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February 27, 2023

COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism has made three exciting additions to its staff this month. Alexis Ojeda-Brown began as the college’s new program coordinator for diversity, equity and inclusion Monday. Alum Brendan Hartlove started as Merrill’s new pro...

February 16, 2023

COLLEGE PARK — With an unprecedented $30 million investment, the University of Maryland (UMD) is accelerating solutions to some of the world’s most complex problems, including climate change, global health, educational disparities, racial and social injustice, threats to democracy, pandemic prepared...

January 23, 2023

CINCINNATI – Members of the Scripps Howard Foundation’s spring class of Roy W. Howard fellows began their yearlong fellowships this month at nonprofit newsrooms, with a commitment to investigative journalism. The five newsrooms participating are: Connecticut Public, Inside Climate News, National ...

January 20, 2023

COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism has selected its 2023 Hall of Fame class, featuring five prominent alums who have built accomplished careers both in journalism and other fields, as well as the founding dean of the college. The new alum inductees will...

January 19, 2023

COLLEGE PARK — James Risen, a national security reporter for The Intercept and bestselling author, will join the faculty at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism in spring 2023, Dean Lucy Dalglish announced Thursday. Risen’s hiring is a central part of a new press freedo...

January 17, 2023

COLLEGE PARK — The family of Enzo Alvarenga has launched a scholarship at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism to honor his memory. The Enzo Bibes Alvarenga Endowed Scholarship in Journalism was established to commemorate Enzo Marcel Alvarenga, who attended Merrill Coll...

January 13, 2023

COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism has established the Dean’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Endowed Scholarship in Journalism, thanks to a $100,000 gift from two anonymous donors. Beginning in fall 2023, the merit-based scholarships will be awarded to...

January 11, 2023

COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism is launching a new press freedom initiative funded by a nearly $1 million grant from the nonprofit First Look Institute, the organization and college announced Wednesday. The initiative will include a three-year appoi...

January 06, 2023

COLLEGE PARK – The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism is again partnering with Sports Business Journal to send one student to Arizona to cover Super Bowl LVII in February 2023. The Povich Center considered applications fro...

January 01, 2023

Join us! Learn more about University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism undergraduate program and the application process by attending one of the college's virtual information sessions this fall. At each event, you will have the opportunity to speak with Brendan Hartlove, Merrill Co...

December 20, 2022

COLLEGE PARK — Capital News Service, the student-powered news outlet operated by the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has published “Baltimore Divided: How historically neglected neighborhoods are rising up,” an exploration of struggling areas across Baltimore City and ...

December 14, 2022

As we plan the celebration of the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism's 50th anniversary, we want to tell the college's story through your eyes. We’re inviting you to record and submit videos, including at least one of the following prompts and anything else you’d like to s...