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2019 Grady College faculty and staff recognitions
Grady College celebrated excellent work from faculty and staff with a May 1 reception and awards announcement. Kate Fortmueller, Kim Landrum, Jonathan Peters and Kirsten Strausbaugh were named outstanding teaching […]
Himelboim named the Thomas C. Dowden Professor of Media Analytics
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication has named Itai Himelboim the Thomas C. Dowden Professor of Media Analytics. Himelboim is an associate professor of advertising and director of the […]
Grady College’s Yan Jin selected by WhatsApp to research spread of misinformation
WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging platform, has selected a research team including Yan Jin, Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Grady College and assistant department head of advertising and public relations, to […]
Peabody win comes full circle for Grady College alumnus
When Randy Travis (ABJ ’82) was a Grady College journalism student, he took a class called “History of Program Ideas,” taught by Worth McDougald, director of the Peabody Awards from […]
Grady Salutes celebrates alumni and friends
Nearly 200 alumni, faculty, students and friends celebrated Grady College and its 2019 honorees on April 26 at the Athens Cotton Press during the annual Grady Salutes: A Celebration of […]
What it means to make Grady home
In the weeks leading up to the Grady College Centennial Weekend, April 16-19, we’ll feature a guest blog post authored by a preselected alumnus/alumna. For ways in which students, faculty, […]
Grady College faculty member studies media consumption
The following was written for UGA Columns and UGA Today. As a faculty member, Bart Wojdynski derives satisfaction from seeing the switch flipped within the minds of his students. “I love […]
78th Peabody Awards social media recap
‘Another Angle’ accentuates the positive
Preparing students for the real world of journalism often includes assignments of breaking news, or stories of conflict and strife. Seldom is there time to cover the positive side of […]
Spring 2019 graduates encouraged to write own narrative at Grady College Convocation
Pictures from the Spring 2019 Grady Convocation can be viewed on the UGAGrady Flickr galleries: Spring 2019 convocation candids Spring 2019 convocation graduates: Graduate degrees Advertising Public Relations Journalism EMST Spring […]