Purchase College to Welcome Guernica Magazine to Campus

From Purchase College: Guernica Magazine and Purchase College, SUNY have announced that the two entities will be entering into an exciting partnership, the first of its kind for both organizations.

Starting this fall, the College, which is well known for its dedication to creative inquiry and its integration of liberal arts and sciences with the arts, will welcome Guernica on campus, where the magazine will open a second office. This partnership will enable the staff of the magazine to collaborate with faculty members and students on upcoming multi-media projects for publication.

The partnership will offer undergraduates and graduate students a unique opportunity to work on a professional high-level magazine as interns or fellows. In addition, several students from a wide range of studies including journalism, environmental studies, creative writing, photography, and new media will be invited to participate in a variety of ways. Students may have the opportunity to participate editorially, as research assistants, content creators, web and graphic designers, video editors, and marketing and social media assistants, among other tasks.

Guernica’s upcoming editorial projects will include Dispatches from the Frontlines of Climate Change. Paired with rich multimedia this ongoing series of dispatches from a diverse group of reporters will take readers into the heart of communities on the frontlines of climate change.

Interns and fellows will each be paired with an editor who will serve as a mentor, guiding them in producing at least one polished piece for publication over the course of their training.

Of the partnership, School of the Arts Dean Ravi Rajan said, “Guernica Magazine has provided a voice for the cultural/political intersection worldwide. Since its founding, Purchase College’s community has been dedicated to exploring public and political issues through their studies. The opportunity to engage these topics through written, aural, and visual media in a journal extends the great work of the people at Purchase to an even broader audience.”

Ross Daly, chair of the School of Humanities at Purchase College said, “Guernica Magazine has produced some of the most innovative and exciting coverage of politics and the arts we’ve seen in recent years. The chance for the Purchase community — especially our students — to work with the staff of Guernica is pivotal, and will foster collaboration across the disciplines on campus.”

Guernica publisher Katherine Rowland said, “Purchase College’s focus on the arts makes the school a natural partner for Guernica. With our commitment to diversity and fostering the next generation of publishing talent, we welcome the opportunity to collaborate with students and faculty across disciplines in producing innovative new media.”

In addition to formal internships and fellowships, Guernica staff will hold two workshops per semester on the Purchase College campus on topics such as narrative nonfiction writing, reporting a feature, interview skills, and approaching sensitive subjects.

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