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Nick Chiles (MFA ’22) practices what he teaches. The clinical assistant professor not only teaches feature writing at Grady College but he writes books —23 of them to date—during the summer and winter breaks when he is not teaching. Chiles’ newest book, “The Black Family Who Built America: The McKissacks, Two Centuries of Daring Pioneers,” […]

Sydney Brass is a fourth year public relations major from Flowery Branch, Georgia, set to graduate in May 2026. Sydney serves as president of the UGA chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America, which is the largest chapter in the nation. This summer, Brass interned for Jennifer Bett Communications as a public relations […]

The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced today that musician, filmmaker and activist Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson will be honored with the 2025 Peabody Trailblazer Award, on October 10, 2025, at The Sun Rose Hotel (formerly The Pendry Hotel) in Los Angeles. Emmy and Peabody Award-winning actor, writer and producer Quinta Brunson will be on hand […]

Chase Whalen is a fourth year entertainment and media studies major from Athens, Georgia. He is set to graduate in May 2026. Chase is an active member of the Industries Club, Athens Ciné Club and participated in the UGA at Oxford study abroad program this past summer.  Read his Q/A below. Why did you choose […]

Maura Potvin, a 2025-26 Griffiths Innovator with the Cox Institute, recently earned a Certificate in Editing through the Poynter Institute, a training program offered in partnership with the American Copy Editors Society (ACES). Potvin, a second-year student from Kennesaw, Georgia, is a journalism major with a theatre minor. She is also pursuing Grady College’s Certificate […]

The Department of Advertising and Public Relations proudly welcomes eight new members to its Executive Advisory Board: Trebor Banstetter, Nancy Elder, Katie Gohman, Trevor Guthrie, Lauren Hitchins, Craig Hodges, Marni Schapiro and Carrie von der Sitt.  The AdPR Executive Advisory Board is a diverse group of communications experts and leaders committed to advancing the mission […]

Charles Davis (MA ’92), dean of Grady College, has edited the fourth edition of the textbook, “Principles of American Journalism,” which he co-wrote with Stephanie Craft, associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Illinois, and Joy Jenkins, assistant professor of journalism at the University of Missouri. The text explores the fundamentals and core […]

Throwing a line to students and young alumni for their first on-set job experience was the goal when alumna Deborah Norville (ABJ ’79) reached out last spring looking for production assistants, or PAs, to work on her new game show, “The Perfect Line.” The show hired six PAs with Grady College ties who worked throughout […]

InternViews is a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their internship experience. Melisa Bordianu, a public relations master’s student, interned for IHG hotels & Resorts in Atlanta this summer. Read more about her internship experience below. Provide a brief overview of your role and its associated responsibilities. During my internship as an internal […]

Congratulations to Darren Anglin (ABJ ’16) on being named a 40 Under 40 honoree by the UGA Alumni Association. For more than three years, Anglin has served as the global human resources director for Johnson Controls, an international company specializing in automated building controls. He has more than 10 years in various roles in marketing and human […]