Hofstra University Educator Selected for Alex Trebek Legacy Fellowship by Television Academy

Adjunct assistant professor at Hofstra LA Semester Jeremy St. Romain has been selected for an Alex Trebek Legacy Fellowship by the Television Academy Foundation in Hollywood. He is one of 18 professors selected from colleges and universities nationwide for the 2025 fellowship program.

Since 2021, the Foundation has offered Alex Trebek Legacy Fellowships, established by the Harry & Judy Friedman Family Foundation, in honor of the late television icon and Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek, which provide financial support for educators from community colleges and minority-serving institutions to attend its annual Media Educators Conference. The three-day conference, held at the Television Academy’s North Hollywood campus in California Oct. 22-24, connects college classrooms with the television industry by providing media professors with curriculum-enhancing seminars on the latest in the art, science and business of television with prominent leaders in entertainment.

St. Romain serves as an adjunct assistant professor in the department of Radio, Television, Film at Hofstra University LA Semester, where he teaches courses in screenwriting, production, TV writing, and documentary storytelling. A former New York City public school teacher, he integrated film into the classroom as a tool for literacy and self-expression, an approach that continues to shape his pedagogy. He is committed to mentoring students in authentic and inclusive storytelling while preparing them with the creative and professional skills needed to thrive in today’s evolving media landscape.

St. Romain is also a writer and director. His work spans narrative, documentary, and community-based media, with projects recognized in national screenwriting competitions. He is currently developing multiple narrative and documentary projects while continuing to draw from his professional experiences in filmmaking and the music industry to inform his teaching.