Meet #merrillmade intern Aylin Aarhus!
Aylin interned for Streetcar Suburbs & wrote stories for two of their publications.
"This was a great introduction to doing local news, and I appreciate the opportunity to write for multiple papers and get experience working with multiple excellent editors!”
Aylin interned for Streetcar Suburbs & wrote stories for two of their publications.
"This was a great introduction to doing local news, and I appreciate the opportunity to write for multiple papers and get experience working with multiple excellent editors!”
January 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Meet #merrillmade intern Aylin Aarhus!
Aylin interned for Streetcar Suburbs & wrote stories for two of their publications.
"This was a great introduction to doing local news, and I appreciate the opportunity to write for multiple papers and get experience working with multiple excellent editors!”
Aylin interned for Streetcar Suburbs & wrote stories for two of their publications.
"This was a great introduction to doing local news, and I appreciate the opportunity to write for multiple papers and get experience working with multiple excellent editors!”
Let's get back to highlighting our wonderful #merrillmade interns!
Sara Silverman was an editorial/digital intern for Modern Luxury. Working remotely from College Park, she wrote about food, fashion, travel, real estate and weddings for the Atlanta, Nashville and Chicago markets. #merrillinterns
Sara Silverman was an editorial/digital intern for Modern Luxury. Working remotely from College Park, she wrote about food, fashion, travel, real estate and weddings for the Atlanta, Nashville and Chicago markets. #merrillinterns
January 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Let's get back to highlighting our wonderful #merrillmade interns!
Sara Silverman was an editorial/digital intern for Modern Luxury. Working remotely from College Park, she wrote about food, fashion, travel, real estate and weddings for the Atlanta, Nashville and Chicago markets. #merrillinterns
Sara Silverman was an editorial/digital intern for Modern Luxury. Working remotely from College Park, she wrote about food, fashion, travel, real estate and weddings for the Atlanta, Nashville and Chicago markets. #merrillinterns
CONGRATULATIONS to recent #merrillmade grads Ricky Podgorski and Nathan Schwartz, who won 2025 Student Production Awards from the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences! 🧵
December 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
CONGRATULATIONS to recent #merrillmade grads Ricky Podgorski and Nathan Schwartz, who won 2025 Student Production Awards from the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences! 🧵
Help us choose our next Merrill Hall of Fame class! Nominations are open through Dec. 31. The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff. Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
December 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Help us choose our next Merrill Hall of Fame class! Nominations are open through Dec. 31. The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff. Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
Help choose our next Merrill Hall of Fame class! Nominations are open through Dec. 31.
The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff.
Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff.
Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Help choose our next Merrill Hall of Fame class! Nominations are open through Dec. 31.
The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff.
Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff.
Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
Happy Winter Break, #merrillmade Terps!
We hope you relax, have fun and take time for yourself. There's so much ahead in the new year. We can't wait to see you then! #fearlessjournalism
We hope you relax, have fun and take time for yourself. There's so much ahead in the new year. We can't wait to see you then! #fearlessjournalism
December 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Happy Winter Break, #merrillmade Terps!
We hope you relax, have fun and take time for yourself. There's so much ahead in the new year. We can't wait to see you then! #fearlessjournalism
We hope you relax, have fun and take time for yourself. There's so much ahead in the new year. We can't wait to see you then! #fearlessjournalism
#merrillmade students are exceptional at data storytelling. Check out this Capital News Service investigation into historical death records of Black youths at Maryland reformatories.
The investigation showed hundreds of Black youths died of disease and neglect at three Maryland reformatories.
The investigation showed hundreds of Black youths died of disease and neglect at three Maryland reformatories.
December 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
#merrillmade students are exceptional at data storytelling. Check out this Capital News Service investigation into historical death records of Black youths at Maryland reformatories.
The investigation showed hundreds of Black youths died of disease and neglect at three Maryland reformatories.
The investigation showed hundreds of Black youths died of disease and neglect at three Maryland reformatories.
What are #merrillmade students getting up to this winter break? ❄️
No matter what you do, we hope you relax, have fun and prepare for a wonderful spring! #fearlessjournalism ☃️
🎥 Ashna Balroop
No matter what you do, we hope you relax, have fun and prepare for a wonderful spring! #fearlessjournalism ☃️
🎥 Ashna Balroop
December 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
What are #merrillmade students getting up to this winter break? ❄️
No matter what you do, we hope you relax, have fun and prepare for a wonderful spring! #fearlessjournalism ☃️
🎥 Ashna Balroop
No matter what you do, we hope you relax, have fun and prepare for a wonderful spring! #fearlessjournalism ☃️
🎥 Ashna Balroop
Still thinking about our wonderful December #merrillmade grads 🤗
We can't wait to see what you do in the future! #fearlessjournalism
We can't wait to see what you do in the future! #fearlessjournalism
December 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Still thinking about our wonderful December #merrillmade grads 🤗
We can't wait to see what you do in the future! #fearlessjournalism
We can't wait to see what you do in the future! #fearlessjournalism
Thanks to our flexible curriculum, students leave ready for careers as digitally savvy reporters, editors, data journalists, broadcasters, documentarians and more. Become #merrillmade.
For more information: go.umd.edu/MerrillMasters
For more information: go.umd.edu/MerrillMasters
Master's Degree | Philip Merrill College of Journalism
If you're a recent graduate looking to tell powerful stories, a professional journalist ready to up your game or a pro in an unrelated field pondering a career change, then this is the program for…
go.umd.edu
December 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Thanks to our flexible curriculum, students leave ready for careers as digitally savvy reporters, editors, data journalists, broadcasters, documentarians and more. Become #merrillmade.
For more information: go.umd.edu/MerrillMasters
For more information: go.umd.edu/MerrillMasters
Help us choose our next Hall of Fame class! Nominations are open through Dec. 31.
The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff.
Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff.
Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
December 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Help us choose our next Hall of Fame class! Nominations are open through Dec. 31.
The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff.
Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff.
Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
🎓 🎓 CONGRATULATIONS DECEMBER GRADS! 🎓 🎓
You are now OFFICIALLY #merrillmade and we could not be prouder! 😁
We had a wonderful celebration on Friday and we can't wait to see what you all do. Congrats! #fearlessjournalism
You are now OFFICIALLY #merrillmade and we could not be prouder! 😁
We had a wonderful celebration on Friday and we can't wait to see what you all do. Congrats! #fearlessjournalism
December 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🎓 🎓 CONGRATULATIONS DECEMBER GRADS! 🎓 🎓
You are now OFFICIALLY #merrillmade and we could not be prouder! 😁
We had a wonderful celebration on Friday and we can't wait to see what you all do. Congrats! #fearlessjournalism
You are now OFFICIALLY #merrillmade and we could not be prouder! 😁
We had a wonderful celebration on Friday and we can't wait to see what you all do. Congrats! #fearlessjournalism
Help us choose our next Hall of Fame class! Nominations are open through Dec. 31.
The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff.
Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff.
Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
December 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Help us choose our next Hall of Fame class! Nominations are open through Dec. 31.
The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff.
Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff.
Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
#merrillmade grads really can leave Merrill College prepared to do almost anything! Ben Weiner ’17 has built the thriving custom-designed, hand-stitched jacket business, Jeanius Jackets.
Learn more about Weiner and Jeanius Jackets in Maryland Today: today.umd.edu/jackpot-for-...
Learn more about Weiner and Jeanius Jackets in Maryland Today: today.umd.edu/jackpot-for-...
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
#merrillmade grads really can leave Merrill College prepared to do almost anything! Ben Weiner ’17 has built the thriving custom-designed, hand-stitched jacket business, Jeanius Jackets.
Learn more about Weiner and Jeanius Jackets in Maryland Today: today.umd.edu/jackpot-for-...
Learn more about Weiner and Jeanius Jackets in Maryland Today: today.umd.edu/jackpot-for-...
Lois Lane. Carrie Bradshaw. Peter Parker. Ron Burgundy.
Journalists often pop up in movies, TV shows, books – all sorts of media! Here are some favorite fictional journalists from #merrillmade students!
Who's your favorite? #fearlessjournalism
🎥 Amy Wang
Journalists often pop up in movies, TV shows, books – all sorts of media! Here are some favorite fictional journalists from #merrillmade students!
Who's your favorite? #fearlessjournalism
🎥 Amy Wang
December 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Lois Lane. Carrie Bradshaw. Peter Parker. Ron Burgundy.
Journalists often pop up in movies, TV shows, books – all sorts of media! Here are some favorite fictional journalists from #merrillmade students!
Who's your favorite? #fearlessjournalism
🎥 Amy Wang
Journalists often pop up in movies, TV shows, books – all sorts of media! Here are some favorite fictional journalists from #merrillmade students!
Who's your favorite? #fearlessjournalism
🎥 Amy Wang
Help us choose our next Hall of Fame class! Nominations are open through Dec. 31.
The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff.
Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff.
Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Help us choose our next Hall of Fame class! Nominations are open through Dec. 31.
The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff.
Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime professional achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums and the contributions of our remarkable faculty and staff.
Submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who contributed to support #merrillmade students on #GivingTuesday! Your support means so much to our community and ensures more students will gain access to the amazing opportunities at Merrill.
go.umd.edu/MerrillDeansFund
go.umd.edu/MerrillDeansFund
December 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who contributed to support #merrillmade students on #GivingTuesday! Your support means so much to our community and ensures more students will gain access to the amazing opportunities at Merrill.
go.umd.edu/MerrillDeansFund
go.umd.edu/MerrillDeansFund
#GivingTuesday is HERE: Make a difference by supporting our Dean's Fund! A gift today will help more students gain access to our world-class #merrillmade education, our amazing experiential opportunities and career-making internships.
Move #MarylandForward and GIVE at go.umd.edu/MerrillDeansFund
Move #MarylandForward and GIVE at go.umd.edu/MerrillDeansFund
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#GivingTuesday is HERE: Make a difference by supporting our Dean's Fund! A gift today will help more students gain access to our world-class #merrillmade education, our amazing experiential opportunities and career-making internships.
Move #MarylandForward and GIVE at go.umd.edu/MerrillDeansFund
Move #MarylandForward and GIVE at go.umd.edu/MerrillDeansFund
LAST DAY: Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! We are collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
LAST DAY: Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! We are collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! Through Tuesday, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! Through Tuesday, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Congratulations to #merrillmade student Apurva Mahajan for being honored as a Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar! This is a meaningful program where #UMD Undergraduate Studies honors students alongside their chosen mentors from high school and #UMD.
MORE: www.ugst.umd.edu/merrill/scho...
MORE: www.ugst.umd.edu/merrill/scho...
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Congratulations to #merrillmade student Apurva Mahajan for being honored as a Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar! This is a meaningful program where #UMD Undergraduate Studies honors students alongside their chosen mentors from high school and #UMD.
MORE: www.ugst.umd.edu/merrill/scho...
MORE: www.ugst.umd.edu/merrill/scho...
A handful of sheriffs are enforcing immigration policies so aggressively that they’ve put #Maryland ahead of most red states in transferring migrants to ICE custody.
Full story by Aline Behar Kado, Haley Parsley and Raphael Romero Ruiz:
cnsmaryland.org/2025/11/13/m...
Full story by Aline Behar Kado, Haley Parsley and Raphael Romero Ruiz:
cnsmaryland.org/2025/11/13/m...
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! Through Nov. 25, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! Through Nov. 25, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! Through Nov. 25, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! Through Nov. 25, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! Through Nov. 25, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! Through Nov. 25, we will be collecting canned goods, nonperishables and hygiene products to benefit the UMD Campus Pantry.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.
Please drop off your donations in front of the Student Services suite.