The Howard University Multicultural Media Academy (HUMMA) has organized workshops for high school students since 1975.
Top-Notch Faculty
Sessions in HUMMA are taught by faculty with over 100 years in combined experience covering stories that matter most to minority communities.
Industry Experts
We invite topic experts to share years of experience that open the minds of our young scholars — interacting with reporters with stories in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, WUSA9, The Washington Post, ABC News, Spectrum News, Ebony Magazine, Essence Magazine, CNN, The Washington Informer among others.
Responsive Curriculum
Just like the news cycle, our curriculum adapts to the news of the day, ensuring our scholars are exposed — with careful guidance — to often complicated news narratives
Our program is delivered at no cost to our accepted scholars!
Sponsored in part by the Center for Journalism and Democracy, the Dow Jones News Fund, the Freedom Forum and Hearst Television.
Summer 2026
Dates: Dates Coming Soon
Cathy Hughes School of Communications Building A
on the historic campus of Howard University, Washington, D.C.
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Each day, we meet from 10:00am – 4:00pm.
A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
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Applications Open Soon!
Check back mid-February.
Application details to come.
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The 2026 program is not a residential program.
Please email us at humediaacademy@howard.edu with any questions. We will get back to you within 48 – 72 hours.
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Scholars should bring notebooks, pens, a laptop (if available) and a fully charged cell phone each day.
If the scholar does not have a laptop, please let us know!