‘The Year of Women’s Sports’: 19th Annual Povich Symposium Explores How the Game is Changing

By Alex Burke The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism held its 19th annual Povich Symposium Tuesday at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center. This year’s topic was “The Year of Women’s Sports,” and celebrated a transformative year for women in professional sports. The symposium featured two panels. The first, “Changing the Business of Women’s … Continue reading ‘The Year of Women’s Sports’: 19th Annual Povich Symposium Explores How the Game is Changing

Journalism dean search: Associate dean says attracting more diverse students a top priority

By Joel Lev-Tov He brought a cash-strapped University of Maryland journalism school badly-needed funding. He won the Scripps Howard Foundation’s grant for the college. He inspired the Local News Network, which matches students with local media outlets to get reporting experience. He helped make the college accessible to incoming students by stripping it of its Limited Enrollment Program status. Under his watch, a few Philip … Continue reading Journalism dean search: Associate dean says attracting more diverse students a top priority