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We are proud to recognize Stacy Willingham (ABJ ’13) as an honoree of the UGA Alumni Association’s 40 under 40 class. Willingham became a New York Times bestselling author with her debut novel, “A Flicker in the Dark.” Her novel was chosen as a finalist in multiple awards: Book of the Year finalist by Book […]

Dr. Keith Herndon, the William S. Morris Chair in News Strategy and Management, was named to the University of Georgia’s inaugural Fellows for Transformative Teaching program. The program, operated by the University’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), was created to bring together experienced faculty from across non-tenure track lines to explore and engage in […]

This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience.   Elizabeth Hunter is a third-year journalism student working with Fox 5 Atlanta as a news intern. Read on as she provides insight into what this internship looks like. Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities. I am working […]

With the start of the academic year, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is proud to welcome four new full-time faculty. Nicholas Eng and Ruoyu Sun are new faculty members in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations, while Benjamin Han and Lauren Musgrove are new to the Department of Entertainment and Media Studies. […]

Just over six years ago, Brooklyn MacKenzie (ABJ ‘17) was enrolled as a public relations major, learning and building her skill set within the walls of Grady College. Today, the Grady alumna is a senior account supervisor at the New York office of HUNTER, a marketing and public relations firm, where she manages integrated marketing […]

Talking Dog, the student-run advertising and public relations agency operated through Grady College, is gearing up for another new year and students are already thinking about the competition at the end of the season: Battle of the Brands. During the academic year, each Talking Dog team works with local and national clients creating comprehensive campaigns […]

This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience.   Heaven Robinson is an Emerging Media Masters student working with Breaktime Media as a visual design intern. Read on as she provides insight into what this internship looks like. Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities. I am […]

Graduating Public Affairs Communications students gathered to celebrate their experiences in the PAC program with a catered dinner at the Georgia Center on May 3, 2023. Program director Professor Joseph Watson thanked the cohort for their work and highlighted the importance of staying connected as PAC alumni. “I encourage you guys to continue to give […]

This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience.   Ethan Henderson is a fourth-year journalism student working with Sightly as a media strategy intern. Read on as he provides insight into what this internship looks like. Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities. I’m a media strategy […]

For Maggie Martin, a recent PAC graduate who double majored in public relations and political science, using communication to “help people accomplish their unifying goals” is her passion. Communicating is a human-centric and personal process for Martin, and the PAC program helped her understand how to prioritize a community’s interests in her work. “As a […]