Blog Archive

The Grady College Department of Advertising and Public Relations is thrilled to celebrate its 10th annual AdPR Week from Oct. 7-10, 2024. This year’s AdPR Week will feature panel discussions, presentations, networking opportunities and a week-long giving campaign designed to inspire and equip the next generation of communicators. A highlight of the week is the […]

Davia Allen is a fifth-year Public Relations and Social Entrepreneurship for Consumer Well-Being double major from Blakely, Georgia. She is actively involved in the Morehead Honors College, serves as an Ambassador for the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, works as a UGA CURO Undergraduate Researcher/Presenter for UGA’s Human Nutrition Lab and holds leadership roles […]

As higher education evolves, inclusive teaching practices have become increasingly important. Sabrena Deal, a senior lecturer in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations at UGA, teaches courses in Brand Strategy, Graphic Communication and Integrated Campaigns. Deal is a UGA Faculty Active Learning Leader, one of the first Peer Learning Assistant Faculty members in Grady […]

The University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication announced the selection of three new Tieger Fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year: Margot Murphy, Corinne O’Dell and Flanigen Phillips. The Tieger Fellowship is a group from the Public Affairs Professional Certificate in Public Affairs Communications (PAC) that serves the program by creating digital […]

A trip to Paris for many is a dream vacation. For a group of nine students and two professors from Grady College, their trip to Paris to cover the Paralympics was all about work experience.  “I love not sleeping,” said Ana Escamilla, only half-jokingly, of the 17-hour days she spent writing news and features about […]

Lauren Kring is a fourth-year journalism, Entertainment and Media Studies major with a film studies minor from Sugar Hill, Georgia. She is the Production Collective co-coordinator, worked with Mazu Films, created a short film titled ‘Reflections,’ and participated in the Grady LA Field Study Program. Why did you choose your major? Since I was a little […]

Kyser Lough, an associate professor of journalism at the University of Georgia’s Grady College, is joining the faculty of the Cox Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership and will be director of the institute’s campus-wide Certificate in News Literacy. The Certificate in News Literacy launched in Fall 2022 and has grown to nearly 150 […]

Angelique Jackson (ABJ ‘12), Kristina Stafford Kelly (ABJ ‘08), Audrey A. Lewis (AB ‘07, ABJ ‘09, JD ‘10), Loree Anne Paradise (ABJ ‘11) and Juanita Traughber (ABJ ‘08, AB ‘08) spoke at an event titled “40 Under 40: A Message to My Younger Self” on Friday, Sept. 6. The alumnae advised students on graduating, beginning […]

The Grady College Department of Advertising and Public Relations proudly welcomes five new members to its Executive Advisory Board: Thomas Bennett III, Keith Hughes, Allison Kolber, Joli Murtha and Robin Triplett. The AdPR Executive Advisory Board is a diverse group of communications professionals dedicated to advancing the mission of the Department of Advertising and Public […]

Guinevere Grant is a third-year journalism and criminal justice major with a sociology minor and News Literacy certificate from Conyers, Georgia. She is the education reporter for The Red & Black, a freelance news writer for the Covington News and writer for InfUSion Magazine. Why did you choose your major? Growing up financially unstable challenged […]