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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 -
Merrill College Launches Video Production and Documentary Filmmaking Minor in Spring 2026
COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland’s nationally renowned Philip Merrill College of Journalism is launching the Video Production and Documentary Filmmaking minor at the start of the Spring 2026 semester.The college’s second undergraduate minor offers UMD students the opportunity to gain hands-...View Article Details for Merrill College Launches Video Production and Documentary Filmmaking Minor in Spring 2026 -
Merrill College’s Sean Mussenden Named Howard Center Interim Director
COLLEGE PARK — Sean Mussenden, principal lecturer at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism and data editor at the award-winning UMD Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, has been named the Howard Center’s interim director, Dean Rafael Lorente announced Wednesday.The...View Article Details for Merrill College’s Sean Mussenden Named Howard Center Interim Director -
Get the Inside Scoop: Meet Our Faculty and Discover Merrill College!
At the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, we are all about connecting with our students! Get the inside scoop on everything we have to offer by scheduling a one-on-one meeting with our nationally recognized faculty! This is your chance to ask questions, explore your inter...View Article Details for Get the Inside Scoop: Meet Our Faculty and Discover Merrill College! -
Deborah Barfield Berry Named CNS Annapolis Director, Christi Parsons Takes Over CNS D.C. Bureau
COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism has hired award-winning journalist and alum Deborah Barfield Berry ’85 as the new director of its Capital News Service Annapolis bureau and named Christi Parsons the new director of the CNS D.C. bureau, Dean Rafael Lore...View Article Details for Deborah Barfield Berry Named CNS Annapolis Director, Christi Parsons Takes Over CNS D.C. Bureau