Former CNN correspondent mentors next generation of journalists

Each week, Leyla Santiago drives four hours from her home in Virginia to teach at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. In her classes, she shares what she’s learned in her broadcast career, but she focuses most on being a mentor.

“I love mentorship. I hope students can maybe see a little bit of themselves in me because I certainly see a little bit of myself in them,” Santiago said. “I’m grateful to have an opportunity like this. I don’t take it lightly. I hope that there’s a little bit of a seed being planted that’s beyond me or beyond that student.”

Santiago tailors her mentoring to each student’s interests.

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