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Merrill Ph.D. Candidates to be Honored, Present Research at 2022 AEJMC National Conference
COLLEGE PARK -- Several Ph.D. candidates from the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism will be honored with awards and will present peer-reviewed research at the national conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) this week in Detroit, from Aug. 3-6.
Jerry Ceppos, Merrill Hall of Famer and Former Knight Ridder Top Editor, Dies at 75
By Clark Hoyt University of Maryland alumnus Jerry Ceppos, top editor at one of the nation’s foremost newspaper companies and later dean of two major journalism schools, died Friday evening, July 29. He was 75. The cause of death was sepsis brought on by a severe infection, said his wife, Karen Ceppos.
Merrill Alum, BOV Member John A. Jenkins Donates Historic Journalistic Archive to UMD Libraries
COLLEGE PARK – University of Maryland alumnus John A. Jenkins ’72, an accomplished publisher, journalist, author and entrepreneur, has donated a collection of historic papers to UMD Libraries documenting his remarkable career.