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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 -
Merrill Professor Susan Moeller Wins UMD Graduate School’s 2023 Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
COLLEGE PARK — Dr. Susan Moeller, the professor of media and international affairs at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has won the 2023 Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year Award from the UMD Graduate School. The award, which carries a $1,000 honorarium to support ...View Article Details for Merrill Professor Susan Moeller Wins UMD Graduate School’s 2023 Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year Award -
Recruiting Journalists and Journalism Experts for Study on Online News Headlines
Dr. Naeemul Hassan, an assistant professor jointly appointed at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism and College of Information Studies, is inviting journalists and journalism experts to participate in a study about online news headlines. The study is being conducted by ...View Article Details for Recruiting Journalists and Journalism Experts for Study on Online News Headlines -
Merrill’s Josh Davidsburg Wins UMD Office of Multi-ethnic Student Education Award for Outstanding Faculty Member
COLLEGE PARK — Josh Davidsburg, a senior lecturer at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, won the 2023 UMD Office of Multi-ethnic Student Education Excellence in Service Award for Outstanding Faculty Member. The award goes to a university faculty member who has made ou...View Article Details for Merrill’s Josh Davidsburg Wins UMD Office of Multi-ethnic Student Education Award for Outstanding Faculty Member -
Povich Center Spring Update
“Unlevel Playing Fields,” the Povich Center’s report with the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism on Title IX and high school sports, has been awarded first place in a projects category by the Associated Press Sports Editors. APSE announced the April 26. The recognition from APSE is signific...View Article Details for Povich Center Spring Update