MSU School of Journalism alumna Susan Goldberg, the first woman to serve as Editor in Chief of National Geographic magazine, will be the keynote speaker at one of MSU’s fall undergraduate commencement ceremonies where she will also receive an honorary doctorate of humanities.
Goldberg will speak at the 2 p.m. ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center. She will address undergraduates from the colleges of Communication Arts and Sciences, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Engineering, Natural Science and Nursing, as well as Lyman Briggs College.
Goldberg also will speak with graduating seniors from the School of Journalism and their families during a private event at the Communication Arts and Sciences Building on Friday, Dec. 18.
Goldberg started working at National Geographic in January 2014 as the Executive Editor for News and Features. In April that same year, she was promoted to Editor in Chief of the magazine. She is the magazine’s 10th editor since it first published in October 1888.
Under her leadership, in 2015 National Geographic magazine won two National Magazine Awards and the George Polk Award for Magazine Reporting.
Just last month, Goldberg received another promotion. She now adds Editorial Director for National Geographic Partners to her title. She still continues her Editor in Chief duties, but also is responsible for all of the publishing activities including digital journalism, magazines, books, maps, children and family, travel and adventure.
As president of the American Society of News Editors and as a member of the board of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Goldberg is a leader in the field of journalism.
While serving as Executive Editor of Bloomberg News in Washington, Goldberg was voted one of Washington’s 11 most influential women in the media by Washingtonian magazine. Previously, Goldberg was Editor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer and the San Jose Mercury News - and held a variety of other roles for newspapers, including USA Today, the Detroit Free Press and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
In March, she received the Exceptional Woman in Publishing Award from Exceptional Women in Publishing.
Goldberg is a member of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences Alumni Board of Directors and established the Susan Goldberg Scholarship within the college.
She will share her story and will give advice and encouragement to the class of 2015 during her commencement address.
The advanced degree ceremony will be held on Friday, Dec. 18, at 3:30 p.m. MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine alumna Patricia LoRusso, Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of Innovative Medicine at Yale Cancer Center, will address graduates. She also will receive an honorary doctorate of science.
Also at that ceremony, College of Engineering alumnus Charlie Bachman, a world-renowned computer scientist, will receive an honorary doctorate of engineering.
The College of Communication Arts and Sciences congratulates all graduates. For more information, see the Commencement website.
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