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Maria Henson (’82)

Maria Henson (’82) retired in July 2025 as associate vice president and editor-at-large. A Pulitzer Prize winner and a 1994 Nieman Fellow at Harvard, she worked at newspapers until 2009. After living in Botswana, she returned to the Reynolda Campus to oversee Wake Forest Magazine, teach and share the notable tales of Demon Deacons.

Stories by Maria Henson ('82)


Secret Letter Remembered

As she graduates, Morgan Briggs ('19) reflects on the meaning of the message her older brother Blake ('13) left for her to uncover in the stacks of the library
Secret Letter Remembered

Adventures in Storytelling

The editor of Wake Forest Magazine chronicles its hunt to capture hearts and imaginations
Adventures in Storytelling

Can We Talk?

Wake Forest has launched a national movement to gather its people for powerful, meaningful conversations.
Can We Talk?

Meet the professor: Olga Pierrakos

Founding Chair of the Department of Engineering
Meet the professor: Olga Pierrakos

Justin Guariglia ('97): Beyond Photography

'How do you make something visceral? How do you take a concept and make it felt?'
Justin Guariglia ('97): Beyond Photography

Making Science Fiction Real

Insights from our man of ‘eureka moments,’ Dr. Anthony J. Atala, superhero researcher and caring physician.
Making Science Fiction Real

“UH - OH!”

How a toddler upended the Trolley Problem and left his father, assistant professor E.J. Masicampo, watching the video go viral.
“UH - OH!”

The Making of Future Citizens

Did You Hear The News — Good News — From Wake Forest about Politics? It's Worth Broadcasting as a Signal in the Frenzied Static of this Presidential Election Year Filled with Rancor.
The Making of Future Citizens

The Future of Higher Education

Four Questions for President Nathan O. Hatch
The Future of Higher Education

The Literary Maven of Hub City

How Betsy Wakefield Teter ('80) sparked a celebrated movement to nurture writers and cultivate readers in her hometown.
The Literary Maven of Hub City

The Wonderful Wunderkammer of Elkin

Alumni Anne Connelly Gulley and Dr. Paul Gulley have created a cabinet of curiosity, opening their historic home to neighbors and strangers in search of the weird and the marvelous.
The Wonderful Wunderkammer of Elkin

The race they won together

Deacs’ Chicago Marathon: A matter of the heart
The race they won together