Joshua Mills

Joshua Mills

Professor Emeritus

Weissman School of Arts and Sciences

Department: Journalism & Writing Profess

Areas of expertise: News editing and reporting, interviewing

Email Address: joshua.mills@baruch.cuny.edu

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In 2024, Joshua Mills retired after 24 years at Baruch College. He had previously taught for seven years at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and for a decade at N.Y.U.  

A proud CUNY graduate, he earned a B.A. and M.A. at City College of New York after graduating from Stuyvesant High School in 1963. 

“I’m particularly grateful for the wonderful students with whom I worked,” he said. “Many became superb journalists, and one (only one, so far!) , the late Mike McAlary, won a Pulitzer Prize --  for the New York Daily News in 1998, for reporting on police abuse of immigrants.” 

Mills entered journalism in 1966 as a reporter for the Camden (NJ) Courier-Post, was a reporter and rewriteman at the Newark Star Ledger, then joined the Associated Press in 1968. He was the lead reporter that year on AP’s coverage of the student protests and police riot at Columbia University, and in 1969 was the lead reporter at the Woodstock music festival. He  subsequently worked as a rewriteman at the New York Post, a columnist at the New York Daily News and then an editor and writer at The New York Times for a decade. His articles have appeared in Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, New York, Esquire, Playboy, Boys’ Life, TV Guide and the Columbia Journalism Review. With Peter Fornatale, he wrote Radio in the Television Age. He also worked as a writer and editor for several radio and television documentaries. 

Mills was long involved in training journalists, with the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, the Dow Jones News Fund and as the U.S. director of the Bertelsmann Summer Academy, a training program for German business journalists. He served on the boards of SABEW and the New York Financial Writers Association.  

 

Education

(24 credits toward Ph.D.), English/Literature, SUNY/Stony Brook,

M.A., English Literature, CUNY/ City College

B.A., Political science/history, CUNY/ City College

Artistic and Creative Activities

Mills, J., & Fornatale, P. (1981). Radio in the Television Age. California Museum of Science and Industry.

Books

Mills, J., & N/A, F. A. (2017). Maya Healers: A Thousand Dreams. (p. 220). New Delhi, India, Nirala Publications .

Owsley, H. F., Mills, J., & Kaufman, P. S. (2015). Equity Holders Under Siege. (p. 240). Washington, D.C., U.S. , Beard Books.

Owsley, H. F., Mills, J., & Kaufman, P. S. (2013). Distressed Investment Banking: To the Abyss and Back. (p. 219). Washington, D.C., U.S. , Beard Books.

Mills, J., & Jacobs, D. (2013). Estate Planning Smarts, 4th edition. New York NY, US, DJWorking Unlimited.

Mills, J., & Jacobs, D. L. (2009). Estate Planning Smarts. (p. 359). New York NY, United States, DJ Working Unlimited.

Mills, J., Curtin, K., & Oliver, S. L. (2005). Giving Thanks: Thanksgiving Recipes and History, from Pilgrims to Pumpkin Pie. (p. 192). New York NY, United States, Clarkson Potter Publishers.

Mills, J., Scott-Morgan, P., Hoving, E., & Van Der Slot, A. (2000). The End of Change: How a Company Can Sustain Growth and Innovation While Avoiding Change Fatigue. (p. 312). New York NY, United States, McGraw-Hill.

Mills, J., & Harbison, J. (1998). Smart Alliances. (p. 290). San Francisco Calif, United States, Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Mills, J., Harbison, J., & Pekar, P. E. (1998). Smart Alliances. (p. 374). San Francisco, Calif. , United States, Simon & Schuster/Jossey-Bass, Project Editor. (1998)..

Mills, J., & Ginsberg, B. E. (1998). The Taste for Living Cookbook: Mike Milken's Favorite Recipes for Fighting Cancer. Santa Monica, California, United States, The Association for the Cure of Cancer of the Prostate/Time Life Education .

Mills, J., Scott-Morgan, P., & Maira, A. E. (1996). The Accelerating Organization: Embracing the Human Face of Change . (p. 306). New York NY, United States, McGraw-Hill.

Mills, J., & Fornatale, P. (1980). Radio in the Television Age. (p. 212). New York, N.Y , Viking/Overlook.

Journal Articles

Mills, J., & Ungarino, R. (2018). R/GA: Creator of Never-Ending Change. Graphis, 356. 10.

Mills, J. (1981). Juvenile Journalism. Columbia Journalism Review, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism ,

Book Chapters

Mills, J. (2004). Three Yards and a Cloud Dust: the Small-Bore Approach to Globilization. (pp. 65-73). New York: Crown. MBA in a box: Practical Ideas from the Best Brains in business.

Mills, J. (1998). Enter Television: On the Air: 40 Years That Shaped the Sound of America. (pp. 13-15). San Francisco. UN/Miller Freeman.

(1982). Americas Mass Media: Industries and Issues,. (pp. 240-249). New York. Random House.

Media Contributions

Mills, J. E., & Roth, A. S. (2019). Trump vs. Obama: Who had best 2-year stock market gains?.

Mills, J., & Mathews, J. E. (2019). ‘Time for a new start’ as Bob Oros takes reins at HighTower.

Mills, J., & Mathews, J. E. (2019). With HSA changes, here's how to find the best option for clients B.

Mills, J., & Roth, A. S. (2019). What I, and millions of others, owe Jack Bogle.

Mills, J., & King, G. C. (2019). Are smaller advisory firms facing extinction? Maybe not.

Mills, J., & Schiavo, A. E. (2018). Rockefeller poaches Merrill Lynch managing director to run San Francisco office.

Mills, J., & Salinger, T. (2018). From sealed transcripts, the inside saga of LPL Financial’s largest termination ever.

Mills, J., & Allocca, S. (2017). A new approach to hedging concentrated stock holdings – without diversifying.

Mills, J., & Roth, A. S. (2016). Fund Exprenses Don't Matter? Not so Fast!.

Mills, J., & Marsh, A. (2014). Could Planners Stem the Military Suicide Rate?, (May 2014).

Mills, J., & Bryant, A. (1995). Giving Buyers What They Want, (298).

Mills, J. (1995). Imagine the Virtual Studio.

DEMAURO, L. (1993). Computers in Preschool.

Mills, J. E. (1987). Hockey's Big Brother Act.

Mills, J. E. (1981). Rediscovering the value of hard work.

Mills, J. E. (1979). Paul Butterfield: Better Days for a Bluesman .

Mills, J., & Fornatale, P. (1977). TV -- for Ears Only.

Mills, J. E. (1974). Half Crazed, Half Dazed.

Mills, J. E. (1974). Session Man.

Mills, J. E. (1973). Jim Croce, 1943-1973.

Presentations

Mills, J. (2016, March 9). Covering Nonprofits. The Nonprofit World. Baruch College: School of Public Affairs, Baruch College.

Other Scholarly Works

Mills, J., & Viladas, P. (2018). The Secret in a Brooklyn Apartment. F16-17.

Mills, J., & Walker, K. (2017). The Contest That Defines a Championship in Auto Racing. 3.

Mills, J., & Walker, K. (2017). Innovation Rolls Out of Le Mans Garage 56. 2.

Mills, J., & Walker, K. (2017). Le Mans Is Also 24 Hours of Research and Development. 2.

Mills, J., & Mohn, T. (2017). The (Mostly) Safe Golf Cart. 2.

Mills, J., & Bergman, J. (2017). Off Shanghai's Beaten Paths. 2.

Mills, J., & Schupak, A. (2017). The Long Game in Turkey. 3.

Mills, J., & Loos, T. (2017). The Ultimate Archive: Images by the Million. 34.

Mills, J., & Negroni, C. (2017). Layovers That Give Travelers a Break and Hub Cities a Boost. 3.

Mills, J., & Negroni, C. (2017). If Pilot and Tower Can’t Grasp Each Other, Disaster May Lurk. 2.

N/A, J., & Dobrzynski, J. (2016). All That Korean Art Is There for a Reason. F13.

Mills, J., & Hanc, J. (2016). Home Sweet Home Museum Changes Its Tune. F28.

Mills, J., & Strauss, R. (2016). In Philadelphia, George Washington Slept Here — and Here. F36.

Mills, J., & Loos, T. (2016). Jackson Pollock, a Chance Encounter and a Multimillion-Dollar Foundation. F24.

Mills, J., & Strauss, R. (2016). Life in the Slow Lane, Still a Draw for Heritage Fans. F22.

Mills, J., & Dobrzynski, J. (2016). Rediscovering Daubigny, an Unsung Influence on the Impressionists. F18.

Mills, J., & Phillips, B. (2016). Marketers' Dilemma: Ads for Old and Young.

Mills, J., & Carrns, A. (2016). Health Savings Accounts: Unloved, but Worthwhile. 4.

Mills, J., & Hanc, J. (2016). Teaching Professors to Become Better Teachers. 2.

Mills, J., & Saul, S. (2016). Food Pantries Address a Growing Problem at Colleges. 1.

Mills, J., & Phillips, B. (2016). A 23-Foot-Tall Air Purifier Gets a Tryout in Smoggy Beijing. 2.

Mills, J., & Spurgeon, B. (2016). Why Some Drivers Are Hired, Despite Their Records. 3.

Mills, J., & Spurgeon, B. (2016). The 1970 Mexican Grand Prix Was One of Passion and Chaos. 2.

Mills, J., & Spurgeon, B. (2016). Mexico’s Formula One Evokes Go-Karts at Slippery Speeds. 3.

Mills, J., & Spurgeon, B. (2016). For Race Fans in Mexico, Native Sons on Overlapping Paths. 2.

Mills, J., & Pollack, B. (2016). Think You Know China? ‘Tales of Our Time’ Will Make You Think Again. 3.

Mills, J., & Sheets, H. (2016). The Gallery Invasion: More Foreign-Based Businesses Extend to U.S.. 3.

Mills, J., & Loos, T. (2016). Residencies Offer Artists a Place to Stretch and Commune. 3.

Mills, J., & Levere, J. (2016). Challenging Boundaries With Her Naked Body. 2.

Mills, J., & Fabrikant, G. (2016). At the Getty, Mosaics Testify to Aspirations in the Ancient Roman Empire. 2.

Mills, J., & Loos, T. (2016). Stretching the Matrix for Museum Diversity. F26.

Mills, J., & Sullivan, P. (2016). Entrepreneurial Insight: Choices That Led to Wealth. 4.

Mills, J., & Wasik, J. (2016). Why Trading in Retirement Is a Bad Idea. 1.

Mills, J., & Beato, G. (2015). Searching Deeper on Online Video. 2.

Mills, J., & Murray, N. (2015). YouTube’s Young Viewers Are Becoming Its Creators. 2.

Mills, J., & Negroni, C. (2015). A Room With a View of the Runway.

Mills, J., & Hanc, J. (2015). In a Car-Obsessed City, Learning to Love Mass Transit.

Mills, J., & Negroni, C. (2015). Traditional Geishas Entertain Western Guests.

Mills, J., & De Aenile, C. (2015). Balancing Costs and Competition.

Mills, J., & Scott, M. (2015). Europe Looks Offshore for Wind Power. 2.

Mills, J., & Speace, A. (2015). My Biggest Financial Lesson.

Mills, J., & Loos, T. (2015). "Argentine Brashness on the Miami Arts Scene". 2.

Mills, J., & Beato, G. (2015). "The Creative Engines of Space-Age Car Culture". 2.

Mills, J., & Yee, A. (2015). Catching Waves and Turning Them Into Electricity. 2.

Mills, J., & Johnson, S. (2014). The End of Our Financial Illusions.

Mills, J., & Tyson, L. d. (2014). Opportunity for All and Social Innovation: Obama's Policy Agenda.

Mills, J., & Reinhardt, U. (2014). Congress and the Belief That Human Life Is Priceless.

Mills, J., & Folbre, N. (2014). The Front-Runners of Wall Street.

Mills, J., & Johnson, S. (2014). A New Look at Big-Bank Subsidies.

Mills, J., & Reinhardt, U. (2014). The Dollar Value of an Extra Year of Life.

Mills, J., & Folbre, N. (2014). Helping Low-Income Children Succeed.

Mills, J., Boone, P., & Johnson, S. (2014). The Economics of Limiting Russia's Expansion.

Mills, J., Boone, P., & Johnson, S. (2014). The I.M.F., Ukraine and President Obama.

Mills, J., & Folbre, N. (2014). The Red Faces of the Solar Skeptics.

Mills, J., & Tyson, L. d. (2014). The Significance of the Minimum Wage for Women.

Mills, J., & Johnson, S. (2014). Picking Up the Pace at the S.E.C..

Mills, J., & Reinhardt, U. (2014). How the Medical Establishment Got the Treasury's Keys.

Mills, J., & Johnson, S. (2014). Two Steps Forward and One Back for the Federal Reserve.

Mills, J., & Folbre, N. (2014). Local Policies That Work for Workers.

Mills, J., & Tyson, L. d. (2014). The Challenges of Running Responsible Supply Chains.

Mills, J., & Reinhardt, U. (2014). The Moral Hazard of an All-Volunteer Army.

Mills, J., & Folbre, N. (2014). The Business of Paid Family Leave.

Mills, J., & Tyson, L. d. (2014). Tempered Optimism for the Economy.

Johnson, S., & Mills, J. (2013). The Case for Megabanks Fails.

Reinhardt, U., & Mills, J. (2013). American Health Care as a Source of Humor.

Tyson, L. D., & Mills, J. (2013). The Family and Medical Leave Act, 20 Years Later.

Johnson, S., & Mills, J. (2013). Multinational Corporations’ Support for Big Banks Is Not Persuasive.

Tyson, L. D., & Mills, J. (2013). Getting More Bang for the Buck in Higher Education.

Reinhardt, U., & Mills, J. (2013). ‘Premium Shock’ and ‘Premium Joy’ Under the Affordable Care Act.

Bartlett, B., & Mills, J. (2013). Labor’s Declining Share Is an International Problem.

Reinhardt, U., & Mills, J. (2013). Confusing the Public on the Affordable Care Act.

Bartlett, B., & Mills, J. (2013). Inflationphobia, Part I.

Johnson, S., & Mills, J. (2013). A Call to Battle on Bank Leverage.

Johnson, S., & Mills, J. (2013). How Immigration Reform Would Help the Economy.

Mills, J., & Johnson, S. (2013). Sadly, Too Big to Fail Is Not Over.

Cutler, D., & Mills, J. (2013). The Economics of the Affordable Care Act.

Johnson, S., & Mills, J. (2013). Getting Big Banks Out of the Commodities Business.

Bartlett, B., & Mills, J. (2013). The Deduction for State and Local Taxes.

Mills, J., & Folbre, N. (2013). Not Really Made in China (or the United States).

Johnson, S., & Mills, J. (2013). Europe’s Slow Financial Reforms.

Bartlett, B., & Mills, J. (2013). The Future of the Charitable Deduction.

Folbre, N., & Mills, J. (2013). Full Time, Part Time, Good Jobs, Bad.

Mills, J., & Folbre, N. (2013). High Finance and Financial Education.

Mills, J., & Eavis, P. (2013). Chastening the Giant Banks. Divining the Future: A Special Report.

Mills, J., & Longman, J. (2013). Globalization Sweeps Away Misgivings About Foreign Teammates. Divining the Future: A Special Report. 5-7.

Mills, J., & Markoff, J. (2013). The Rapid Abvance of Artificial Intelligence. Divining the Future: A Special Report. 2-4.

Reinhardt, U., & Mills, J. (2013). Waste vs. Value in American Health Care.

Johnson, S., & Mills, J. (2013). The Next Emerging Market Crisis”.

Mills, J. (2012). "The Elusive Economic Lift of the Olympics".

Mills, J. (2008). Global Automotive Financial Review. 79.

Mills, J. (2007). Global Automotive Financial Review. 130.

Mills, J. (2005). Global Automotive Financial Review. 131.

Mills, J. (1994). Computer Age Tots Trading Building Blocks for Software.

Mills, J. (1993). Giving from the Heart, Using the Mind. 35.

Mills, J. E. (1988). Gretzky: Deal With Dividends.

Mills, J. (1981). The Line between journalism student and free lance. 19.

Mills, J. (1981). Juvenile Journalism. 14.

Mills, J. E. (1979). Who Wants 8,000 Rock 'n' Roll Stations?.

Mills, J. (1975). The Young Dylans (1): Bruce Springsteen. 3466-67.

Mills, J. (1975). The Young Dylans (3):" Jackson Browne: The Preformaer. 3535-37.

Mills, J. (1974). Checking With Big Momma: a Few Words With the Mother of God. 81-85.

Mills, J. (1973). Watkins Glen: Some Afterthoughts. 37-38.

Mills, J. (1973). A lightweight keeps fighting. 50.

Mills, J. (1973). A command performance in the Bronx. 48.

Mills, J. (1970). Dealing with Joe the Millionaire. 36-37.

Other Teaching Materials

Mills, J. (2022). Reconsideration and revision of the business journalism curriculum.  Baruch College. In Progress.

Research Currently in Progess

Mills, J.(n.d.). The Evolution of the Modern Thanksgiving. In Progress.

Parades, giant balloons, shopping, football, travel -- How America's Thanksgiving weekends took shape.

TitleFunding Agency SponsorStart DateEnd DateAwarded DateTotal FundingStatus
Department Chair Research Account Year 1 - Joshua MillsPSC CUNY02/01/202108/31/202102/01/20211750Completed
Honor / AwardOrganization SponsorDate ReceivedDescription
Best Impact/Investigative articleAmerican Society of Business Press Editors2016“Deleted: FINRA Erases Many Broker Disciplinary Records,” Author, Ann Marsh; editor, Joshua Mills, <i>Financial Planning, </i> Dec. 31, 2015.
Gold National AwardAmerican Society of Business Press Editors2015“Could Financial Planning Help Stem the Rate of Military Suicides?” Author, Ann Marsh, editor, Joshua Mills. <i>Financial Planning, </i>March 5, 2014
Stephen Barr AwardAmerican Society of Business Press Editors2015“Could Financial Planning Help Stem the Rate of Military Suicides?” Author Ann Marsh, editor Joshua Mills. <i>Financial Planning, </i>March 5, 2014
Best Explanatory JournalismSociety of American Business Editors and Writers2015“Dementia: The Growing Retirement Risk.” Author, Margarida Correia; editor, Joshua Mills. <i>Bank Investment Consultant</i>,<b> </b>Aug. 25, 2104
Magazine Investigative Journalism AwardSociety of Professional Journalists2015“Could Financial Planning Help Stem the Rate of Military Suicides?” Author, Ann Marsh; editor, Joshua Mills. <i>Financial Planning, </i>March 5, 2014
Best Investigative ArticleSociety of American Business Editors and Writers2015“Could Financial Planning Help Stem the Rate of Military Suicides?” Author, Ann Marsh; editor, Joshua Mills. <i>Financial Planning, </i>March 5, 2014
Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award, Best Single ArticleSoftware and Information Industry Association 2015“Could Financial Planning Help Stem the Rate of Military Suicides?” Author, Ann Marsh; editor, Joshua Mills. <i>Financial Planning, </i>March 5, 2014
Public Service MedalThe Society of Silurians2015“Could Financial Planning Help Stem the Rate of Military Suicides?” Author Ann Marsh, editor Joshua Mills. <i>Financial Planning, </i>March 5, 2014
Institute of Policy Sciences AffairsVisiting Fellow, Duke University 1989
American Press Institute Visiting Fellow1982
National Award (one of nine honored) for excellence in teaching writing and editingAmerican Society of Newspaper Editors and Modern Media Institute1981
Study Project on the Media in India. Fellow, Council on International Affairs1980

College

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
College Committee on Personnel and BudgetAt-large member from Weissman School and secretary to the committee6/30/2022
Department of Journalism and the Writing ProfessionsDepartment Chair7/31/2021
WSAS Personnel and Budget CommitteeCommittee Member1/31/2021
Faculty-Student Disciplinary CommitteeCommittee Member7/31/2020
College Committee on Personnel and BudgetCommittee Member7/31/2018
WSAS Personnel and Budget CommitteeCommittee Chair6/30/2018
WSAS representative to ZSB FacultyCommittee Member8/31/2016
WSAS Executive CommitteeCommittee Member6/15/2014
WSAS Strategic Planning CommitteeCommittee Chair12/15/2013
Committee on Graduate Affairs Committee Member12/31/2007
Overseer of Journalism technology 12/31/2005
Search Committee for Director of Communications12/31/2002

University

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Curriculum Committee for the Graduate School of Journalism 1/1/200312/31/2004
Executive Vice Chancellor's Ad How Task Force on Journalism Education at CCNY,1/1/200312/31/2004
Search Committee for Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism 1/1/200212/31/2002

Professional

OrganizationPosition RoleOrganization StateOrganization CountryStart DateEnd DateAudience
The Future of Journalism Education, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University Panelist New YorkUnited States1/1/2003PresentNational
Society of American Business Editors and WritersOfficer, Other OfficerMissouriUnited States1/1/200312/31/2010
Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism Board of Advisors of a CompanyArizonaUnited States1/1/200312/31/2010
New York Financial Writers Association Officer, Other OfficerNew YorkUnited States1/1/200112/31/2006
Society of American Business Editors and WritersOfficer, Other OfficerMissouriUnited States1/1/200312/31/2003
A Free Press and the Public Trust, panel discussion at Baruch College with Tom Goldstein, Geneva Overholser, Jan SchafferpanelistNew YorkUnited States1/1/200312/31/2003National
Bertelsmann Summer Academy in Business JournalismChairpersonGermany1/1/200012/31/2002
Organizing committee, annual meeting of the Society of American Business Editors and WritersMemberWashingtonUnited States1/1/200212/31/2002International
Hot Issues in Business Journalism, South Asian Journalist Association annual convention Panelist New York United States1/1/200212/31/2002International
organizing committee, SABEW annual meeting MemberNew YorkUnited States1/1/200112/31/2001National
workshop on Covering the Economics of Immigration, annual meeting of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers Coordinator and Moderator New YorkUnited States1/1/200112/31/2001National
spot-news competition, annual meeting of the Society of American Business Editors and WritersChief Judge GeorgiaUnited States1/1/200012/31/2000National
Media and Business: Friends or Foes, a panel discussion sponsored by the Museum of American Financial History Program CoordinatorIllinoisUnited States1/1/200012/31/2000National
Online Journalism Awards, sponsored by the Online News Association and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism JudgeCaliforniaUnited States1/1/200012/31/2000International
Dow Jones News FundOfficer, Other OfficerNew Jersey1/1/198012/31/1985
Roy O. Howard Awards for Public Service Broadcasting Judge OhioUnited States1/1/197812/31/1981National