Become #MerrillMade
Learn from the best. Become one of the best.
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
Merrill Student Kate DeBlasis '21 Places in Hearst Multimedia Innovative Storytelling Award Competition
COLLEGE PARK -- Kate DeBlasis ’21, a senior journalism major at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, took second place in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s Multimedia Innovative Storytelling competition, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation announced.
Merrill Master's Student Molly Castle Work '21 Places in WHNPA 2021 Eyes of History Contest
COLLEGE PARK -- Molly Castle Work ’21, a first-year master’s student at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, placed in the White House News Photographers Association’s 2021 Eyes of History student contest.
2021 Journalism Alumni Career Week Panels
Next week is Alumni Career Week at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. New this year are a series of panel discussions designed to inform students about different career paths and ways to use their journalism degrees. Monday, Feb. 22: Journalism and Law Tuesday, Feb. 23: Careers in Sports Journalism