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BOV Member Ralph Crosby '56 Donates $100,000 to Support Merrill College’s Local News Network
COLLEGE PARK — Board of Visitors member Ralph Crosby ’56 has generously donated $100,000 to support the Local News Network at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism.Crosby’s gift establishes the Local News Network Endowed Student Support Fund in Journalism and supports the...View Article Details for BOV Member Ralph Crosby '56 Donates $100,000 to Support Merrill College’s Local News Network -
Scripps Howard Foundation Provides $1 Million Grants to Merrill College, ASU to Support Journalists with AI Tools
CINCINNATI – The Scripps Howard Foundation is giving $2 million to the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland and Arizona State University to empower journalists with artificial intelligence tools. The three-year grants will allow the Howard Centers to test and pil...View Article Details for Scripps Howard Foundation Provides $1 Million Grants to Merrill College, ASU to Support Journalists with AI Tools -
Povich Center Names Kevin Blackistone Winner of Lacy-Smith Award
COLLEGE PARK — Kevin Blackistone, a national sports columnist for The Washington Post and professor of the practice at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has been named the winner of the 2024-25 Sam Lacy-Wendell Smith Award.Established in 2013, the Lacy-Smith Award is...View Article Details for Povich Center Names Kevin Blackistone Winner of Lacy-Smith Award -
Klingenstein Family Fund Gives $3 Million to Endow Local News Network Chair at Merrill College
COLLEGE PARK — The Andrew and Julie Klingenstein Family Fund has generously committed $3 million to endow Local News Network Director Jerry Zremski’s faculty position at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism.The Klingenstein Family Endowed Chair in Journalism follows the ...View Article Details for Klingenstein Family Fund Gives $3 Million to Endow Local News Network Chair at Merrill College -
Assoc. Dean Linda Steiner Establishes Endowed Research Fund to Support Merrill College Ph.D. Students
COLLEGE PARK — Professor Linda Steiner, associate dean for faculty affairs and diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has established the Linda Steiner Endowed Graduate Research Award in Journalism with a gift to the college.This endowed...View Article Details for Assoc. Dean Linda Steiner Establishes Endowed Research Fund to Support Merrill College Ph.D. Students -
Behind the Scenes of "From Africa: Pathways to the NBA," a Povich Center Documentary
In late May, 10 University of Maryland students — eight from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism — gathered their belongings in Knight Hall and departed for Rwanda and Senegal. The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism’s first international course took student journalists abroad for 12 da...View Article Details for Behind the Scenes of "From Africa: Pathways to the NBA," a Povich Center Documentary -
Five Intriguing New Courses Coming to Merrill College in Spring 2025!
The University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism offers a curriculum that prepares students for a multitude of career paths with media skills that are in great demand.The combination of course offerings is part of what makes the college so unique.At Merrill, students have the opport...View Article Details for Five Intriguing New Courses Coming to Merrill College in Spring 2025! -
'The Year of Women's Sports': 19th Annual Povich Symposium Will Explore Caitlin Clark Effect and Beyond
COLLEGE PARK — The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism presents the 19th Annual Povich Symposium, which will explore the transformative moment in women's sports."The Year of Women's Sports" will bring together sports report...View Article Details for 'The Year of Women's Sports': 19th Annual Povich Symposium Will Explore Caitlin Clark Effect and Beyond -
Merrill College’s Local News Network Publishes 2024 Maryland School Board Election Voter Guide
COLLEGE PARK — With Maryland’s early voting period opening Oct. 24, the Local News Network at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism on Monday unveiled its 2024 voter guide for every school board election in the state.The Local News Network (@LNNMaryland on Twitter/X) — in...View Article Details for Merrill College’s Local News Network Publishes 2024 Maryland School Board Election Voter Guide -
Merrill College Announces Staff Additions and Changes
COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism made several staff additions and adjustments ahead of the 2024-25 academic year, Dean Rafael Lorente announced. Wilson Merrill College has named Kaitlyn Wilson the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism’s new colla...View Article Details for Merrill College Announces Staff Additions and Changes -
Merrill Faculty Members Timothy Jacobsen, Adam Marton Promoted to Senior Lecturer
COLLEGE PARK — Timothy Jacobsen and Adam Marton, faculty members at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, have been promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer, Dean Rafael Lorente announced.Jacobsen is the lead instructor for photojournalism and advanced photojournalism cla...View Article Details for Merrill Faculty Members Timothy Jacobsen, Adam Marton Promoted to Senior Lecturer -
Meet the 2024-25 Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Fellows
Here are the bios for the terrific group of 12 Howard Center for Investigative Journalism fellows at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism.Our returning fellows — Aidan Hughes, Mennatala Ibrahim, Cait Kelley, Adriana Navarro, April Quevedo and Caley Fox Shannon — are join...View Article Details for Meet the 2024-25 Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Fellows