{"id":37745,"date":"2023-11-08T14:24:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T19:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/?page_id=37745"},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:23:04","slug":"writer-in-residence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/about-com\/honors\/writer-in-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"Writer in Residence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#c7efee\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h3>2026 Writer in Residence <br>David Rohde <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>David\u2019s multi-decade career in journalism includes senior positions with&nbsp;The New York Times,&nbsp;The New Yorker, Reuters, and&nbsp;The Christian Science Monitor, and his current role as a senior executive editor with NBC News (with weekly appearances on MS-NOW). He\u2019s also held teaching positions with Brown University and CUNY\u2019s Graduate School of Journalism. In addition to his two Pulitzers for international reporting and another for his co-editing work of Ronan Farrow\u2019s investigative series of Harvey Weinstein\u2019s abuses, David has also written five acclaimed books on political and international affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lecture: Wed., March 25, at 6:30 p.m. in&nbsp;Questrom\u2019s HAR-105 auditorium.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2026\/02\/wir-2026-david-rhode.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/files\/2026\/02\/wir-2026-david-rhode.jpg 427w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/files\/2026\/02\/wir-2026-david-rhode-424x636.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-editorial-aside alignright\">\n<h3>COM Writer in Residence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em><strong>2025 \u2013 Nihal Atawane<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<\/em>Award-winning advertising copywriter&nbsp;from FCB Chicago who has developed campaigns for more than 300 brands<\/li><li><strong>2024 \u2013 Stacy Traub \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Emmy-nominated writer and executive producer<\/li><li><strong>2023 \u2013 John Archibald \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for&nbsp;<em>AL.com<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>The Birmingham News<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, Boston University&#8217;s College of Communication welcomes a prominent writer \u2013 a seasoned professional from the world of communications media \u2013 for its \u201c<strong>Writer in Residence<\/strong>&#8221; program. During this week-long residency, students get a clearer view into the world of professional writing and the central role it plays in so many communications careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Writer in Residence visits BU classes, delivers a plenary lecture on the craft of writing, visits numerous writing classes, hosts workshops, and meets with students on a formal and informal basis. Ultimately the program seeks to inspire COM students and help them understand the challenges, opportunities, and rewards for working writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Writer in Residence is hosted by the COM Writing Program, and the residency is funded by the Tom Schoenenberger Lecture on Writing Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the College of Communication, we never stop thinking about writing. Whether it\u2019s hard-hitting stories, screenplays, opinion columns, news releases, ad campaigns, blog posts \u2013 or, of course, in-depth academic papers \u2013 COM students continuously collaborate with faculty and peers to refine and improve their processes and product. The Writer in Residence supplements those collaborations by acting as a mentor, resource, and source of inspiration for <em>all<\/em> writers in the College of Communication \u2013 no matter what their discipline is or where they are on their writer\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-group-fullwidth has-bucom-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h3>Residency Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Classroom Visits<\/strong> <br>The Writer in Residence speaks to students in small classrooms and large lecture halls.<\/li><li><strong>Workshops<\/strong> <br>The Writer in Residence meets with students to explore topics in an interactive setting, read from their published works, screen a production, or explore different writing scenarios and challenges.<\/li><li><strong>Consultations<\/strong> <br>Students meet the Writer in Residence at the COM Writing Center for individual consultations on their work-in-process.<\/li><li><strong>Plenary Lecture<\/strong> <br>The highlight of the week is a one-hour plenary lecture delivered to the college on a timely or timeless topic from the Writer in Residence.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2023\/11\/writer-in-residence-archibald-inset.jpg\" alt=\"John Archibald speaks from a lectern.\" class=\"wp-image-37749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/files\/2023\/11\/writer-in-residence-archibald-inset.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/files\/2023\/11\/writer-in-residence-archibald-inset-636x358.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/files\/2023\/11\/writer-in-residence-archibald-inset-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>John Archibald, COM&#8217;s first Writer in Residence, delivers his plenary lecture on April 4, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"related-content related-articles\">\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"related-content__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMore About Our Writers in Residence\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article-card post-41535 bu-article type-bu-article status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advertising category-alumni tag-copywriting tag-writer-in-residence\">\n\t<div class=\"article-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/advertising\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdvertising\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/alumni\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlumni\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"article-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/2025-writer-in-residence-talks-advertising-ai-and-the-joys-of-writing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"article-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2025 Writer in Residence Talks Advertising, AI and the Joys of Writing\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/2025-writer-in-residence-talks-advertising-ai-and-the-joys-of-writing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"758\" height=\"460\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2025\/02\/WiR-Nihal-758x460.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bucom_card_large size-bucom_card_large\" alt=\"Nihal Atawane smiling portrait.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"article-card__date\">February 25, 2025<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article-card post-38425 bu-article type-bu-article status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-film-television category-honors tag-writer-in-residence\">\n\t<div class=\"article-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/film-television\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFilm &amp; 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