism major

YourNabe.com, which features local news about Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, ran this story: York College introduces new major in journalism

Listen to a WBAI Radio Evening News interview with Prof. Glenn Lewis about the new York journalism program:

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