Linda Villarosa runs the journalism program at CCNY. A former editor and contributing reporter for the New York Times, she also served as the executive editor of Essence Magazine. Professor Villarosa has also written or co-written a number of books, as well as a novel. She contributes to several national publications, in print and online.

University of Colorado, B.A., Journalism

Harvard School of Public Health, Health Communications Fellowship

CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, class of 2013

Introduction to Journalism

Reporting and Writing