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Type of site | Online magazine |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founder(s) | Stephanie KaplanAnnie Wang |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2009 |
| Current status | Online |
Content license | Copyright |
Her Campus is anonline magazine targeted at the female college student demographic.
In November 2010,Glamour Magazine honoredHer Campus' founders at itsWomen of the Year Awards ceremony, where they were presented with the Amazing Young Women Award fromChelsea Clinton.[1]
In January 2009, Stephanie Kaplan Lewis, Windsor Hanger Western, and Annie Wang entered the i3 Innovation Challenge sponsored byHarvard Student Agencies, the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard, and the Harvard College Forum. The Challenge rewards business ventures presented by students.[2] The team of women proposed a national online magazine for college women, with student branches at colleges and universities across the United States. After their business plan and proposal received the Harvard Student Agencies Investment Award, they launchedHer Campus magazine.[3] The award secured financial assistance and free office space.[1]
The website was launched in September 2009. The online magazine runs feature articles targeted toward college survival. Hanger Western serves the magazine as the president and publisher, while Kaplan Lewis functions as the CEO andeditor-in-chief. Wang is theChief Technology Officer andcreative director.
The magazine is represented by students at over 380 college campuses in the U.S., Canada, Jamaica, the UK, Japan, and Australia.[4] Each branch has one or two campus correspondents who serve as president and editor-in-chief. These correspondents develops articles and photos for their university.[1]
In 2018, "My Campus" chapters are in South Africa, Puerto Rico, Nigeria, Ireland, India, and Quebec, in addition to the international chapters,[5] and Her Campus Media was named to theForbes magazine"30 under 30" list under the media category.[6]
Support from influential individuals includes board member Cathryn Cronin Cranston, publisher of theColumbia Journalism Review. Additionally,Joanna Coles, U.S. editor-in-chief ofCosmopolitan, serves as a mentor.[1] These partnerships have allowedHer Campus writers to share their articles withSeventeen Magazine andThe Huffington Post.[7]
In May 2019, Her Campus Media acquired the Lala Media Group, Inc., and in August 2019, Her Campus Media acquired College Fashionista.[8]
In addition to the online magazine, Her Campus Media LLC, the owner and operator ofHer Campus, functions as a marketing andpublic relations firm. Its clients have includedNew Balance, Rent the Runway, andJuicy Couture. The firm reports around 100,000 hits daily.[7]
Since the initial launch,Her Campus has been featured or mentioned inThe New York Times,[9]Yahoo Finance,CNN Money, AOL Money College,CBS MoneyWatch,[10]The Boston Globe,U.S. News & World Report,Seventeenmagazine,Business Insider,ABC News Now, and theFOXnetwork affiliate inBoston.[11][12]
Her Conference is an annual summer conference by Her Campus Media that is held in New York City and was once held in Los Angeles in 2019. The conference was launched in 2012 and focuses on teaching female college students more about marketing, journalism, and the media.[13] Past keynote speakers include Jason Waganheim, the publisher and chief revenue officer ofTeen Vogue, and Chandra Turner, the executive editor ofParents magazine andU.S. Ambassador.[14]
College Fashion Week is an annualfashion-showcasing fall event by Her Campus Media which takes place in Boston and New York City. The event was first launched in 2013. Past sponsors of College Fashion Week includePrimark,Ulta Beauty,Acuvue,PopSugar, andStudentUniverse.
As of 2024, Her Campus Chapter Network consists of more than 380 chapters worldwide, with more than 7,500 chapter members.
InfluenceHer Collective is a network ofblogs andvlogs written by female influencers.