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Frank Quine, Beloved Former Merrill Assistant Dean and Development Director, Dies at 84
COLLEGE PARK -- Frank Quine, who spent 24 years working at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism after 18 years with the American Press Institute, died Saturday at age 84. After coming to Merrill in 1988, he served as the college’s development director and assistant dean a...View Article Details for Frank Quine, Beloved Former Merrill Assistant Dean and Development Director, Dies at 84 -
Merrill Awards Inaugural CNN Richard Davis Fellowship to Master’s Student Valeria I. González Montero
COLLEGE PARK -- The University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism has awarded the inaugural CNN Richard Davis Endowed Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Journalism to master’s student Valeria I. González Montero. Valeria I. González Montero The fellowship is funded by a $300,000 g...View Article Details for Merrill Awards Inaugural CNN Richard Davis Fellowship to Master’s Student Valeria I. González Montero -
16th Annual Povich Symposium Will Remember Curt Flood, Look at How Free Agency Changed Baseball
The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism presents its 16th Annual Povich Symposium, which will center on groundbreaking former baseball player Curt Flood approaching the 50th anniversary of Flood v. Kuhn. The landmark Supreme ...View Article Details for 16th Annual Povich Symposium Will Remember Curt Flood, Look at How Free Agency Changed Baseball -
UMD Howard Center Begins Publishing 'Printing Hate' Project on Historic Role of Newspapers in Fueling Racial Hate, Violence
COLLEGE PARK -- The University of Maryland’s Howard Center for Investigative Journalism on Monday began publishing its latest collaborative project, “Printing Hate,” a thorough exploration of the racist pasts of newspapers. From the end of Reconstruction to 1940, newspapers were the most powerful ...View Article Details for UMD Howard Center Begins Publishing 'Printing Hate' Project on Historic Role of Newspapers in Fueling Racial Hate, Violence -
Breaking News Lunch Series with Merrill Correspondents
We want to spend quality time with you! The University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism’s student ambassadors are looking forward to spending a brief moment with you to tell you more about their experience at Merrill College and to learn more about you. We want you to feel a part of...View Article Details for Breaking News Lunch Series with Merrill Correspondents -
Five Merrill Projects Win 2020-21 NATAS Student Production Awards
COLLEGE PARK -- Five projects by students at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism earned 2020-2021 Student Production Awards from the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. NATAS is the organization that awards t...View Article Details for Five Merrill Projects Win 2020-21 NATAS Student Production Awards -
Merrill Ph.D. Student Shannon Scovel Wins Robert K. Barney Graduate Student Essay Award
Shannon Scovel, a third-year Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, won the Robert K. Barney Graduate Student Essay Award from the Center for Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research, which publishes the Journal of Olympic Studies. The award is given annu...View Article Details for Merrill Ph.D. Student Shannon Scovel Wins Robert K. Barney Graduate Student Essay Award -
Merrill’s Adrianne Flynn to Retire at End of 2021, CNS’ Karen Denny to Lead College Career Center
COLLEGE PARK -- Senior Lecturer Adrianne Flynn, who has run the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism’s internship and career development program for almost a decade, will retire on Jan. 1, 2022. Adrianne Flynn Senior Lecturer Karen Denny, who has been the director of the C...View Article Details for Merrill’s Adrianne Flynn to Retire at End of 2021, CNS’ Karen Denny to Lead College Career Center -
Povich In the Field: Students Take On Summer Jobs, Internships
Povich Center students were busy this summer. Despite summer work, a pandemic and warm temps, our students were working hard during their time off, gaining experience at various summer jobs and internships around the area. Here are a few highlights:View Article Details for Povich In the Field: Students Take On Summer Jobs, Internships -
Merrill College, UMD iSchool Team to Launch From-Anywhere Data Journalism Master’s Program
COLLEGE PARK -- The University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism and College of Information Studies (iSchool) will begin offering a new from-anywhere data journalism master's degree in the Fall 2022 semester, and will begin accepting applications this fall. The two UMD colleges will...View Article Details for Merrill College, UMD iSchool Team to Launch From-Anywhere Data Journalism Master’s Program -
Merrill’s Howard Center and Povich Center Publish First Collaboration, on College Football Deaths from Exertion-Related Illnesses
COLLEGE PARK -- The University of Maryland’s Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism have teamed up for the first time to publish “Pushed Too Far,” an investigation into the 22 Division I college football player deaths from exertion-related illnesse...View Article Details for Merrill’s Howard Center and Povich Center Publish First Collaboration, on College Football Deaths from Exertion-Related Illnesses -
UMD Howard Center, NPR Partner to Launch Fellowship Program
COLLEGE PARK -- The University of Maryland Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and NPR have launched the NPR Howard Fellow program, which will allow one student from the Howard Center to work on the NPR investigative team every summer. Allison Mollenkamp The Howard Center, housed at the UM...View Article Details for UMD Howard Center, NPR Partner to Launch Fellowship Program