Blog Archive
Profiles of Tenacity: Valeria Valdes
Fourth-year student Valeria Valdes was recently accepted into the American Advertising Federation’s Most Promising Multicultural Students class of 2024. Learn more about her below. Why did you choose your major? I’ve always loved to write and was always intrigued by the craft of communication. Public relations, advertising and marketing are so dynamic that I’m actually […]
Students named Tieger Fellows in Public Affairs Communications
The University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication announced the selection of three new Tieger Fellows for the 2023-2024 academic year: Sydney Branton, Gracie Englund and Anna Womack as this year’s Tieger Fellows. The Tieger Fellowship provides students pursuing the Public Affairs Professional Certificate in Public Affairs Communications (PAC) with the opportunity […]
Why I Give: providing opportunities for Grady College’s current students
Judy Sherling’s (ABJ ‘70) career path is a testament to just how valuable and broadly applicable a degree from Grady College truly is. Now the executive director of the Development Authority of the city of Jeffersonville and Twiggs County, GA, Sherling started her career in the 1970s by becoming one of the Athens Banner-Herald’s first […]
UGA Mentor Profile: Sydney Palmer and Jennifer Bellamy (ABJ ’08)
Participating in the UGA Mentor Program has been a win-win partnership for Sydney Palmer, a journalism student, and her mentor, Jennifer Bellamy (ABJ ’08), an anchor and reporter for 11Alive News in Atlanta. “Seeing how successful Jennifer is inspires me,” said Palmer, who is aspires for a career in broadcast journalism after graduation. “She has […]
Remembering John English
Editor’s Note: It seems only fitting that Dr. John English, art aficionado, world traveler and writer of obituaries, would pen most of his own obituary, which was published when he died Jan. 3, 2024. English was a journalism professor at Grady College from 1970 to 2000. According to “Centennial: A History of the Henry W. […]
Alumna Fardosa Hassan named Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow
Fardosa Hassan, a 2023 graduate from the Department of Entertainment and Media Studies at Grady College and financial planning from the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, was selected for the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship. Funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by Howard University, the Pickering Fellowship prepares outstanding […]
UGA’s Advertising and Public Relations program named top five in nation
The University of Georgia’s Advertising and Public Relations program has been named a top five finalist for Outstanding Education Program in the nation by PRWeek , one of the leading publications in the public relations industry. The Department of Advertising and Public Relations at Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is a finalist for the […]
Fall 2023 Grady College graduates celebrate at Convocation
Fall 2023 Grady College graduates were celebrated by family, friends, faculty and staff at Grady College’s Convocation ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, at the UGA Performing Arts Center. Just under 200 graduate and undergraduate students are graduating from the College this semester including 15 master’s students, over 60 advertising students, roughly 30 from the […]
Audrie Uphues named senior speaker for Fall 2023 Convocation
Audrie Uphues, a graduating journalism major from Odessa, Florida, has been named the distinguished senior speaker for the Grady College Fall Convocation. Graduating students will be celebrated during Convocation ceremonies on Dec. 14, 2023, beginning at 10 a.m. at the UGA Performing Arts Center. Grady Convocation is a ticketed event, and a livestream will be […]
Profiles of Tenacity: Jimena Somilleda
Fourth-year public relations major Jimena Somilleda is motivated to be an advocate for her community. In addition to UGA’s AdPR department, she is involved with the Association of Latino Professionals for America, Students for Latinx Empowerment and First-Gen Dawgs. Why did you choose your major? When I was 17, the president of the Hispanic Organization […]