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Merrill's Vanessa Nichols-Holmes Wins UMD OMSE Excellence in Service Award for Outstanding Staff Member
COLLEGE PARK -- Vanessa Nichols-Holmes, the assistant dean for business operations at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has been named the recipient of the 2021 Excellence in Service Award for Outstanding Staff Member by the UMD Office of Multi-ethnic Student Education.
Sports Writing in the Pandemic
This essay was an assignment in Mark Hyman's Sports and Society course Working as a sports journalist is difficult enough. What about when you’re in the middle of a worldwide pandemic? Almost impossible. So, how am I, a sports journalist, succeeding amidst the coronavirus pandemic? Hard work and persistence.
Merrill's Capital News Service Launches Maryland COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard
COLLEGE PARK -- Capital News Service, the nonprofit, student-powered news organization run by the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, on Thursday launched a website to help Marylanders navigate the sometimes-confusing process of getting vaccinated for the coronavirus.