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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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 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, 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 […]

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 […]

When students from the University of Georgia and Penn State met to kick off a research partnership this past August, they quickly realized they were gaining more than a line item on their CVs. They were getting experience leading collaborative cross-institutional research that will address important topics affecting public communications today. The new colleagues left […]

Fourth-year journalism student Karenia Murry currently serves as the vice president for the National Association of Black Journalists at UGA. She enjoys the community she’s found through organizations and classes in the college.  Why did you choose your major?  I thought about the natural gifts I had, and I thought about the things I was […]