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Merrill College’s Sean Mussenden Named Director of UMD Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
COLLEGE PARK — Sean Mussenden, principal lecturer at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has been named director of the college's award-winning Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Dean Rafael Lorente announced Wednesday.Mussenden had been interim director since...View Article Details for Merrill College’s Sean Mussenden Named Director of UMD Howard Center for Investigative Journalism -
Star Tribune’s Maria Reeve ’92, Student Eddy Calkins Selected as Merrill College’s 2026 Commencement Speakers
COLLEGE PARK — Master’s alum Maria Reeve ’92, the Minnesota Star Tribune’s executive director of culture and careers, and graduating senior Eddy Calkins have been selected as the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism’s 2026 commencement speakers, Dean Rafael Lorente announced.M...View Article Details for Star Tribune’s Maria Reeve ’92, Student Eddy Calkins Selected as Merrill College’s 2026 Commencement Speakers -
Povich Center Names Pam Ward ’84 Winner of Lacy-Smith Award
COLLEGE PARK — Pam Ward ’84, a trailblazing play-by-play commentator, has been named the winner of the 2025-26 Sam Lacy-Wendell Smith Award.Established in 2013, the Lacy-Smith Award is presented annually by The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism to a sports journalist or broadcaster who has...View Article Details for Povich Center Names Pam Ward ’84 Winner of Lacy-Smith Award -
Merrill College's Shuning Lu Awarded Do Good Campus Fund Grant for Local News Project
COLLEGE PARK — Dr. Shuning Lu, assistant professor in media, democracy and technology at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has been awarded a $21,500 grant from the UMD Do Good Campus Fund for her project, “Catalyzing Storytelling for Local Ethnic Communities.”Lu’s p...View Article Details for Merrill College's Shuning Lu Awarded Do Good Campus Fund Grant for Local News Project -
Kevin Klose, Former Merrill College Dean, Passes Away at Age 85
Kevin Klose, former dean and professor emeritus at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, and former NPR president, died Wednesday from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 85.Klose served as dean from 2009-12, during which time the college completed and relocated...View Article Details for Kevin Klose, Former Merrill College Dean, Passes Away at Age 85 -
Merrill College’s Local News Network Joins Media Insight Project From API, AP-NORC
The Media Insight Project, a collaboration of the American Press Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research since 2014, announced today the addition of two new partners — Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, ...View Article Details for Merrill College’s Local News Network Joins Media Insight Project From API, AP-NORC -
‘Creating Camden Yards’: Povich Center Publishes Oral History on Making of Orioles’ Ballpark
COLLEGE PARK — “Creating Camden Yards,” a new oral history project from The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, tells the compelling story of the people and events that shaped an iconic ballpark.Student journalists conduct...View Article Details for ‘Creating Camden Yards’: Povich Center Publishes Oral History on Making of Orioles’ Ballpark -
Merrill BOV Member Jennifer Gilbert St. John Launches Broadcast News Fund in Journalism with $30,000 Gift
COLLEGE PARK — Jennifer Gilbert St. John, a member of the Board of Visitors at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has donated $30,000 to the school to establish the Jennifer St. John Broadcast News Fund in Journalism.The current-use fund will provide support to enhanc...View Article Details for Merrill BOV Member Jennifer Gilbert St. John Launches Broadcast News Fund in Journalism with $30,000 Gift -
Merrill College, Smith School Launch ‘Business of Journalism in the Age of AI’ Webinar Series
COLLEGE PARK — The news business needs to reinvent itself to best serve the public, and “The Business of Journalism in the Age of AI” — a new monthly webinar series from the University of Maryland’s nationally renowned Philip Merrill College of Journalism and Robert H. Smith School of Business — wil...View Article Details for Merrill College, Smith School Launch ‘Business of Journalism in the Age of AI’ Webinar Series -
Merrill Alum David Ginsburg Establishes Endowed Scholarship in Journalism with $50,000 Gift
COLLEGE PARK — David Ginsburg, a 1975 alum of the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has made a $50,000 gift to the school to establish the David Ginsburg Family Endowed Scholarship in Journalism. Greg Fiume/Maryland Athletics The scholarship will support Merrill College...View Article Details for Merrill Alum David Ginsburg Establishes Endowed Scholarship in Journalism with $50,000 Gift -
Merrill College Selects 2026 Hall of Fame Class, Induction to be Held March 31
COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism has selected its 2026 Hall of Fame class, featuring five outstanding alums and faculty honoree George Solomon.The new class of alums includes Tim Brant (B.S. ’73), Monica Norton (B.S. ’87), Joe Palazzolo (M.J. ’06), Joa...View Article Details for Merrill College Selects 2026 Hall of Fame Class, Induction to be Held March 31 -
Merrill College Alums Kara Newhouse, Aidan Hughes Join UMD Howard Center as Data Journalists
COLLEGE PARK — The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism has hired two new data journalists to its team, alums and former Howard fellows Kara Newhouse and Aidan Hughes, Interim Director Sean Mussenden announced Wednesday.Newho...View Article Details for Merrill College Alums Kara Newhouse, Aidan Hughes Join UMD Howard Center as Data Journalists