25th Anniversary Event

 

In 2001, Steven and Cynthia Brill made a generous donation to launch the Yale Journalism Initiative, which has since benefited from the support of Bob Woodward, Elsa Walsh, Bradley Graham, and Lissa Muscatine. Over the past 25 years, YJI has empowered hundreds of Yale students to become journalists. 

 

To celebrate this milestone, we are hosting an afternoon of panel disucssions with our esteemed alumni, which will be open to the Yale community. Following the panels, we will host dinner for current students and alumni of Yale’s Journalism seminar (English 4460/467).

 

 

DATE: Saturday, March 28, 2026

TIME: Panels from 1 pm to 5:30 pm open to the Yale community, with dinner to follow for current students and alumni of the Journalism seminar (ENGLISH 4460/467)

LOCATION: TBD

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

(In alphabetical order)

Isaac Arnsdorf (YC 2011) - Senior White House reporter for The Washington Post; Winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Reporting

Elaina Plott Calabro (YC 2015) - Staff writer at The Atlantic

Elise Jordan (YC 2004) - Host of MS NOW’s The Weekend Primetime

Zeke Miller (YC 2011) - Deputy White House Bureau Chief for The Associated Press

Aliyya Swaby (YC 2013) - reporter in ProPublica’s South unit covering children, families and social inequality

We will update this site with more speakers and programming info as we have it.  For questions, please contact YJI director Haley Cohen Gilliland at haley.cohengilliland@yale.edu.

TRAVEL INFO:

A block of rooms has been reserved at each of the following hotels for the nights of Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28. To make a reservation, please call the number listed below or make your reservation online.

THE BLAKE HOTEL

+1 203.390.5352  |  Room rate: $249 (plus tax)

Mention that you are part of the Yale Journalism Initiative or use group code PXX. The room block will be held until February 20, 2026.

THE STUDY AT YALE HOTEL

Yale Journalism Initiative Room Block

+1 203.503.3900  |  Room rate: $229 (plus tax)
Mention that you are part of the Yale Journalism Initiative. The room block will be held until March 6, 2026.