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)

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.