Maria Henson ('82), Author at Wake Forest Magazine

Maria Henson ('82)

Maria Henson (’82), a Pulitzer Prize winner and a 1994 Nieman Fellow at Harvard, worked at newspapers until 2009. After living in Botswana, she returned to the Reynolda Campus to oversee the Wake Forest Magazine, teach and share the notable tales of Demon Deacons.

Stories by Maria Henson ('82)

An inside look at new provost’s ‘dorm parents’ digs

by Maria Henson ('82)

Rogan Kersh (’86) and his wife, Sara Jade Pesek, live in “a dorm oasis” that is a model for sustainable campus living.

Boundary Hopping

by Maria Henson ('82)

Jan Detter's creative spirit shines from the community to the classroom.

New Provost: ‘You had me at hello’

by Maria Henson ('82)

Rogan Kersh (’86) once was a “nerve-wracked high schooler” hoping for a Reynolds Scholarship. He got it, ventured out into the world and now he’s come home as provost.

Carol Barbee (’81) ready to launch “Touch” on Fox TV

by Maria Henson ('82)

Carol Barbee (’81) teams with Kiefer Sutherland and “Heroes” creator Tim Kring on new Fox drama “Touch.”

Lawrence Schlossman (’09): ‘Shaking up the fashion world’

by Maria Henson ('82)

Lawrence Schlossman (’09) has been called a menswear dude who knows his stuff.

Melissa Harris-Perry (’94) lands her own show on MSNBC

by Maria Henson ('82)

Professor, author and political analyst Melissa Harris-Perry (’94) will host a weekend TV show

Examining the heart

by Maria Henson ('82)

'Healing Reads' includes Wake Forest author Stephen Amidon ('81)

Seasonal signs: Bedroom slippers and stubble

by Maria Henson ('82)

Wake Forest classes end this week; you see the signs everywhere — boulder-sized backpacks, baseball caps, bleary-eyed students in search of a study nook.

Good Work: Charlotte recognizes Phillips Bragg (’93)

by Maria Henson ('82)

Charlotte recognizes Phillips Bragg’s (’93) Demon Deacon philanthropic spirit.

Parker Bradway (’11), WFU singer/prankster returns

by Maria Henson ('82)

Parker Bradway (’11) sings tonight at The Barn, reminding us of his famous “Messing with Freshmen” rampage in 2010.

Demon Deacon wields plunger. What’s up with that?

by Maria Henson ('82)

This morning’s Winston Salem-Journal answered a question about that plunger in the hands of the Demon Deacon on Saturday.

Archimedes: the talk of NY, Washington and The Atlantic

by Maria Henson ('82)

From The New York Times to The Atlantic, the Archimedes Palimpsest is in the news.

The Wall St. Journal on the Archimedes Palimpsest

by Maria Henson ('82)

A Baltimore museum will display the secrets of Archimedes, says The Wall Street Journal today. Wake Forest alum Michael Toth (’79) was part of the exhibit’s “painstaking conservation efforts.”

Roommates

by Maria Henson ('82)

One said 'Hello, Roommate,' and the other said 'Hello, Roommate,' and it has been that way ever since.

Melissa Harris-Perry (’94): a ‘marquee name’ at Tulane

by Maria Henson ('82)

TV, NPR, online, The Nation, libraries, the classroom: You’ll find Melissa Harris-Perry (’94) there.

Quincy Whitney (’74) traces the steps of a ‘female Stradivari’

by Maria Henson ('82)

D. Quincy Whitney (’74) remembers the late Carleen Hutchins, a legendary violinmaker and the inspiration for the Hutchins Consort, a violin octet that will perform at Wake Forest on Oct. 23.

The Wake Forest ‘mystique’

by Maria Henson ('82)

OG&B columnist Hamlin Wade (’12) asks: What is it that really makes our ‘mother so dear?’

Iraq War blogger Matt Gallagher on 9/11

by Maria Henson ('82)

Two weeks into his freshman year, on 9/11 Matt Gallagher (’05) saw the world change for his generation. He went on to join the Army and blog from the Iraq War. Talking with MTV News, he looks back on the decade.