The Humanities Council’s Program in Journalism will launch an innovative reporting seminar based in Athens, Greece, in Summer 2025. “Shockwaves: Climate, Migration, and Culture in Greece,” co-taught by longtime journalist Rachel Donadio (The Atlantic) and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eliza Griswold (Journalism), will combine classroom work with field reporting.
An ancient Mediterranean power and a contemporary gateway between the Global South and Europe, Greece is a small country caught up in large issues, including the pressures of global migration and climate change. Undergraduate students in this five-week seminar will be trained in the best practices of international correspondents, and explore more unconventional methods of storytelling like film, essay, and art.
“By almost any metric, Greece serves as a nexus between the Global South and Europe,” said Griswold, the director of the Program in Journalism. “As such, it provides a critical space at which to do formative fieldwork for young reporters interested in issues of climate, migration and the very real impacts of global political shifts.”
Through on-the-ground reporting and site visits, students will develop fluency in broader themes of economics, culture, and policy and produce articles and multimedia worthy of publication.
The application is now open in the Global Programs System. Priority will be given to students who have completed a journalism course at Princeton, who are considering pursuing a minor in journalism, or who have other journalistic experience.
This course is additionally supported by the Stanley J. Seeger ’52 Center for Hellenic Studies at Princeton.
