2025 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Reporting finalists
Sept. 11, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS — The National Scholastic Press Association has named 468 finalists in its popular Individual Awards competition.
The winners will be announced at the NSPA Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Nashville.
After the winners are announced on Nov. 15, a gallery of the winners and honorable mentions will be shared on this website allowing student journalists and advisers to see all of the entries recognized in the competition. Slide shows featuring the winners will also be available for classroom use.
The University of Minnesota’s Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication has joined the National Scholastic Press Association in launching the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion competition.
Stories from all platforms are eligible. Long-form stories, published in print or online, should be accompanied by sidebars, graphics and data. Broadcast packages may also be entered.
Eligible coverage will include but not be limited to race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and other differences.
Winners receive a $500 cash award presented by the Hubbard School.
Congratulations to the finalists in the following contest —
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Reporting
listed by state
Jade Wu
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Journeys Across Borders
May Lin
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Beyond the Spectrum: Sibling Stories
Naomi Hsu
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Child Language Brokers Give a Voice to a Generation
Alicia Bennett, Sofia Matin
Tribe Tribune
Fullerton Union High School, Fullerton, California
LGBTQIA+ Students Grapple with Future Under Trump Policies
Kayla Ling
The Nueva Current
The Nueva School, San Mateo, California
Residing Here in Fear and Faith
Isabella Shory
On the Record
duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky
Fight or Flight
Andrew Flint
The Gator
Brimmer and May School, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
My Journey Through Stuttering
Ibraheem Khan
The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Missouri
Healing the World One Person at a Time
Rozalia Finkelstein, Julia Gwin, James Libresco
Theogony
Alexandria City High School, Alexandria, Virginia
School Districts Under Federal Investigation for Transgender Policies
Zirui Zeng
Le Rouge et le Noir
The Experimental High School, Beijing, China
The Last Users of Xibe