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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)

A world of Wake Forest connections

A world of Wake Forest connections

Shane Harris ('98) moves to Foreign Policy

Shane Harris ('98) moves to Foreign Policy

Remembering Will D. Campbell, a Wake Forester and renegade

Remembering Will D. Campbell, a Wake Forester and renegade

101 Things We Love About Wake Forest

101 Things We Love About Wake Forest

No. 1 - No. 25

101 Things We Love About Wake Forest
No. 1 - No. 25

No. 26 - No. 50

101 Things We Love About Wake Forest
No. 26 - No. 50

No. 51 - No. 75

101 Things We Love About Wake Forest
No. 51 - No. 75

No. 76 - No. 101

101 Things We Love About Wake Forest
No. 76 - No. 101

Wade Murphy (’00) helps endow the Humanities Institute with $1 million gift

Wade Murphy (’00) helps endow the Humanities Institute with $1 million gift

Miss Welty's lessons on listening

Miss Welty's lessons on listening

Inside Out: Wake ... A documentary

Inside Out: Wake ... A documentary

Raising a school in South Sudan

Raising a school in South Sudan