College of Information and Communications
Faculty and Staff
Michelle LaRoche
| Title: | Baldwin Business and Financial Chair in Journalism Journalism Sequence Head |
| Department: | School of Journalism and Mass Communications College of Information and Communications |
| Email: | mlaroche@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Phone: | 803-576-5941 |
| Fax: | 803-777-4103 |
| Office: |
School of Journalism and Mass Communications 800 Sumter Street, Room 231 Columbia, SC 29208 |
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Education
M.A., Higher Education, Harvard University
B.A., English, University of New Hampshire
Teaching
Michelle LaRoche, a journalist with more than 20 years of experience in business and financial news, teaches reporting and editing. As the Baldwin Business and Financial Chair in Journalism, LaRoche is focused on teaching students how to cover business, finance and economics as well as how to enhance their coverage of other topics — sports, education, entertainment — by understanding the business factors at play. Her teaching approach is inspired by years of mentoring and training journalists in the newsroom.
Service
LaRoche is the faculty advisor for The Daily Gamecock, the university's student newspaper.
Personal
Until moving to Columbia last year, LaRoche never lived south of New Jersey, so she welcomes suggestions for exploring the university, Columbia, South Carolina and the South.