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Merrill Adjunct Lecturer Edward Alwood Named to UMD Harriet Tubman Department Affiliate Faculty
COLLEGE PARK -- Edward Alwood, an adjunct lecturer at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has been named an affiliate faculty member in the university’s Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS). As an affiliate of the department, Alwood ...View Article Details for Merrill Adjunct Lecturer Edward Alwood Named to UMD Harriet Tubman Department Affiliate Faculty -
Former Merrill College Dean/Professor Kevin Klose Named Professor Emeritus
COLLEGE PARK -- Kevin Klose, a former dean and professor at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism who retired at the end of the Fall 2020 semester, has been appointed Professor Emeritus by UMD President Darryll J. Pines. Klose, 80, taught at Merrill College after serving a...View Article Details for Former Merrill College Dean/Professor Kevin Klose Named Professor Emeritus -
Merrill College Dean Lucy Dalglish's Appointment Extended By One Year, Through June 2023
COLLEGE PARK -- Lucy A. Dalglish, dean of the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, agreed to extend her term by one additional year until June 30, 2023, UMD Provost Mary Ann Rankin announced. “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve Merrill College’s students, faculty and...View Article Details for Merrill College Dean Lucy Dalglish's Appointment Extended By One Year, Through June 2023 -
Merrill College, CNN Establish CNN Richard Davis Endowed Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Journalism
COLLEGE PARK -- The University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism and CNN have established the CNN Richard Davis Endowed Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Journalism to benefit Merrill College graduate students, Dean Lucy A. Dalglish announced Thursday. The fellowship is funded by ...View Article Details for Merrill College, CNN Establish CNN Richard Davis Endowed Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Journalism -
Scripps Howard Foundation Announces Inaugural Class of Roy W. Howard Fellows
CINCINNATI – The first class of Roy W. Howard Fellows began their yearlong assignments this month at five nonprofit news organizations with strong commitments to investigative journalism. The fellowships are the latest investment from the Scripps Howard Foundation toward the development and train...View Article Details for Scripps Howard Foundation Announces Inaugural Class of Roy W. Howard Fellows -
FAQs: Merrill College Spring 2021 Semester
(UPDATED 1/20/2021) Philip Merrill College of Journalism students, faculty and staff members were remarkably resilient during Fall 2020. Thank you for following mask and social-distancing rules. Together, we’ll get through another challenging semester. Please see updated answers to frequently asked...View Article Details for FAQs: Merrill College Spring 2021 Semester -
Washington Post's Krissah Thompson '02, Student Camryn DeLuca To Speak At Merrill's Winter 2020 Commencement
COLLEGE PARK (12/17/20) -- Krissah Thompson, The Washington Post’s first managing editor for diversity and inclusion, and graduating senior Camryn DeLuca will be the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism’s winter commencement speakers, Dean Lucy A. Dalglish announced. The vi...View Article Details for Washington Post's Krissah Thompson '02, Student Camryn DeLuca To Speak At Merrill's Winter 2020 Commencement -
Merrill College Professor/Former Dean Kevin Klose To Retire At End Of Fall 2020 Semester
COLLEGE PARK (12/15/20) -- Professor Kevin Klose, former dean at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, announced he will retire at the end of the Fall 2020 semester. Klose, 80, has taught at Merrill College since serving as dean from 2009 to 2012. He taught journalism a...View Article Details for Merrill College Professor/Former Dean Kevin Klose To Retire At End Of Fall 2020 Semester -
Championship Chat: In Povich Center Panel, Former Terps Cover The Bases On 2020 World Series
By Annie Dankelson Maryland Today Six weeks after facing each other in Game 4 of the 2020 World Series, former Terps Brandon Lowe and Adam Kolarek met again last night, this time swinging at questions from Mark Hyman, director of UMD’s Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism. Hyman wasn’t th...View Article Details for Championship Chat: In Povich Center Panel, Former Terps Cover The Bases On 2020 World Series -
Kathy McAdams, Beloved Merrill Associate Professor Emerita, Dies at 70
COLLEGE PARK — Dr. Kathy McAdams, a beloved former faculty member at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, died Sept. 29 at age 70. McAdams was the former associate dean for academic affairs and an associate professor emerita at Merrill College. Her husband, Tim, said te...View Article Details for Kathy McAdams, Beloved Merrill Associate Professor Emerita, Dies at 70 -
Scripps Howard Foundation Establishes Roy W. Howard Fellowships at UMD, ASU Centers for Investigative Journalism
CINCINNATI (9/21/20) – Furthering its investment in aspiring investigative journalists, the Scripps Howard Foundation has pledged up to $1.5 million to establish a fellowship program in honor of legendary journalist and news executive Roy W. Howard. The Roy W. Howard Fellowship program will be open...View Article Details for Scripps Howard Foundation Establishes Roy W. Howard Fellowships at UMD, ASU Centers for Investigative Journalism -
FAQs: Merrill College Fall 2020 Semester
(UPDATED 8/28/20) 1. Will Knight Hall be available for journalism students to use as a study space this fall? Will the News Bubble be open? Our goal throughout the coming semester is to keep our students, staff and faculty members healthy. Knight Hall will be fully open in the fall for the courses...View Article Details for FAQs: Merrill College Fall 2020 Semester