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Meet the 2023-24 Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Fellows
Here are the bios for the terrific group of 13 Howard Center for Investigative Journalism fellows at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Our existing fellows — Torrence Banks, Fatema Hosseini, Greg Morton, Stephanie Quinn, Sarah Siock and Abby Wallace — are joined by ...View Article Details for Meet the 2023-24 Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Fellows -
Merrill College Knight Chair Dana Priest Honored as SPJ Fellow of the Society
The Society of Professional Journalists recognized Dana Priest, the Knight Chair in Public Affairs Journalism at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, as one of this year’s Fellows of the Society. This is the highest professional honor awarded by SPJ for extraordinary co...View Article Details for Merrill College Knight Chair Dana Priest Honored as SPJ Fellow of the Society -
JOB OPENING: Part-time Collaboration Manager, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
The Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland is committed to expanding journalism collaborations within the university, with other universities — particularly with HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions and other schools teaching underserved communities — and with professiona...View Article Details for JOB OPENING: Part-time Collaboration Manager, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism -
Open Letter From Merrill Faculty in Support of Dr. Kathleen McElroy and Principles of Fairness in Our Democracy
To add your name publicly to this open letter, please send an email to journalism@umd.edu, with the subject line "open letter signature" and include your name, title, and affiliation. As faculty and leadership at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, we offer our s...View Article Details for Open Letter From Merrill Faculty in Support of Dr. Kathleen McElroy and Principles of Fairness in Our Democracy -
Three UMD Howard Center Students Named to Scripps Howard Fund Summer Class of Roy W. Howard Fellows
CINCINNATI – The Scripps Howard Fund has chosen the 2023-2024 class of Roy W. Howard Fellows as well as the nonprofit newsrooms hosting the Fellows. The program supports investigative journalists, giving them hands-on experience working in major media outlets. The newsrooms participating in the y...View Article Details for Three UMD Howard Center Students Named to Scripps Howard Fund Summer Class of Roy W. Howard Fellows -
Merrill Ph.D. Students and Faculty to be Honored, Present Research at 2023 AEJMC National Conference
COLLEGE PARK — Six Ph.D. students and two faculty members from the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism won awards from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, and 11 students had research papers accepted for presentation at this August’s AEMJC na...View Article Details for Merrill Ph.D. Students and Faculty to be Honored, Present Research at 2023 AEJMC National Conference -
Chris Harvey, Sean Mussenden Become First Merrill Faculty Members Promoted to Principal Lecturer
COLLEGE PARK — Chris Harvey and Sean Mussenden have become the first two faculty members at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism ever promoted to the professional-track rank of Principal Lecturer, Dean Lucy Dalglish announced. Principal Lecturer is the highest rank that...View Article Details for Chris Harvey, Sean Mussenden Become First Merrill Faculty Members Promoted to Principal Lecturer -
Merrill's DeNeen Brown Promoted to Professor, Krishnan Vasudevan Appointed to Associate Professor With Tenure
COLLEGE PARK — DeNeen L. Brown and Dr. Krishnan Vasudevan, faculty members at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, have been promoted to elevated ranks, Dean Lucy Dalglish announced. Brown has been appointed to full Professor and Vasudevan to Associate Professor with t...View Article Details for Merrill's DeNeen Brown Promoted to Professor, Krishnan Vasudevan Appointed to Associate Professor With Tenure -
Merrill College, UMD Student Journalists Win Five SPJ Mark of Excellence Regional Awards
COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland and the Philip Merrill College of Journalism were well-represented as the Society of Professional Journalists recently honored the best collegiate journalism in Region 2 with its 2022 Mark of Excellence Awards. UMD students won five awards and added nine fi...View Article Details for Merrill College, UMD Student Journalists Win Five SPJ Mark of Excellence Regional Awards -
Merrill College Spring 2023 Commencement: Video of full ceremony, photos, program and more
The University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism held its Spring 2023 college commencement ceremony in person, and livestreamed the event. When: Monday, May 22, 10 a.m. Where: Reckord Armory (4490 Rossborough Ln.), University of Maryland, College Park Where to watch: Merrill Col...View Article Details for Merrill College Spring 2023 Commencement: Video of full ceremony, photos, program and more -
Capital News Service Named News Organization of the Year as Nine Merrill Students Win 17 MDDC Awards
COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism’s Capital News Service was named online-only News Organization of the Year on the way to winning 17 awards with nine individual students recognized in this year’s Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia Press Association...View Article Details for Capital News Service Named News Organization of the Year as Nine Merrill Students Win 17 MDDC Awards -
Ph.D. Student Jodi McFarland Friedman, Associate Professor Rob Wells Win Merrill’s 2022 Ray Hiebert History of Journalism Awards
COLLEGE PARK — Third-year Ph.D. student Jodi McFarland Friedman and Associate Professor Rob Wells have won the 2022 Ray Hiebert History of Journalism Awards for the best works of journalism history by any student or faculty member at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism,...View Article Details for Ph.D. Student Jodi McFarland Friedman, Associate Professor Rob Wells Win Merrill’s 2022 Ray Hiebert History of Journalism Awards