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Editor’s note: this is the first in a series of Grady College alumni profiles celebrating Black History Month. Monica Pearson can be seen delivering the Holmes-Hunter Lecture on Feb. 7, 2019, at 2 p.m. at the UGA Chapel. Her face, along with her voice, is one of the most recognized in Atlanta. When Monica Pearson […]

Grady College has named two Yarbrough-Grady Fellows for the spring 2019 semester: Maddie Fiorante from Portland, Oregon, and Allison Miller from Sandy Springs, Georgia. Fiorante will focus on public relations while Miller focuses on graphic design.  The fellowship, funded through Grady College alumnus Dick Yarbrough (ABJ ’59), is an experiential work program in which Grady College students work alongside the office of communications to produce content for the college website, social […]

It should come as no surprise that the son of a building contractor and a junior high school art teacher, would spend time sewing and designing his own Halloween costumes at 8-years-old and molding his own Yoda masks a few years later; or, that he would grow up to work in the design playground of […]

Yan Jin, a professor of public relations and assistant department head of the advertising and public relations department in the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been named UGA Athletic Association Professor. The professorship supports the academic mission of the university and recognizes Jin for her contributions to the field. […]

The result of football instant replay video reviews can alter a consumer’s perception of a brand, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The upcoming Super Bowl, often referred to as the “Ad Bowl,” provides a variety of advertising opportunities, including when officials […]

We are honoring our Grady College alumni included in the 2019 Bulldog 100. Bulldog 100 celebrates the 100 fastest growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni. We interviewed honorees about their experience, advice and expertise for the next generation of entrepreneurs.  Marc Gorlin (ABJ ’95) is co-founder of Kabbage. He is also the founder and […]

We are honoring our Grady College alumni included in the 2019 Bulldog 100. Bulldog 100 celebrates the 100 fastest growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni. We interviewed honorees about their experience, advice and expertise for the next generation of entrepreneurs.  Harold Hayes Jr. (ABJ ’ 01) is co-founder and producer of SunnyBoy Entertainment. He […]

We are honoring our Grady College alumni included in the 2019 Bulldog 100. Bulldog 100 celebrates the 100 fastest growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni. We interviewed honorees about their experience, advice and expertise for the next generation of entrepreneurs. Matthew Allen (ABJ ’04) is sales manager for Starnes Media. How would you […]

Students at the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication can now have hands-on experience with virtual and augmented reality. Grady College has opened the Virtual Environment Room and Gaming Experience lab to allow students and faculty members to engage in the VR world. “VERGE allows students to experience a state-of-the-art lab […]