APPLICATIONS FOR 2023 NOW OPEN
THE DEADLINE TO APPLY WAS JULY 8, 2022.
To download the RFA announcement, click here.
For a preview of the program in development, click here.
THE DEADLINE TO APPLY WAS JULY 8, 2022.
To download the RFA announcement, click here.
For a preview of the program in development, click here.
Thank you for your interest in the 2022 Age Boom Academy, a signature program of the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center and the Columbia Journalism School. The focus of this invitation-only online forum is to train journalists in the complex health, social and economic issues facing an aging population. Applicants from all media (print, broadcast and online) are welcome to apply below. Roughly 30 fellows will be selected to attend. Last year’s Academy was a terrific success and produced well over 100 pieces of coverage. Because the 2022 Academy will be similar in format, please review last year’s program to learn more.
Confirmed speakers include: Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH, Dean, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health; Bruce Shapiro, Director, Dart Center, Columbia Journalism School; MacArthur grantee and Creative Care innovator Anne Basting; AARP policy specialist Susan Reinhard; CEO of Caregiver Action Network John Schall; New Old Age NYT columnist Paula Span; NYT editorial board member Michelle Cottle, and many others. Noted journalists covering aging will assist in the training and include: Rich Eisenberg, Chris Farrell, Kerry Hannon, Carol Hymowitz, and Julia Yarbough.
The 2022 Academy on caregiving and longevity will take place on the following dates with a time commitment roughly as follows:
Confirmed speakers include: Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH, Dean, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health; Bruce Shapiro, Director, Dart Center, Columbia Journalism School; MacArthur grantee and Creative Care innovator Anne Basting; AARP policy specialist Susan Reinhard; CEO of Caregiver Action Network John Schall; New Old Age NYT columnist Paula Span; NYT editorial board member Michelle Cottle, and many others. Noted journalists covering aging will assist in the training and include: Rich Eisenberg, Chris Farrell, Kerry Hannon, Carol Hymowitz, and Julia Yarbough.
The 2022 Academy on caregiving and longevity will take place on the following dates with a time commitment roughly as follows:
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• Thursday, October 13, 11am-1pm ET | 8am-10am PST
• Friday, October 14, 11am-1pm ET | 8am-10am PST • Thursday, October 20, 11am-1pm ET | 8am-10am PST • Friday, October 21, 11am-1pm ET | 8am-10am PST • In addition, there will be roughly three additional hours of time commitment for story clinics, meet-the-caregivers breakouts and 1:1 interviews with expert speakers. |
We gratefully acknowledge that the 2022 Age Boom Academy is made possible by funding from the RRF Foundation for Aging.
For questions or information, please contact:
Caitlin M. Hawke, Associate Director, Programming & Age Boom Project Lead, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center
Phone: (212) 342-4567
Email: ColumbiaAgingCenter@cumc.columbia.edu.
For questions or information, please contact:
Caitlin M. Hawke, Associate Director, Programming & Age Boom Project Lead, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center
Phone: (212) 342-4567
Email: ColumbiaAgingCenter@cumc.columbia.edu.
THE AGE BOOM ACADEMY 2022 APPLICATION FORM
Before beginning your applications, please read carefully: If you are accepted to the Age Boom Academy, INSERT EXPECTATION LANGUAGE (ATTEND AND WRITE) and depending on whether you are an on-staff or freelance journalist, you may need prior approval from your employer to attend all sessions and meet our reporting expectation. Please obtain that prior to filling out the form below.
The goal of the Academy is to generate new reporting on X, and it is required that Fellows produce a minimum of three (3) pieces on the topic in the 6 months following the Academy. When possible, Age Boom Academy should be credited in fellows' pieces.
In questions 1 and 2, please acknowledge that you agree to the Academy expectations. If you have an editor, indicate if you have received provisional approval to participate and to produce stories on caregiving following this Academy.
The goal of the Academy is to generate new reporting on X, and it is required that Fellows produce a minimum of three (3) pieces on the topic in the 6 months following the Academy. When possible, Age Boom Academy should be credited in fellows' pieces.
In questions 1 and 2, please acknowledge that you agree to the Academy expectations. If you have an editor, indicate if you have received provisional approval to participate and to produce stories on caregiving following this Academy.
* IMPORTANT NOTE: A red asterisk indicates a required field. Once you have completed questions 1-26 in this application, make sure to click the "Submit" button at the bottom of the form below. If you are not sent to an acknowledgment page that says "Received!", please examine your responses carefully to make sure you have not omitted a response. Please email columbiaagingcenter@cumc.columbia.edu if you encounter any issues.
After you hit submit, there will be a pause if you are uploading any documents. Wait for the confirmation screen that says "Received!" If you have any problems with this form, don't see the confirmation screen, or wish to receive confirmation that your entry registered, please email us at ColumbiaAgingCenter@cumc.columbia.edu. NOTE: Please make sure to complete all required questions or your application will not register.
After you hit submit, there will be a pause if you are uploading any documents. Wait for the confirmation screen that says "Received!" If you have any problems with this form, don't see the confirmation screen, or wish to receive confirmation that your entry registered, please email us at ColumbiaAgingCenter@cumc.columbia.edu. NOTE: Please make sure to complete all required questions or your application will not register.
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