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COLLEGE PARK — Professor Linda Steiner, associate dean for faculty affairs and diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has established the Linda Steiner Endowed Graduate Research Award in Journalism with a gift to the college.

In late May, 10 University of Maryland students — eight from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism — gathered their belongings in Knight Hall and departed for Rwanda and Senegal. The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism’s first international course took student journalists abroad for 12 days, during which time they reported personal stories, immersed themselves in the vibrant culture of the two African countries — and created a documentary film.

The University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism offers a curriculum that prepares students for a multitude of career paths with media skills that are in great demand.The combination of course offerings is part of what makes the college so unique.