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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 […]

Viewing violent police videos can result in trouble sleeping, symptoms of PTSD and feelings of being on guard, especially among Black Americans, according to research published in the Fall 2023 issue of Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. The research, “Viewing violent policing videos contributes to trauma symptoms for Black Americans,” was conducted by Glenna […]

Listen to a special episode of The Lead, featuring coverage of the Hackathon and an interview with Adam Levin. University of Georgia students learned firsthand how to fight misinformation at the Cox Institute’s What the Hackathon on Nov. 10 in Studio 100. More than 50 students played trivia, heard from speakers and completed a reporting […]

The week of November 5, a team representing the Department of Advertising and Public Relations at Grady College visited Brazil to exchange practices and continue research collaboration. Itai Himelboim, Michael Cacciatore and undergraduate student Max Leiter of UGA’s SEE Suite met with the team at Imagem Corporativa in São Paulo, Brazil.  UGA’s SEE Suite has […]