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
U.S. Ethnic and Indigenous Media Play Critical Role in Countering Disinformation, New ICFJ Study Finds
While political disinformation is surging across the United States, one part of the news media is proving especially resilient in stopping the spread of false information — ethnic and Indigenous newsrooms, according to a new study by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ).
Lucchino Family Foundation Donates $37,500 to Support Povich Center's Camden Yards Oral History Project
COLLEGE PARK — The Lucchino Family Foundation has donated $37,500 to support an ongoing reporting project being produced by The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
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.