Congratulations to the 2021 recipient of the Olivia Barker Memorial Scholarship at Columbia School of Journalism
Enjoyiana Nururdin
Born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, Enjoyiana Nururdin is a philosophical, intellectual, and passionate scholar determined to find the “why” behind everything. Enjoyiana currently serves as the Student Representative for the National Association of Black Journalists and is the Managing Editor for The Black Voice at UW. She also works as a Production’s Assistant and Reporter for the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. Enjoyiana has a myriad of interests that converge somewhere along the lines of African American Political Theory, public opinion, media studies, and identity politics. She is ecstatic to learn more about Politics and Journalism and have to chance to share her passions with the world through Columbia University.
Congratulations to the 2019 recipient of the Olivia Barker Memorial Scholarship at Columbia School of Journalism
Trevin Smith
Trevin Smith, 27, graduated from San Jose State University in 2018, where he majored in journalism and minored in political science. He was born and raised in Castro Valley, California, where at an early age, he fell in love with documentaries while watching them after school. While at SJSU, Trevin interned at NBC Bay Area, where he worked as a content producer, writing and editing stories for the Friday and Sunday night broadcasts. He is honored to attend the Columbia Journalism School where he hopes to take his career to heights he only dreamed of years ago. He hopes to concentrate on learning the art of documentary filmmaking and leave with polished investigative skills. Trevin believes a free press is crucial to a healthy democracy and remains committed to report with the gut and grit it takes to speak truth to power
Former LPC student Trevin Smith’s road towards Columbia
Kirstie Burgess for The Express, Las Positas College
When Trevin Smith was 10, he wanted to act like a grown up. So, he read an article in The New York Times. The writer reported on various issues all while traveling the world. After reading it, he ran into his living room and told his mom that is what he wanted to be when he was an adult: a journalist. His mom brushed it off. But now, he’s doing exactly what he said he wanted to do, and more.