E. W. Scripps School of Journalism

E. W. Scripps School of Journalism

Schoonover Center for Communication
Type	Public
Established	1924
Founder	George Starr Lasher
Parent institution	Ohio University Scripps College of Communication
President	Lori Stewart Gonzalez
Dean	Eddith Dashiell
Associate Directors	Dr. Hans Meyer (undergraduate), Dr. Aimee Edmonson (graduate)
Academic staff	30+
Students	820 (approximate)
Address	Schoonover Center, 1 Ohio University , Athens , Ohio , USA
Campus	small city
Buildings	Schoonover Center, Scripps Hall, Sing Tao Center, Radio-Television (RTV), WOUB Building
Affiliations	WOUB (WOUB (AM), WOUB-FM, WOUB-TV)
Website	www.ohio.edu/scripps-college/journalism

The E. W. Scripps School of Journalism is the namesake school of the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University seated in the Schoonover Center for Communication. Founded in 1924, the school has been recognized by The Associated Press and U.S. News & World Report for excellence in instruction and research in the fields of journalism and mass communications. The program has attracted more than $54 million in grants, awards, and investments.^[1] The School of Journalism is accredited by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

In 2013, the school relocated into the former Baker University Center building which was renovated to be the centerpiece of the Scripps College of Communication. The refurbished building features the latest in comms instruction technology and is designed in the form of a large news agency. The school's current director as of March 2020,^[2] Edith Dashiell, joined Ohio University in 1992.