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Ivan Mendoza is a second year advertising major with minors in criminal justice and film studies from Powder Springs, Georgia set to graduate in May 2028. Mendoza is the president of Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity as well as the founder of the La Unidad Latina Book Club and Leer es una Libertad. Mendoza is also […]

January is National Mentoring Month, a prime time for UGA students to commit to further their professional career by connecting with a mentor. The traditional one-on-one UGA Mentor Program may not work for everyone, which is one of the reasons UGA Circles of Success were created. Circles of Success invite students to join a small […]

Grady College journalism students and faculty were represented on the international stage in November when the JournalismAI Innovation Challenge project they worked on was featured in a documentary. The program was supported by the Google News Initiative. The short film premiered at the JournalismAI Festival in London and featured Amanda Bright, clinical associate professor and […]

The MFA in Narrative Nonfiction program wrapped up a weeklong residency Jan. 4-9 at Grady College. Students in the sessions heard from both MFA faculty as well as a lineup of stellar journalists and authors. Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Kevin Sack, author of “Mother Emanuel,” spoke of how he was able to gain the trust […]

“Signing Tony Raymond,” a film written, directed and produced by Glen Owen (ABJ ’90), a UGA alumnus and current MFA Narrative Media student, will have its national premiere on Jan. 16, 2026. Set with a script he originally drafted nearly 15 years ago, Owen is proud of this independent film that was funded, filmed and […]

Tamlin Hall, an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, director, producer, educator and non-profit founder, has been named the new director of the University of Georgia Master of Fine Arts in Film, Television and Digital Media. Hall has written, directed and produced numerous films; serves as a mentor in the UGA Low-residency MFA Narrative Nonfiction program in the […]

This past summer, public relations student, Brigette Ramirez, interned for Grady alumnus, Jeremy Friedman (ABJ ’96), at Outlyr in Dallas, Texas. Following is an interview with Ramirez and Friedman about the internship. Friedman is the the vice president of public relations and communications at Outlyr, a global sports marketing agency that manages multiple professional sporting […]

The Cox Institute’s leadership program, which is 14 years old this year, has added a new immersive exercise to its training. Each of the 10 Levin Leaders are responsible for interviewing a news industry leader and turning the conversation into an episode of the Cox Institute’s award-winning podcast series, The Lead. The new episodes will […]

Amidst messages of perseverance, determination and accomplishment, nearly 150 Grady College students were celebrated during Grady College Fall Convocation ceremonies on Dec. 11, 2025. The ceremony took place at the UGA Performing Arts Center Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. Graduates included two earning Ph.D.s, two graduating with MFA degrees, nearly 20 graduating with master’s degrees, nearly […]

Katina Inglis, a public relations major and fashion merchandising minor from Alapharetta, Georgia, has been selected as the Fall 2025 senior orator for the Grady College Convocation. Grady’s Convocation takes place Thursday, Dec. 11, at the UGA Performing Arts Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall at 10 a.m. During her time as a student, Inglis has been […]