Academics
Journalism Faculty
David Mindich
Department Chair
Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
B.A. Brandeis University; M.A., Ph.D. New York University
Before coming to Saint Michael's College, Dr. Mindich worked as an assignment editor for CNN and earned a doctorate in American Studies from New York University. He has written articles for the Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, and other publications. He is the author of Just the Facts: How "Objectivity" Came to Define American Journalism and Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News (Oxford University Press, 2004), a book Walter Cronkite called "very important....a handbook for the desperately needed attempt to inspire in the young generation a curiosity that generates the news habit."
Dr. Mindich founded Jhistory, an Internet group for journalism historians, in 1994. In 1998-1999, he was head of the History Division of the AEJMC. In 2002, the AEJMC awarded Dr. Mindich the Krieghbaum Under-40 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research, Teaching and Public Service. He lives in Burlington, Vermont with his wife, Barbara Richmond, and their two children.
Campus Office
Bergeron Center 108
Phone: 802.654.2637
Box 284
E-mail: dmindich@smcvt.edu
Personal Web site and Press Page: http://academics.smcvt.edu/dmindich/
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Traci Griffith
Associate Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
B.A. DePaul University; M.S. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University; J.D. Notre Dame Law School
Dr. Griffith came to Saint Michael’s from Chicago as a visiting professor in September 2001 and joined the tenure track faculty one year later.
She was a former correspondent with The Associated Press in Chicago, a former national editor for The Associated Press broadcast division in Washington D.C. and a 1999 graduate of Notre Dame Law School.
Dr. Griffith's teaching focuses on Media Law and Ethics and Mass Communications and Society. She has created a special topics course on Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Sexuality in Media and developed a new course in Cyber Law. This year she will advise students in editing and publishing The Echo, the College's online magazine.
Dr. Griffith currently serves as a board member of Vermont Public Radio. She also sits on the board of the Saint Michael's College Early Learning Center, where her son Jaden attends day school. She also works with numerous local organizations and serves the community through her church, focusing on the issues of homelessness, poverty and AIDS.
Dr. Griffith’s family is from the island of Barbados and she travels to the Caribbean regularly. She has also visited many countries in Europe and toured Egypt.
Learn more about Dr. Griffith in her faculty spotlight.
Campus Office
Bergeron Center 107
Phone: 802.654.2258
Box 284
E-mail: tgriffith@smcvt.edu
Personal Web site: http://academics.smcvt.edu/journalism/Journalism/tgriffith.html
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Jon Hyde
Associate Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
Director, Global Studies Program
B.A. Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D. New York University
Dr. Hyde came to Saint Michael's in the fall of 1997 from New York University with expertise in global communication, new media and visual communication (photography, film, and TV).
Dr. Hyde's research interests include: global communication; media theory and history; visual communication (film, video, photography and Web design) and media education. Dr. Hyde has performed media research in the Middle East, Australia, Western and Central Europe. He has recently helped establish the Global Studies Program at Saint Michael's as well as the JO&MC Department's international media study abroad program.
Prior to teaching at Saint Michael's, Dr. Hyde worked in New York City as a journalist, digital animator, and most recently, as a media developer at the Media Workshop New York–-a non-profit organization devoted to issues of media education and media literacy.
At Saint Michael's, Dr. Hyde teaches courses in digital film, photography, global communication and multi-media design. Additionally, he directs graduate research projects in media education and media literacy. He lives in Burlington and snowboards, mountain bikes and kitesurfs in his free time.
Campus Office
Bergeron Center 111
Phone: 802.654.2258
Box 284
E-mail: jhyde2@smcvt.edu
Personal Web site: http://academics.smcvt.edu/journalism/Journalism/jonhyde.html
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Kimberly Sultze
Associate Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
B.A. Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D. New York University
Dr. Sultze came to Saint Michael's from New York University, where she taught in the Department of Culture and Communication, Program in Media Ecology. Her teaching and research interests include visual communication (digital imaging, photography, film, video and Web design); intercultural communication; the history, criticism, and theory of communication; and the cultural implications of new media techniques and technologies.
Prior to earning her academic credentials, Dr. Sultze worked in print journalism at The Independent Monthly in Sydney, in television production at KTCA-TV/Twin Cities Public Television, and as an editor with FIS-New York. In 1994, she served as planning director for the Institute on Media Literacy and Education. She has traveled and performed research in Sri Lanka, India, Egypt, Israel, Australia and New Zealand.
At Saint Michael's, Dr. Sultze teaches New Media I and II, Senior Seminar and Feature Writing: Nature and the Outdoors. In addition to teaching, she is quietly passionate about skiing, snowboarding, soccer, tennis, kayaking and windsurfing.
Campus Office
Bergeron Center 112
Phone: 802.654.2257
Box 284
E-mail: ksultze@smcvt.edu
Personal Web site: http://academics.smcvt.edu/journalism/Journalism/ksultze.html
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Jerald Swope
Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
B.A. Brown University; M.A. University of Missouri
View Mr. Swope's Curriculum Vitae
Courses Taught: Photojournalism; New Media; Mass Communication and Society
Areas of Expertise: Documentary photography; photo elicitation; interdisciplinary service learning experiences
Recent Scholarly Achievements: Mr. Swope has had series of photographs and photo stories published in leading media platforms, including The Boston Globe and New York Times. In August 2007, he presented a session at the convention for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication on "The Reciprocal Nature of Professional Projects and Teaching: Bringing Your Work to Your Students and Your Students to Your Work."
On Teaching and Research: Mr. Swope says that the professional photojournalism work he does in the field complements the theoretical approach in the classroom with practical, real-world experience. In the spring of 2007, he took a group of students on a service-learning trip in conjunction with his course, HIV/AIDS in East Africa. Mr. Swope co-taught the course with Political Science Professor Trish Siplon. After the class, students traveled to Tanzania for three weeks to work closely with the Ilula Orphan Program to document the projects and community programs the organization supports. Students created a Web site for the program and wrote grants for funding.
Outside Saint Michael's: Mr. Swope enjoys lacrosse, mountain biking and skiing.
Learn more about Mr. Swope in his faculty spotlight.
Campus Office
Bergeron Center 117
Phone: 802.654.2469
Box 284
E-mail: jswope@smcvt.edu
Personal Web site: www.jerryswope.com
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These professors are joined by a skilled team of adjunct faculty:
Michael Donoghue
Adjunct Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
Mr. Donoghue joined the journalism faculty as an adjunct professor at Saint Michael's in September 1985 and also serves as an academic advisor, mostly to transfer students in the department. He is a full-time staff writer for The Burlington Free Press -- Vermont's leading news source -- and was the director of the newsroom intern program for 12 years. Mr. Donoghue's desire to teach journalism comes from a career filled with a deep interest in helping future journalists. At the College Mr. Donoghue has taught a variety of courses, including: Mass Communications and Society, Media Law and Ethics, Practicum and Advanced Reporting. He also is a former co-advisor to The Defender, the award-winning SMC student newspaper, founded by his late father, John D. Donoghue ‘32. He also is a frequent speaker at training sessions, schools and other public gatherings. Mr. Donoghue has presented to numerous groups including the Vermont Press Association, New England Press Association, New England Society of Newspapers Editors and Investigative Reporters and Editors. He also is called upon to meet with international journalists passing through Vermont and was one of four Americans invited to speak in Ireland at a national conference in 1998 after the passing of that country’s Freedom of Information Act. Mr. Donoghue is well known as a strong advocate of open government and has gone to court multiple times to fight successfully for the release of court documents or to keep courtroom doors open. He was a founding member of the Vermont Coalition for Open Government (2005). He has been called on multiple times to provide testimony before the Vermont legislature on a wide range of First Amendment issues.
During his two terms (1983-85) as president of the Vermont Press Association, Mr. Donoghue was instrumental in getting the association anchored at Saint Michael’s and with getting cameras into Vermont courtrooms. He is currently the part-time Executive Director of the VPA, which helps provide leads on jobs, internships, scholarships and more to students, while also hosting seminars and speakers. Mr. Donoghue served two terms on the governing board of the New England Press Association and chaired three committees: publications, legislative and outreach. Mr. Donoghue was elected to the Board of Directors for the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association in 2003, served as its national president for two years (2006-08), and remains on the NSSA board. He also served two terms as president of the Vermont Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Mr. Donoghue also served three terms on the Board of Trustees at Southern Vermont College. He has won countless news and sports awards for his work at the local, state regional and national level. Mr. Donoghue was inducted into the inaugural class of the New England Press Association’s Hall of Fame (2000) and into the inaugural class of the Society of Professional Journalists/National Freedom of Information Coalition Hall of Fame (2003). He won the 2007 Yankee Quill Award, the highest award for print and electronic journalists in New England. He lives with his wife, Ann Marie in South Burlington.
Campus Office
Bergeron Center 118
Phone: 802.654.2442
Box 284
E-mail: mdonoghue@smcvt.edu
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Paul J. Beique
Adjunct Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
Mr. Beique, a 1987 journalism graduate of Saint Michael's College, enjoys teaching at the College because the classes are small and the close-knit community gives students an opportunity to have hands-on learning experiences. Currently, Mr. Beique is an assistant news editor for The Burlington Free Press, where he had been an intern during college. In his spare time he enjoys sailing.
Campus Office
Bergeron Center 118
Phone: 802.654.2442
Box 284
E-mail: pbeique@smcvt.edu
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Kevin J. Kelley
Adjunct Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
Mr. Kelley has worked since 1990 as United States/United Nations correspondent for Kenya's Nation Media Group. He also serves as U.S. correspondent for Gulf Business, a monthly magazine published in the United Arab Emirates.
Mr. Kelley's other work as a journalist includes stringer assignments in Vermont for The New York Times and Reuters as well as regular contributions to Vermont Business Magazine and SevenDays, a weekly published in Burlington. Kelley is the author of The Longest War: Northern Ireland and the IRA (Zed Press, 1987).
He has taught part-time at Saint Michael's since 1992 in the Journalism and English Departments as well as in the College's master's degree program.
Campus Office
Bergeron Center 118
Phone: 802.654.2442
Box 284
E-mail: kkelley@smcvt.edu