Conferences
April 5th - April 6th, 2025
About: The Harvard Crimson's CJS is a two-day event for high school reporters of all experience levels. Participants will engage in workshops, simulations, and seminars led by Crimson Editors and Executives across our content boards. Besides learning from experienced college journalists, students will also have the chance to interact with professional journalists from top publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and more.
Location: Cambridge, MA & Virtual
Early Registration Deadline: March 15th, 2025
Registration Deadline: April 1st, 2025
Crimson Journalism Summit
Past Programs
July 7th - July 16th, 2025
About: The Harvard Crimson's SJA offers high school students an amazing opportunity to learn from current Crimson staff and get acquainted with media and media-adjacent fields. SJA aims to teach high school students the fundamentals of journalism—reporting practices, writing articles, the non-content aspects of running a newspaper—while providing insight on college journalism through current Crimson editors.
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Location: Cambridge, MA & Virtual
Registration Deadline: June 28th, 2025
Summer Journalism Academy
April 16th - May 8th, 2022
About: An integral part of the Harvard academic experience is Expository Writing, which allows students to hone their thinking and writing skills. The Harvard Crimson Scholars program replicates this transformative experience for high school students, empowering students to become stronger writers in an intimate classroom setting. By the end of the program, you’ll understand the fundamentals of rigorous literary analysis, have found a new mentor in a Harvard student, and strengthened your candidacy in the college admissions process.
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Location: Virtual
Harvard Crimson Scholars
March 5th - March 20th, 2022
About: The Business Leadership Academy is an intensive crash course in problem solving and solution generation. Over three action-packed weekends, mentors from The Harvard Crimson’s Business Board and industry professionals from the world’s top consulting firms will teach you how to think through any problem statement to formulate a well-informed, creative, and actionable solution.
Location: Virtual
Registration Deadline: March 4th, 2022
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