#MerrillMade
🎓 🎓 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
December 16, 2025 at 2:00 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
December 11, 2025 at 2:02 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-...
December 9, 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
December 8, 2025 at 2:03 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
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 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
December 3, 2025 at 5:02 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
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 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.
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 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.
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 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...
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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...
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.
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.
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.
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Welcome to our island (aka our Knight Hall), villagers!

Come on a tour with #merrillmade first-year Sydney Dizárd to explore our beautiful journalism building on the unequaled University of Maryland campus!

We think it's pretty sweet 🥰 #fearlessjournalism
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! From Nov. 17-25, 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.
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Nominations are NOW OPEN for our next Hall of Fame class! The Merrill Hall recognizes the lifetime achievements of our amazing #merrillmade alums & the remarkable contributions of our faculty and staff.

Nominations close Dec. 31.

Learn more and submit nominations at go.umd.edu/MerrillHallNoms25
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Help us support #merrillmade students and community members in need during the Merrill Food Drive! From Nov. 17-25, 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.
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We celebrated launching #MarylandForward with cookies last week!🍪

We can't wait to see where this campaign takes us and #UMD! Consider supporting our wonderful #merrillmade students or our forward-thinking faculty's innovation!

Find out more about our priorities: forward.umd.edu/jour
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A BIG congratulations to #merrillmade alum Dick Jerardi '71 for being inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday (alongside legendary Terps basketball coach Gary Williams)! 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This week's #merrillmade intern is Sammie Cohen!

Sammie interned with FOX 5 DC, where she covered local and national stories, produced segments and made several on-camera appearances!

Thanks for sharing, Sammie! #fearlessjournalism
November 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Check out the latest entry from our #HowardCenter for Investigative Journalism's latest project, “Off the Rails: Exposing Risk and Regulatory Gaps in North America's Railroad Industry.” The story shows how investment firms are impacting the rail industry. #fearlessjournalism #merrillmade
PRIVATE TRACKS: How Wall Street is Reshaping the Railroad Industry
Investment firms are quietly taking greater control over America’s railroad industry, accumulating large stock positions in railroad operators and buying up companies that lease and manage ra…
cnsmaryland.org
November 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Terps spotted on the West Coast! 👀

#merrillmade student Ryan Martin takes us on a journey with WMUC Sports to cover the #UMD vs. UCLA football game!

Our students get so many opportunities to not just learn in the classroom, but take their learning into the real world. #fearlessjournalism
October 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Internships teach our students new skills – like gardening!

That's what #merrillmade Miguel Zarate learned during his internship at the Washington Gardener!

Not only did he get some great journalism experience, Miguel also grew tomatoes & wrote an article about it! 🍅 #fearlessjournalism
October 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Say hello to #merrillmade first-year student Charlie Apuya!

Come see what Merrill College can do for YOU! Apply by Nov. 1! #fearlessjournalism

For more info, visit merrill.umd.edu

🎥 Caroline McDonough
October 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM