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Povich Center Names Christine Brennan Winner of Lacy-Smith Award
COLLEGE PARK — Christine Brennan, an award-winning national sports columnist for USA Today, has been named the winner of the 2022 Sam Lacy-Wendell Smith Award. Brennan was selected by a committee appointed by the The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland’s Philip...View Article Details for Povich Center Names Christine Brennan Winner of Lacy-Smith Award -
Merrill College Student 50th Anniversary T-Shirt Design Contest
Get creative and show your Merrill spirit! The University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism wants #merrillmade students to help celebrate its 50th anniversary by participating in a T-shirt design contest. The contest is only open to current Merrill College students. All designs mu...View Article Details for Merrill College Student 50th Anniversary T-Shirt Design Contest -
17th Annual Povich Symposium, ‘Heart of the Story: How Strong Relationships Elevate Sports Reporting,’ to Be Held Nov. 15 at Jones-Hill House
The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism presents its 17th Annual Povich Symposium, which will feature a candid conversation on the relationships between reporters and the athletes they cover. This year’s Povich Symposium,...View Article Details for 17th Annual Povich Symposium, ‘Heart of the Story: How Strong Relationships Elevate Sports Reporting,’ to Be Held Nov. 15 at Jones-Hill House -
Povich Center Honors John McNamara ’83 with Renovated Suite in Knight Hall
COLLEGE PARK — The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism has renovated its suite in Knight Hall and renamed it for alum John McNamara ’83. John McNamara ’83 The John McNamara Suite was made possible thanks to a gift from A...View Article Details for Povich Center Honors John McNamara ’83 with Renovated Suite in Knight Hall -
Merrill College’s Local News Network Publishes First Project: 2022 Maryland School Board Election Voter Guide
COLLEGE PARK — The Local News Network at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, a new initiative launched during the Fall 2022 semester, on Tuesday published its first project, a voter guide to every school board election in Maryland. The Local News Network (@LNNMaryland...View Article Details for Merrill College’s Local News Network Publishes First Project: 2022 Maryland School Board Election Voter Guide -
Search for a New Dean for the Philip Merrill College of Journalism
A letter from Dr. Jennifer King Rice, University of Maryland Senior Vice President and Provost After 11 years of distinguished service, Dean Lucy Dalglish will be stepping down from her role as dean of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism in June 2023. I am grateful to Dean Dalglish for her de...View Article Details for Search for a New Dean for the Philip Merrill College of Journalism -
Howard Center's 'Printing Hate' Project Wins ONA Online Journalism Award
COLLEGE PARK – “Printing Hate,” the University of Maryland Howard Center for Investigative Journalism’s unprecedented exploration of the racist past of white-owned newspapers, this week won an Online Journalism Award from the Online News Association. It won the Student Journalism Award in the Portf...View Article Details for Howard Center's 'Printing Hate' Project Wins ONA Online Journalism Award -
Nominations Open for Second Merrill College Hall of Fame Class
COLLEGE PARK -- The University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism has opened nominations for its second Hall of Fame class. Nominations will be open to the public, who have until Oct. 14 to submit alumni and faculty recommendations through this form. The new Merrill College Hall of Fa...View Article Details for Nominations Open for Second Merrill College Hall of Fame Class -
Disarming Disinformation: ICFJ Launches 3-Year Initiative to Combat Dangerous Falsehoods, in Partnership with Howard Centers
Journalists, media researchers and university students will join forces to fight rampant and often deadly disinformation in a new three-year global program led by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) with the support of the Scripps Howard Foundation. The $3.8 million initiative called Di...View Article Details for Disarming Disinformation: ICFJ Launches 3-Year Initiative to Combat Dangerous Falsehoods, in Partnership with Howard Centers -
George Solomon on the Life and Legacy of David Povich
By George Solomon David Povich, who earned his undergraduate degree from Yale and graduated from Columbia Law School, had little association with the University of Maryland or the Philip Merrill College of Journalism until 2004 when he, his brother Maury and sister Lynn funded, at a cost of $1 mill...View Article Details for George Solomon on the Life and Legacy of David Povich -
Merrill College Statement on Death of David Povich
The faculty, students and staff at Philip Merrill College of Journalism are deeply saddened to learn that longtime college supporter David Povich died Aug. 19 at age 87. David Povich, left, with brother Maury Povich at 2018 Povich Symposium. David was a longtime criminal defense attorney at Will...View Article Details for Merrill College Statement on Death of David Povich -
Merrill Ph.D. Candidates to be Honored, Present Research at 2022 AEJMC National Conference
COLLEGE PARK -- Several Ph.D. candidates from the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism will be honored with awards and will present peer-reviewed research at the national conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) this week in Detr...View Article Details for Merrill Ph.D. Candidates to be Honored, Present Research at 2022 AEJMC National Conference