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How has Grady influenced your time at UGA? Grady has impacted my mentality at UGA. It has taught me that no one is an island and that it’s not only what you do in college but who you do it with that’s important. I am so grateful for every classmate, every professor and every advisor […]

Why did you choose Grady?    I chose Grady simply because I didn’t see myself in any other college on campus. From a young age, I had a good grasp on the things I was good at and the things that I just wasn’t. I have always been interested in the world of communication through writing […]

Knowing what you know now, what would you tell yourself before you began taking Grady classes? When I got into Grady I was so excited. I forgot the feeling of my own fear and insecurities that I previously let get in the way of my professional development and personal growth. If I could go back, I’d […]

Why did you choose Grady and your course of study? In pursuing a journalism degree at Grady, I want to give a voice to the voiceless and highlight underrepresented communities and cultures. So much of my life has been influenced by people of different backgrounds, and my hope is that they can find representation in […]

What does the word tenacity mean to you? Never ceasing, adjusting and adapting until the job is done. Favorite UGA memory? One of my favorite memories was some of the late-night Snelling runs I would go on with my best friends. Living in Creswell Hall during freshman year and East Campus in my sophomore year, […]

When initial discussions began about creating a new program called Digital Natives at Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t factored into its launch. Despite the unforeseen challenge, program director and academic professional Amanda Bright and eight students jumped into action. Digital Natives was developed in conjunction with the Georgia Press […]

Why did you choose Grady and your course of study? I was originally very unsure about going to UGA. As someone from metro Atlanta, I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to branch out from the many high school friends already committed to UGA. It was at one of the Grady Days in February of […]

Jonathan Peters, an associate professor of journalism who holds a secondary faculty appointment in the School of Law, regularly provides counsel and commentary on First Amendment issues in America. His expertise on the subject has made him a sought-after scholar around the world. On December 3, 2020, Peters delivered two presentations to Uzbekistani journalists and […]

The Hunger Bowl supports the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, and this year’s theme is Save Barrel City. Join the College in helping to combat hunger in our community by participating in a virtual food drive. See how you can help at: https://www.fooddriveonline.org/foodbanknega/Grady, or drop off your cans of good on the fourth floor outside […]

Students in the Sports Media Certificate program profiled athletes from the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, including Bart Conner (gymnastics), Edwin Moses (track and field) and Megan Neyer (diving) in stories published to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Digital Museum. The profiles were part of the curriculum in the spring 2020 section of “Multiplatform Storytelling for […]