The Chicago Headline Club and the Chicago Headline Club Foundation are on the hunt for the next Les Brownlee Memorial Scholarship recipient, and it could be you or someone you know. We will award $5,000 to one exceptional undergraduate journalism student in Illinois.
Columbia College Chicago Junior Patience Hurston is the recipient of the 2024 Les Brownlee Memorial Scholarship–a $5,000 annual grant given to a Chicago-and-Illinois-area journalism student in honor of Les Brownlee. Hurston is finishing their Junior year at Columbia College Chicago and was just named Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia Chronicle, where they will transition this summer from their role as Copy Chief into the senior leadership job. A proud native Chicagoan who grew up on the South Side and in the South suburbs, they will graduate next year with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism (Magazine & Feature Writing) as part of the Class of 2025.
Award-winning Chicago reporter Carol Marin will be joining the CHC’s Fall Fundraiser on Sept. 28 as moderator to interview New York Times investigative reporter Megan Twohey after a showing of “SHE SAID” at the Music Box Theatre. The fundraiser is being held to benefit the Les Brownlee Memorial Scholarship and media grants for Chicago journalism internships.
Les Brownlee Scholarship applications open
The Chicago Headline Club and the Chicago Headline Club Foundation announced Thursday (June 2) that University of Chicago Junior Yiwen Lu is the recipient of the Les Brownlee Memorial Scholarship–a $5,000 annual grant given to a Chicago-area journalism student in honor of Les Brownlee.
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