Blog Archive
Countdown to the Olympic Games: Vicki Michaelis
The Olympics in Tokyo will be the first Summer Games Vicki Michaelis has not covered in nearly three decades. Between Summer and Winter Games, Michaelis has reported from nine Olympics. Her Olympics coverage for the Denver Post, USA TODAY and TeamUSA.org has taken her to Sydney, London and Athens, Greece, among other global hubs. She […]
MFA program welcomes first cohort
Eighteen students make up the first cohort for our new low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Narrative Media Writing. Faculty members Valerie Boyd and Nate Kohn welcomed the group to campus for their first intensive 10-day residency on July 31. The residency will be followed by a four-month online writing period, during which each student works closely with […]
Interview with MFA screenwriting student Pete Stone
In the fall of 2015, Grady College welcomed its first cohort of MFA students embarking on one of two learning tracts: narrative nonfiction or screenwriting. This low-residency program, the first of its kind originating in a journalism school, attracts professionals who don’t want to put their careers on hold and move to a college town […]
First book signals new beginnings for recent MFA graduate
It’s all about good timing for André Gallant (ABJ ‘10, MFA 17). Gallant had been waiting for several years for the MFA program in narrative writing to start, so it was a mere coincidence—and good timing—when he received a contract to write his first book within a few weeks of the first class. Three years […]
Hadjii Hand returns to Grady to mentor MFA screenwriting students
One of Henry “Hadjii” Hand’s personal missions is always trying to get better…and he is trying to encourage his students to do the same. For Hand (ABJ ’98), returning to Grady College to mentor graduate students is a significant change compared with the undergraduate students he taught in his introductory telecommunications classes in the early-2000s. […]
Individually tailored MFA program provides unique experience for Matt Pearl
Studying in a graduate program while working a demanding job is no small undertaking. Add the demands of becoming a first-time father, and for many students, that would be a recipe for disaster. But, not for Matt Pearl. “That’s one of the advantages of this program, because it’s so individually tailored, you really get the […]
Reaching goals through the MFA program in Screenwriting
This is the second of a two-part series highlighting a few successes earned by students, faculty and alumni of the low-residency MFA program in Narrative Media Writing. This installment illustrates a sampling of the paths taken by those in the Screenwriting track. Read about successes in the Narrative Nonfiction program here. Success as a screenwriter […]
Success beyond the MFA Narrative Media Writing classroom
This is the first of a two-part series discussing a few successes earned by students, faculty and alumni of the low-residency MFA program in Narrative Media Writing. This installment illustrates a sampling of the paths taken by those in the Narrative Nonfiction track. Please view the installment about the Screenwriting track here. The definition of […]
Grady InternViews: Morgan Gonzales
This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience. Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities. I work for the Dallas Morning News, my title is Medicine and Science Reporting Fellow and I am working from my apartment in Athens, GA. I am on the Business desk […]
Grady InternViews: Chandler Rebel
This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience. Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities. The company I am working for is the Institute for Energy Research, my title is Communications Intern and I am working in Washington D.C. It is your typical 9-5. I metro […]