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December 09, 2020

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...

September 30, 2020

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...

September 21, 2020

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...

August 28, 2020

(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...

July 16, 2020

COLLEGE PARK (3/XX/20) — Riin Aljas ’20, a master’s student at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has been awarded a 2020-21 Scripps Howard Fellowship in data reporting, the organization announced XX. The Scripps Howard Fellowship is a 12-month program in conjunction w...

July 16, 2020

By Jummy Owookade ’20 While COVID-19 has forced much of the sports world to a standstill, sports journalists have to find a way to tell their stories. That was an overarching theme during The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism’s first virtual panel, held Wednesday night via Zoom. During t...

July 16, 2020

Dr. Ronald Yaros, the Director of Ph.D. Studies at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the UMD Division of Research for his examination of public opinion during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yaros’ project, titled “Tracking Public Risk Per...

July 16, 2020

Dr. Ronald Yaros, the Director of Ph.D. Studies at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has been named an Affiliate Associate Professor at the UMD College of Information Studies (iSchool). Yaros will also serve as chair of the iSchool dissertation committees. Dr. Keith ...

July 16, 2020

COLLEGE PARK (4/10/20) — The International Center for Media & the Public Agenda at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism has teamed with over a dozen other universities in the United States and Canada, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia to launch a global study of h...

July 16, 2020

While we can’t celebrate in person this spring, the University of Maryland is committed to honoring the accomplishments of our resilient graduates. Tune in to commencement.umd.edu on Friday, May 22 at 1 p.m. to watch the university’s virtual commencement ceremony live. The Philip Merrill College o...

July 16, 2020

COLLEGE PARK (5/18/20) — The University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism’s Capital News Service won 13 awards and had 12 students recognized in this year’s Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia Press Association contest. CNS, staffed by Merrill College students and led by faculty...

July 16, 2020

COLLEGE PARK (5/13/20) — University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism students Alicia Cherem ’19, Heather Kim ’20 and Cameron Doney ’20 have won national 2020 Gracie Awards for projects published by the college’s ViewFinder visual storytelling team and Capital News Service. The Graci...