Are you an early-career or aspiring journalist interested (even just a little) in covering colleges and universities? If so, you should apply for our spring reporting internship. The Chronicle is the premier source for news about higher education. We've been around since 1966, and more than a million people read us online every month. Click these links to see we've turned out recently.

As an intern you'd be a full-time reporter in our newsroom, in Washington, D.C. We hire three interns per cycle (spring, summer, and fall). Click these links our past interns' work. Internships typically involve working Monday to Friday during normal business hours, so they are not designed for full-time students. If you're taking one or two courses this spring, email our internship coordinator ( ), and we can discuss whether our program will work for your schedule.

The program is open to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates. Some past newspaper experience, be it college or professional level, is required.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. Is it paid?

A. Yes, you'd make $700 a week before taxes.

Q. What are the internship's dates?

A. Roughly from January to May. For the spring 2022 semester, start and end dates are flexible.

Q. Do I need to live in Washington, D.C.?

A. Typically, most Chronicle staff members work in our D.C. office. As of November 2021, we are still working from home, and no definite date has been set for a return to the office. For the spring of 2022, we have some flexibility.

Q. What's the deadline?

A. Our deadline for the spring 2022 internship is more flexible than usual, but please apply as soon as possible. We plan to conduct interviews by December 1 .

Q. Sounds great. How do I apply?

A. To apply, please submit one PDF that contains a cover letter, resume, five clips, and three references along with your application. Tell us about yourself and what you're looking to accomplish through the internship. Most importantly, tell us what you can offer, and why you want to bring it to The Chronicle . Send us five examples of what you're capable of. They can be articles, links to articles, links to videos or multimedia projects, audio projects, or any other kind of reporting project. Specify the publication and the publication date.

Please limit the cover letter and resume to one page, and ensure you provide both the phone number and email addresses for your references. Our intern-selection committee will read every application and identify a list of finalists. Finalists will be interviewed by phone, and soon after we will make our final decisions.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, The Chronicle of Higher Education has taken appropriate measures to ensure the safety of its staff members. We are currently working remotely with a focus on the safety, health, and wellbeing of our employees. This role will begin remotely until it is safe to return to the office and then may be based out of our Washington, DC office.Our salaries arecompetitivewith excellent benefits including five weeks of annual paid vacation.

The Chronicle is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we arecommittedto creating a diverse work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.