Jay Z’s Roc Nation Partners With Brooklyn’s Long Island University To Launch New School

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Roc Nation Partners With Brooklyn’s Long Island University To Launch New School

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation entertainment company is partnering with Brooklyn’s Long Island University to launch the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment. The new school will begin enrolling students for the fall 2021 semester, and 25% of the incoming freshmen class will receive Roc Nation Hope Scholarships. Hope Scholars will graduate without any debt.

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Jay-Z, who was born and raised in Brooklyn, launched Roc Nation in 2008 and the label has worked with some of the most popular artists in the music industry today, including Rihanna, Alicia Keys, DJ Khaled, J. Cole, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Uzi Vert and more. Roc Nation Sports was founded in 2013 and has many athletes on its roster, including the Ball Brothers, Kyrie Irving, JuJu Smith Schuster, Dez Bryant, and Romelu Lukaku, just to name a few.

Roc Nation’s CEO Desiree Perez spoke about the partnership and called it,

“a true investment in our community and young people in Brooklyn, in New York City, and beyond. We’re excited that The Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment will provide unique insight, knowledge and experiences for students and introduce the world to the next generation of unmatched talent.”

The Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment will offer undergraduate degrees in music, music technology, entrepreneurship and production, and sports management. The school will begin accepting applications this fall for the fall 2021 semester and Roc Nation Hope Scholarship recipients will be selected from a group of academically competitive, need-based first-time freshmen from New York.

In addition to learning from professors, students will also engage with guest artists and lecturers and will gain hands-on experience through internships.

The school will also offer resources to high school students and those younger. Starting in spring 2021, the school will launch summer residential camps for high schoolers and Saturday programs for students ages 10-18 that focus on music and sports management. Those programs will begin in spring 2021 and scholarships will be available for need-based students.

LIU President Dr. Kimberly Cline spoke about the partnership between the college and Roc Nation in a statement,

“Our proximity in and around New York City’s epicenter of music and sports clearly positions us to offer unparalleled experiential learning and access to professional opportunities that will launch students to success.We look forward to joining with Roc Nation to offer an unprecedented educational resource that opens up the entertainment and sports world to a new and eager generation.”

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