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For more than a decade, Jen Galas’ (MA ‘12) work has been the bridge between college athletes and their fans. She specializes in capturing the current moment in a way on social media that lasts beyond the present. She is currently the director of social media strategy and digital identity for UGA Athletics and has […]

Grady College proudly announces the newest class of Grady Fellows, a recognition honoring friends of the college whose accomplishments, friendship and service to the industries they serve have made a positive impact on the college and its students. The 2022 Fellowship class includes: Susan Goodenow (ABJ ’90), executive vice president, marketing & communications for the […]

Grady College is proud to announce honorees for its annual alumni awards, recognizing alumni who have established a tradition of service and achievement in their careers. Alumni Award recipients will be recognized at the College’s annual recognition event, Grady Salutes: A Celebration of Achievement, Leadership and Commitment on Friday, April 29, 2022. Inductees into the […]

The Peabody Awards, the oldest and most prestigious awards honoring stories that matter in broadcasting and streaming media, announced that it will recognize winning projects—all to be hand-picked by an expanded, accomplished cohort of jurors—from its newest category, Digital and Interactive Storytelling, on March 24, 2022 at 10 a.m. PST/ 1 p.m. EST,  via peabodyawards.com. […]

  The Betty Gage Holland award winner for 2021 took a particularly thorny issue — medical billing and health care costs — and made it, according to one award judge “easy for an audience to understand.” The Indiana Daily Student’s October 2021 story “In the dark: Transparency rule fails to shed light on costs for IU Health […]

The Cox Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership recognized its 2022 class of Levin Leaders by presenting the students with the Institute’s Leadership Medal. The 2022 Levin Leaders are: Nimra Ahmad, Spencer Donovan, Thomas Ehlers, Madison Franklin, Sydney Fordice. Emily Garcia, Caroline Kurzawa, Katherine Lewis, Kathryn Skeean, Brieanna Smith, Kyle Soto, Palmer Thombs, DeAundria […]

AEJMC panel discussion focuses on ethics in the profession David Clementson, assistant professor of public relations at Grady College, was an invited speaker at a panel teaching other public relations professors how to help their students get good jobs in the industry. The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Public Relations division […]

Why did you choose Grady and your course of study? I chose to study journalism because I developed a love for storytelling while in grade school. I love talking to people and getting to know more about what makes them who they are. I also love sports and how they bring people together. The idea […]

What does the word “tenacity” mean to you? For me, tenacity means always staying positive when facing tough circumstances or situations. The most important difference I found between human beings and animals is that we are born to be adaptable. I came to the U.S. two years ago across the Pacific Ocean with two suitcases. […]

Beverly Kievman Copen’s (ABJ ‘58) life has been defined by choice. Choosing to be bold, choosing to step away and choosing the path that led her to a successful 60+ year-long career as an entrepreneur, photographer, speaker, author and a true trailblazer for women in the professional space.  Copen’s first big choice came when she […]