Media, Culture, and Communication

Office of Graduate Studies

Believe it or not, it's time to prepare for Spring registration! Learn more about registration instructions and exciting events & opportunities below.

Spring 23 Registration

Spring course schedules will go live Monday, 10/17, while the registration period will open Monday, 11/14. Learn more about registration instructions to have your advisor hold removed.

Postman Graduate Conference

Oct 27 & 28
Join MCC doctoral students as they host this annual conference featuring guest scholars and graduate student presenters, including MA student Nansong Zhou! The conference takes place online and in person; please see conference schedule for details and registration.

50 Years of MCC

It's been 50 years since the inception of the department by Neil Postman. Learn more about the department's past and present in this new website.

Free NY Times and Wall Street Journal subscriptions

Did you know? NYU Libraries offers subscription access to the digital versions of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal free of charge for students and faculty! For more information for new subscribers or existing subscribers, see here.

Professional Development Opportunities

MCC Alumni Mentor Program

The MCC Mentor Program pairs MCC Seniors and MA students with MCC alumni from media, non profits, academia, the entertainment industries, cultural institutions and more.

During Fall open enrollment, eligible students will be invited to submit an application. The program is designed to span Fall/Spring semesters.

To sign up for the MCC Mentor Program, join the NYU Violet Network page here. For more information about the mentorship program, see the MCC Alumni Mentor page.

Annual NYU Entrpreneurs Festival

Friday, October 14 1-6pm

The 11th Annual NYU Entrepreneurs Festival celebrates NYU founders through an exciting keynote, panel, and Demo Day! Over 500 members of the NYU startup community will come together to connect, collaborate, and celebrate entrepreneurship across the University. Details and RSVP

Find Your Voice in Academic English:
A Writing Workshop for International and EAL Students

October 21 | 1:00PM, Pless 340

Learning a new language means learning to think and express oneself in that language, which comes along with a whole new culture that you also need to learn about. Expressing yourself in writing, especially in a second language other than your native language can be difficult, and it can be even more challenging to try to write within the confines of academic writing. This interactive workshop will provide guidelines for the ins and outs of academic writing, focusing on the common challenges faced by EAL students trying to navigate through this process. It will also detail how the Steinhardt Writing Center can provide assistance in your academic journey. Come bearing questions, and we will discuss how to get to the answers. To register for this workshop, click here.

Job Openings

Media Editor/Project Mentor Opportunity

The Environmental Media Lab at Princeton University is seeking to fill an hourly position for an editor/producer/maker who has a specialty in audio and video storytelling. The ideal candidate will have experience with field recording, interviewing, and editing and will be able to mentor lab members in the same.

Our team at Princeton includes postdoctoral researchers, graduate and undergraduate students, and collaborators from a wide range of fields—including geoscience, water science, environmental history, environmental literature, and the visual and interactive media arts. The lab currently has a suite of Zoom H6 recorder kits, a two-person studio quality podcasting set-up, Canon DSLR cameras, and Apple Pro desktops loaded with the Adobe Creative Suite. Knowledge of or the ability to learn the Descript platform is vital.

This is an hourly position with a salary of $25 hour or more, depending on experience. It is anticipated to be 6-10 hours/week starting as soon as possible for an initial period of six months. The ability to work in person 3-4 days per month in Princeton is ideal. Otherwise the position can be remote.

To apply, please submit a brief cover letter/cover email, current resume/CV, and a link to a few relevant work samples to Professor Allison Carruth at acarruth@princeton.edu.

International Student Career Series:

Networking for International Students Workshop

10/25 | 9:30-10:30am (Virtual)

Learn some networking tips to help you feel more comfortable! Research shows that 80% of jobs come from networking so it is important to know the basics so that you can network whenever there is an opportunity. To register for this event, click here.