Ann Marie Lipinski, longtime editor and managing editor of the Chicago Tribune, has been appointed to the newly created post of Vice President for Civic Engagement. She is a member of the Class of 1990. Read more
Wilfrid C. Rodgers, who covered the Kennedy White House as part of a 45-year career as a reporter, columnist, and editor for The Boston Globe, died May 22. He was a member of the Class of 1959. His coverage of Kennedy included the president's famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech near the Berlin Wall in 1963. Read more
American professor Janet E. Steele and Indonesian journalist Andreas Harsono, Class of 2000, will team up for a “Narrative Reporting” course for print journalists here, the first time this subject will be taught in an island where so many stories are waiting to be written, and written well. Read more
With 70 percent of its people under 30 years old, Iran is one of the youngest societies on earth. For three years, Iason Athanasiadis, Class of 2008, lived and traveled in Iran, and achieved extraordinary access in the social undergrounds that define this up-and-coming generation of Iranians, one of the most electrifying facilitators of change in the country's recent history. Read more
John Harwood, Class of 1990, and The Wall Street Journal's Gerald F. Seib's new book, "Pennsylvania Avenue: Profiles in Backroom Power," show how today's Washington power game really works, through stories of people who are making a difference on Pennsylvania Avenue. Read more
Alfred S. Larkin Jr., executive vice president of The Boston Globe, announced his retirement yesterday, capping a 36-year career during which he held top positions in the newsroom and on the business side of the Globe. Larkin is a member of the Class of 1977. Read more
The Nieman Foundation presented the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism posthumously to Chauncey Bailey on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Read more
The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) bestowed the industry’s most prestigious editorial honors at the 43rd annual National Magazine Awards on May 1. Read more