New York University — Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute

Degrees offered

The Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, housed in NYU's Faculty of Arts and Science, offers an undergraduate journalism program and graduate degrees across ten concentrations, including Literary Reportage (an MFA), Cultural Reporting and Criticism, Business and Economic Reporting, Science, Health and Environmental Reporting, and an online American Journalism master's degree. Joint M.A. programs are available with area studies departments including Africana Studies, French Studies, and Near Eastern Studies.

Programs and emphasis

The Institute treats journalism as part of the liberal arts tradition rather than a purely vocational discipline, organizing small, distinct graduate cohorts each with a tailored curriculum. Students publish through platforms including PressThink, First Amendment Watch, Pavement Pieces, and ScienceLine.

History

In 2008, NYU's Faculty of Arts and Science renamed its Department of Journalism the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, honoring Arthur L. Carter, founder of The New York Observer and the Litchfield County Times, who had taught as an adjunct professor of philosophy and journalism at NYU. Carter died December 7, 2025, at age 93. Brooke Kroeger, department chair since 2005, was appointed the Institute's first director.

Key faculty and leadership

Brooke Kroeger: First director of the Institute (2008), previously department chair since 2005.
Robert S. Boynton: Associate Director of the Institute and director of its Literary Reportage concentration.
Arthur L. Carter: Institute namesake and founder-benefactor.

Location and contact info

Address
20 Cooper Square, Sixth Floor
New York, NY 10003
Phone
212-998-7980
Website
https://journalism.nyu.edu