TROY student awarded fellowship by Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University

Emily Mosier, a student in Troy University’s Hall School of Journalism and Communication (HSJC), has accepted a fellowship with the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University’s (ASU) Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix, Arizona.

Mosier, a senior from New Hope, Florida, double majored in English and multimedia journalism. She plans to pursue her master’s degree in investigative journalism at ASU.

The fellowship is comprehensive and will cover Mosier’s tuition, fees, health insurance premiums and award $15,000 per semester for three semesters. The Cronkite School is known as one of the top journalism schools in the U.S., and it home to Pulitzer Prize-winning faculty and alumni.

Mosier says that her long-term career goal is to work as a reporter for a national media organization.

“I especially have an interest in investigative reporting and data journalism, so I truly feel this fellowship will get me one step closer to those dreams,” she said. “I hope the large city and the intense nature of the program will provide me with invaluable networking and publishing opportunities as I begin my journey outside of Troy.”

A first-generation college student, Mosier says that she is extremely indebted to the HSJC and the excellent education that she received at TROY. She also credits her mentors who encouraged her to pursue the stories that she wanted to tell, all while serving as the Editor-in-Chief of The Tropolitan and a producer for Troy Public Radio.

“As a freshman at Troy, journalism was not my major and it certainly was not on my radar,” she said. “However, once I began writing for The Tropolitan, it opened a whole new world for me. Since then, the amazing faculty here have helped me grow professionally and personally, and I can’t imagine myself pursuing anything else.

“I genuinely cannot express how amazing Troy’s journalism program is,” Mosier said. “When I received this fellowship offer, I became very emotional. I knew I had been accepted into the program at the end of last year but did not think I would be offered their best fellowship. It’s truly an honor, and I’m so excited for this next step.”

During her time at TROY, Mosier was a member of TROY’s Speech and Debate team and placed in several tournaments alongside her peers. She was also inducted into four honor societies, Omicron Delta Kappa, Lambda Pi Eta Sigma Tau Delta and Phi Kappa Phi, and named to Troy University’s “The 87” in 2023.

Mosier has won several awards and earned recognition for her work in student journalism, they are as follows :

2025 Troy University Honors Convocation