Become #MerrillMade
We prepare YOU for the career of your dreams.
Practice innovative real-world journalism from day one, with guidance from our all-star, Pulitzer- and Peabody-winning faculty. All at one of the nation's top public universities, on the doorstep of the journalism capital of the world.
Why Merrill?
The Philip Merrill College of Journalism prepares you for the real world. Our students report from Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Annapolis and College Park through our Capital News Service. They investigate issues of national importance at the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and learn to look beyond the box score at The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism. Data reporting is weaved through every inch of our curriculum and practiced in our signature programs. Our graduates are hired and desired by the top news outlets in the country.
There are a few standout journalism colleges in the country. But Merrill is the only one standing in the media capital of the world, which serves as its laboratory.
Howard Center
The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism allows students to work with news organizations and universities across the country to report stories of national and international importance.
Povich Center
The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism prepares students to be innovators and leaders in all facets of sports media. Its experiential curriculum and public programs elevate and amplify discussion of race, gender, politics and the world.
Capital News Service
Overseen by professional journalists, Capital News Service is the University of Maryland’s student-powered news organization with bureaus and news teams in Annapolis, Baltimore, Washington and College Park.
National Association of Black Journalists
NABJ, headquartered in Knight Hall, is an organization of journalists, students and media professionals providing quality programs and services to, and advocating on behalf of, Black journalists.
More Centers and Organizations
The Philip Merrill College of Journalism hosts and supports a number of signature centers and organizations in Knight Hall, a state-of-the-art facility just a few miles from Washington, D.C.
Cutting-Edge Research
The college's faculty and graduate students are active researchers, serving the public and the profession by producing rigorous scholarly work that seeks to improve journalism.
Truly one of the great journalism schools.
#MerrillMade Alumni
Connie Chung
News
Meet the 2025-26 Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Fellows
Learn about the terrific group of 14 master's students in the 2025-26 cohort of Howard Center for Investigative Journalism fellows at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism.Our returning fellows — Liam Bowman, Cat Murphy, Ijeoma Opara, Haley Parsley and Tiasia Saunders — are joined by Aline Behar Kado, Isabella González von Hauske, Bex Heimbrock, David Landerman, Sammy (Yi-Ting) Liu, Mehedi Marof, Nicole Ramos, Raphael Romero Ruiz and Jake Tiger.Check out their bios below.
Job Openings: Apply Today for Howard Center Director, CNS Bureau Director, Howard Center Data Journalist Positions
The University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism currently has four exciting job openings with time remaining to apply. The college is searching for a new director of its award-winning Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, a new bureau director for Capital News Service and two data journalists for the Howard Center.
Merrill Ph.D. Students, Faculty, Alums Honored and Present Research at 2025 AEJMC National Conference
Students, faculty and alums from the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism had a far-reaching presence at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s annual conference this summer, participating in dozens of panels and research presentations. Their work spanned cutting-edge media technology, historical scholarship, global journalism, political communication and pedagogy.