Rozina Ali (Journalism) was recently awarded the 2026 Robert B. Silvers Prize for Journalism. The prize recognizes “achievement in reporting, long-form political analysis, or commentary,” according to the Silvers Foundation.
“With unflagging stamina, [Rozina] Ali probes conspiracies, deception, betrayal, and political arrogance and entitlement, and never misses a tender detail,” said the judges in their award citation.
As a visiting lecturer in the Humanities Council and Ferris Professor in the Program in Journalism, Ali taught the Fall 2025 seminar “The Media and Social Issues: Challenging the Narrative on Race.” The course explored how the media can reinforce or dispel stereotypes about minority groups.
Ali is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine. She writes about conflict, the Middle East and South Asia, Islamophobia, and immigration in the United States. She is currently writing a book about the rise of Islamophobia in the U.S.
Read the full award announcement on the Silvers Foundation website.
