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Povich, Howard Centers Win Drake Group Student Investigative Journalism Award for Title IX Project
COLLEGE PARK – The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism have been awarded The Drake Group's 2022 Student Journalism Prize for Investigative Reporting on Intercollegiate Athlet...View Article Details for Povich, Howard Centers Win Drake Group Student Investigative Journalism Award for Title IX Project -
Merrill's Dr. Rob Wells Appointed to Rank of Associate Professor with Tenure
COLLEGE PARK – Dr. Rob Wells, a visiting associate professor at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has been appointed to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure, University President Darryll Pines announced this week. In the fall, Wells will replace retiring facu...View Article Details for Merrill's Dr. Rob Wells Appointed to Rank of Associate Professor with Tenure -
Merrill College Spring 2022 Commencement: When, where, how to watch and more
The University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism is planning to hold its Spring 2022 college commencement ceremony in person. No tickets are required for the Merrill commencement ceremony. When: Thursday, May 19, at 10 a.m. Where: Ritchie Coliseum (7675 Baltimore Ave.), University o...View Article Details for Merrill College Spring 2022 Commencement: When, where, how to watch and more -
Merrill Abell Professor Sandy Banisky to Retire at End of Summer 2022
COLLEGE PARK – Sandy Banisky, the Abell Professor in Baltimore Journalism for the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, will retire at the end of the summer. Banisky joined Merrill College in 2008 after a distinguished career at The Baltimore Sun. She was Merrill’s first Ab...View Article Details for Merrill Abell Professor Sandy Banisky to Retire at End of Summer 2022 -
Stewart Bainum Jr., Anuoluwapo A. Adefiwitan to Serve as Merrill's Spring 2022 Commencement Speakers
COLLEGE PARK – Stewart Bainum Jr., founder of The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, and graduating senior Anuoluwapo A. Adefiwitan will serve as the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism’s Spring 2022 commencement speakers, Dean Lucy Dalglish announced. Merrill Colleg...View Article Details for Stewart Bainum Jr., Anuoluwapo A. Adefiwitan to Serve as Merrill's Spring 2022 Commencement Speakers -
Merrill Ph.D. Candidate Carolina Velloso Wins 2021 Ray Hiebert History of Journalism Student Paper Award
COLLEGE PARK -- Ph.D. candidate Carolina Velloso has been awarded the 2021 Ray Hiebert History of Journalism Student Paper Award for the best work of journalism history presented at an academic conference by any student or faculty member at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Jour...View Article Details for Merrill Ph.D. Candidate Carolina Velloso Wins 2021 Ray Hiebert History of Journalism Student Paper Award -
'Imagining the Indian,' Documentary Co-Produced by Merrill's Kevin Blackistone, Appearing on Film Festival Circuit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – "Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting" -- co-produced by Kevin Blackistone, Professor of the Practice at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism -- won the Best Documentary prize at the Boston International Film Festival, and ...View Article Details for 'Imagining the Indian,' Documentary Co-Produced by Merrill's Kevin Blackistone, Appearing on Film Festival Circuit -
Merrill Ph.D. Students Wei-Ping Li, Robin Sundaramoorthy Awarded UMD Research Fellowships
COLLEGE PARK – Wei-Ping Li and Robin Sundaramoorthy, Ph.D. students at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, have been awarded campus-wide research fellowships by UMD. Robin Sundaramoorthy Wei-Ping Li Li was awarded the UMD Graduate School’s Ann G. Wylie Dissertatio...View Article Details for Merrill Ph.D. Students Wei-Ping Li, Robin Sundaramoorthy Awarded UMD Research Fellowships -
Merrill College Students Win AWMF Gracie, WHNPA Eyes of History, BEA Festival of Media Arts Awards
COLLEGE PARK – Several students from the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism recently won broadcast and video awards from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, The White House News Photographers Association and the Broadcast Education Association. Kimi Fleming ’22 won ...View Article Details for Merrill College Students Win AWMF Gracie, WHNPA Eyes of History, BEA Festival of Media Arts Awards -
Howard Center's 'Printing Hate' Project Wins NLA's Punch Sulzberger Innovator of the Year Award
COLLEGE PARK – “Printing Hate,” the award-winning collaborative project led by the University of Maryland’s Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, on Tuesday won the News Leaders Association’s Punch Sulzberger Innovator of the Year Award. The professional award, which is sponsored by The New Y...View Article Details for Howard Center's 'Printing Hate' Project Wins NLA's Punch Sulzberger Innovator of the Year Award -
Merrill College, UMD Student Journalists Win 11 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 this week honored the best collegiate journalism in Region 2 with its 2021 Mark of Excellence Awards. UMD students won 11 awards and added 21 final...View Article Details for Merrill College, UMD Student Journalists Win 11 SPJ Mark of Excellence Regional Awards -
UMD Povich Center, Howard Center Publish In-Depth Investigation on Title IX and High School Sports
COLLEGE PARK – The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland on Monday published “Unlevel Playing Fields,” an in-depth investigation into Title IX and high school sports ahead of the landmark legislation's 50th annive...View Article Details for UMD Povich Center, Howard Center Publish In-Depth Investigation on Title IX and High School Sports