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)

Meredith-Leigh Pleasants’ confession

by Maria Henson ('82)

I knew I had to find the applicant who made a name for herself at the Siler City Chicken Festival.

Sassy, spunky, dressed in hot pink: Emily Giffin (’94) wows WFU

by Maria Henson ('82)

Her Campus correspondent provides the recap of alum Emily Giffin’s crowd-pleasing talk at WFU filled with comic asides, memories of rejection and a movie preview.

Farewell, Peggy Smith

by Maria Henson ('82)

"I am just retiring from teaching," said Peggy Smith. "I'm not dying."

WFU alums’ cabinet of curiosities

by Maria Henson ('82)

The road to the second annual international Obscura Day led to — you guessed it — Demon Deacons.

A postcard from Paris

by Maria Henson ('82)

I love Paris in springtime, and I love that Amanda Bowers ('12) followed her passion in the heart of the city.

WFU innovator building better batteries

by Maria Henson ('82)

Jeffrey P. Chamberlain (’88) is in the lab trying to bring us ultimately a more affordable electric car.

‘College daze’ and March Madness

by Maria Henson ('82)

Wake Forest, according to George Will….

Snow falling on campus dancers

by Maria Henson ('82)

Musings on snow, dance steps and drama from the halls of the administration to the coach’s corner….

The Social Animal

by Maria Henson ('82)

David Brooks’ conversation about educating the emotions continues — beyond the themes he shared with the Wake Forest community last summer. His new book: “The Social Animal.”

Delicacies, deliciousness, perchance danger

by Maria Henson ('82)

From ‘Ace of Cakes’ to ‘Survivor’ meets ‘Hell’s Kitchen’: The WFU food network is sizzling.

Editor Al Hunt (’65) honored in D.C.

by Maria Henson ('82)

A Wake Forest journalism star received a citation for his long record of professional excellence and his mentoring of journalists across Washington. He and his wife, Judy Woodruff, will speak at WFU on April 13.

What’s so special about Wake Forest?

by Maria Henson ('82)

A conversation with Leslie (’91) and Phillips Bragg (’93) in Charlotte led me to Carter Cook (’94, JD/MBA ’98) and his e-mail answering a ninth grader’s queries about what makes Wake Forest “a special college.”

Class of 2011: Familiar sentiments

by Maria Henson ('82)

Remember how you felt that last semester of your senior year?

Honor Thy Father

by Maria Henson ('82)

Mike and Mary Flynn Farrell's historic gift is a tribute to their family's past and an investment in Wake Forest's future.

Opening Doors, Creating Opportunity

by Maria Henson ('82)

Wake Forest reaffirms its commitment to student financial aid.