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
Maryland Day at Merrill College 2023: Get Medialit, Mini Documentary Festival, Sit in the Anchor Chair & Knight Hall Tours
You're invited to Maryland Day, a daylong celebration for University of Maryland alums, friends, families and community members at the College Park campus on Saturday, April 29.
Rachel Scott, ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent, to Serve as Merrill’s Spring 2023 Commencement Speaker
COLLEGE PARK — Rachel Scott, the senior congressional correspondent for ABC News, will serve as the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism’s Spring 2023 commencement speaker, Dean Lucy Dalglish announced Tuesday.
Merrill College’s Local News Network Announces Its First Summer Intern Class
COLLEGE PARK — The Local News Network at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism has chosen its first class of interns who will spend the summer working at local news outlets.Eight Merrill College students were chosen to participate in the internship program, which serves the LNN’s mission to strengthen local news coverage while providing students with invaluable experience in local news reporting.