Merrill College @ Maryland
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The Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland trains fearless journalists. Home of the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism, Capital News Service and Local News Network.
As Thanksgiving approaches and the semester winds down, it's a great moment to appreciate all that we're thankful for, and here at Merrill College, we are truly grateful for our terrific community!
With fantastic guests, events, field trips, classes and more, we have had such a fun semester!
With fantastic guests, events, field trips, classes and more, we have had such a fun semester!
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
As Thanksgiving approaches and the semester winds down, it's a great moment to appreciate all that we're thankful for, and here at Merrill College, we are truly grateful for our terrific community!
With fantastic guests, events, field trips, classes and more, we have had such a fun semester!
With fantastic guests, events, field trips, classes and more, we have had such a fun semester!
LAST DAY: Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! We are collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
LAST DAY: Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! We are collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
JOIN US on Dec. 3 for our #PovichCenter's 20th annual Povich Symposium!
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
JOIN US on Dec. 3 for our #PovichCenter's 20th annual Povich Symposium!
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! Through Tuesday, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! Through Tuesday, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Congratulations to #merrillmade student Apurva Mahajan for being honored as a Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar! This is a meaningful program where #UMD Undergraduate Studies honors students alongside their chosen mentors from high school and #UMD.
MORE: www.ugst.umd.edu/merrill/scho...
MORE: www.ugst.umd.edu/merrill/scho...
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Congratulations to #merrillmade student Apurva Mahajan for being honored as a Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar! This is a meaningful program where #UMD Undergraduate Studies honors students alongside their chosen mentors from high school and #UMD.
MORE: www.ugst.umd.edu/merrill/scho...
MORE: www.ugst.umd.edu/merrill/scho...
A handful of sheriffs are enforcing immigration policies so aggressively that they’ve put #Maryland ahead of most red states in transferring migrants to ICE custody.
Full story by Aline Behar Kado, Haley Parsley and Raphael Romero Ruiz:
cnsmaryland.org/2025/11/13/m...
Full story by Aline Behar Kado, Haley Parsley and Raphael Romero Ruiz:
cnsmaryland.org/2025/11/13/m...
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! Through Nov. 25, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! Through Nov. 25, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
JOIN US on Dec. 3 for our #PovichCenter's 20th annual Povich Symposium!
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
JOIN US on Dec. 3 for our #PovichCenter's 20th annual Povich Symposium!
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
📣 Let your voice be heard!
This is YOUR chance to let us know what you'd like to see in a future Merrill Merch Store!
Fill out the survey at go.umd.edu/MerrillMerchSurvey25
This is YOUR chance to let us know what you'd like to see in a future Merrill Merch Store!
Fill out the survey at go.umd.edu/MerrillMerchSurvey25
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
📣 Let your voice be heard!
This is YOUR chance to let us know what you'd like to see in a future Merrill Merch Store!
Fill out the survey at go.umd.edu/MerrillMerchSurvey25
This is YOUR chance to let us know what you'd like to see in a future Merrill Merch Store!
Fill out the survey at go.umd.edu/MerrillMerchSurvey25
it's what a journalism student lives for #fearlessjournalism #flowstate
⭐ 🎥 Ashna Balroop & Katherine Schutzman
⭐ 🎥 Ashna Balroop & Katherine Schutzman
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
it's what a journalism student lives for #fearlessjournalism #flowstate
⭐ 🎥 Ashna Balroop & Katherine Schutzman
⭐ 🎥 Ashna Balroop & Katherine Schutzman
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! Through Nov. 25, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! Through Nov. 25, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
You’re invited: Join us Wednesday, Dec. 3, for our #PovichCenter's 20th annual Povich Symposium!
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
You’re invited: Join us Wednesday, Dec. 3, for our #PovichCenter's 20th annual Povich Symposium!
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! Through Nov. 25, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! Through Nov. 25, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Welcome to our island (aka our Knight Hall), villagers!
Come on a tour with #merrillmade first-year Sydney Dizárd to explore our beautiful journalism building on the unequaled University of Maryland campus!
We think it's pretty sweet 🥰 #fearlessjournalism
Come on a tour with #merrillmade first-year Sydney Dizárd to explore our beautiful journalism building on the unequaled University of Maryland campus!
We think it's pretty sweet 🥰 #fearlessjournalism
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Welcome to our island (aka our Knight Hall), villagers!
Come on a tour with #merrillmade first-year Sydney Dizárd to explore our beautiful journalism building on the unequaled University of Maryland campus!
We think it's pretty sweet 🥰 #fearlessjournalism
Come on a tour with #merrillmade first-year Sydney Dizárd to explore our beautiful journalism building on the unequaled University of Maryland campus!
We think it's pretty sweet 🥰 #fearlessjournalism
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! From Nov. 17-25, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! From Nov. 17-25, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Nominations are NOW OPEN for our next Hall of Fame class! The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums & the remarkable contributions of our faculty and staff.
Nominations close Dec. 31.
Learn more and submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
Nominations close Dec. 31.
Learn more and submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Nominations are NOW OPEN for our next Hall of Fame class! The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums & the remarkable contributions of our faculty and staff.
Nominations close Dec. 31.
Learn more and submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
Nominations close Dec. 31.
Learn more and submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
You’re invited: Join us Wednesday, Dec. 3, for our #PovichCenter's 20th annual Povich Symposium!
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
You’re invited: Join us Wednesday, Dec. 3, for our #PovichCenter's 20th annual Povich Symposium!
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! From Nov. 17-25, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! From Nov. 17-25, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Maryland residents: Want input into the future of your local news? Participate in our study into how Maryland news outlets can better serve you!
Maryland residents have until Nov. 15 to apply by filling out this short, confidential application form: go.umd.edu/MerrillNewsStudy
Maryland residents have until Nov. 15 to apply by filling out this short, confidential application form: go.umd.edu/MerrillNewsStudy
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Maryland residents: Want input into the future of your local news? Participate in our study into how Maryland news outlets can better serve you!
Maryland residents have until Nov. 15 to apply by filling out this short, confidential application form: go.umd.edu/MerrillNewsStudy
Maryland residents have until Nov. 15 to apply by filling out this short, confidential application form: go.umd.edu/MerrillNewsStudy
#UMD is making its way to Nashville! ✈️
That's right: Merrill College will be at this week's National High School Journalism Conference in Music City! 🎶
Keep an eye on our socials (especially Instagram!) for conference updates and possible prizes 🤫 👀 #fearlessjournalism
That's right: Merrill College will be at this week's National High School Journalism Conference in Music City! 🎶
Keep an eye on our socials (especially Instagram!) for conference updates and possible prizes 🤫 👀 #fearlessjournalism
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#UMD is making its way to Nashville! ✈️
That's right: Merrill College will be at this week's National High School Journalism Conference in Music City! 🎶
Keep an eye on our socials (especially Instagram!) for conference updates and possible prizes 🤫 👀 #fearlessjournalism
That's right: Merrill College will be at this week's National High School Journalism Conference in Music City! 🎶
Keep an eye on our socials (especially Instagram!) for conference updates and possible prizes 🤫 👀 #fearlessjournalism
Everyone say "hello" to this week's intern: Bella DeCrescenzo!
Bella interned for The Providence Journal as a reporting intern. She produced articles covering community development, state legislation, art installations & a movie production.
Our students have opportunities to do incredible things!
Bella interned for The Providence Journal as a reporting intern. She produced articles covering community development, state legislation, art installations & a movie production.
Our students have opportunities to do incredible things!
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Everyone say "hello" to this week's intern: Bella DeCrescenzo!
Bella interned for The Providence Journal as a reporting intern. She produced articles covering community development, state legislation, art installations & a movie production.
Our students have opportunities to do incredible things!
Bella interned for The Providence Journal as a reporting intern. She produced articles covering community development, state legislation, art installations & a movie production.
Our students have opportunities to do incredible things!
You’re invited: Join us Wednesday, Dec. 3, for our #PovichCenter's 20th annual Povich Symposium!
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
You’re invited: Join us Wednesday, Dec. 3, for our #PovichCenter's 20th annual Povich Symposium!
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
“Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists to discuss where the sport stands — and where it's headed.
REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
We celebrated launching #MarylandForward with cookies last week!🍪
We can't wait to see where this campaign takes us and #UMD! Consider supporting our wonderful #merrillmade students or our forward-thinking faculty's innovation!
Find out more about our priorities: forward.umd.edu/jour
We can't wait to see where this campaign takes us and #UMD! Consider supporting our wonderful #merrillmade students or our forward-thinking faculty's innovation!
Find out more about our priorities: forward.umd.edu/jour
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We celebrated launching #MarylandForward with cookies last week!🍪
We can't wait to see where this campaign takes us and #UMD! Consider supporting our wonderful #merrillmade students or our forward-thinking faculty's innovation!
Find out more about our priorities: forward.umd.edu/jour
We can't wait to see where this campaign takes us and #UMD! Consider supporting our wonderful #merrillmade students or our forward-thinking faculty's innovation!
Find out more about our priorities: forward.umd.edu/jour
Maryland residents: Want input into the future of your local news? Participate in our study into how Maryland news outlets can better serve you!
Maryland residents have until Nov. 15 to apply by filling out this short, confidential application form: go.umd.edu/MerrillNewsStudy
Maryland residents have until Nov. 15 to apply by filling out this short, confidential application form: go.umd.edu/MerrillNewsStudy
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Maryland residents: Want input into the future of your local news? Participate in our study into how Maryland news outlets can better serve you!
Maryland residents have until Nov. 15 to apply by filling out this short, confidential application form: go.umd.edu/MerrillNewsStudy
Maryland residents have until Nov. 15 to apply by filling out this short, confidential application form: go.umd.edu/MerrillNewsStudy
Maryland residents: Want input into the future of your local news? Participate in our study into how Maryland news outlets can better serve you!
Maryland residents have until Nov. 15 to apply by filling out this short, confidential application form: go.umd.edu/MerrillNewsStudy
Maryland residents have until Nov. 15 to apply by filling out this short, confidential application form: go.umd.edu/MerrillNewsStudy
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Maryland residents: Want input into the future of your local news? Participate in our study into how Maryland news outlets can better serve you!
Maryland residents have until Nov. 15 to apply by filling out this short, confidential application form: go.umd.edu/MerrillNewsStudy
Maryland residents have until Nov. 15 to apply by filling out this short, confidential application form: go.umd.edu/MerrillNewsStudy