Wallace House Center for Journalists invites all interested Knight-Wallace Fellowship applicants to a webinar conversation on one of the three dates listed below.

Meet our Knight-Wallace alumni and discover how their year in Ann Arbor, access to a world-class university’s resources, and dedicated time to focus on a journalism project broadened their perspectives and advanced their careers. They’ll answer your questions and share insights about the Knight-Wallace Fellowship experience.

Monday, Oct. 27, Noon to 1:15 p.m. ET

• Delece Smith-Barrow, deputy health editor at Politico

Friday, Nov. 21, Noon to 1:15 p.m. ET

• María Arce, education program manager at Documented

Wednesday, Dec. 10, Noon to 1:15 p.m. ET
For U.S. applicants only

• Ally Jarmanning, senior reporter at WBUR 

About Our Alumni Presenters

Monday, Oct. 27, noon – 1:15 PM ET

Delece Smith-Barrow | 2017 Knight-Wallace Fellow

Delece Smith-Barrow is a deputy health editor at POLITICO. She was previously the education editor and led a team of journalists writing about national education policy. Prior to joining POLITICO, she was a senior editor for higher education at The Hechinger Report. As a Knight-Wallace Fellow, she examined underrepresented minority faculty recruitment in top universities. 

Friday, Nov. 21, noon – 1:15 PM ET

María Arce | 2023 Knight-Wallace Fellow

María Arce is the education program manager at Documented, a non-profit news organization reporting for and with immigrant communities in New York City. Based in Puerto Rico for seven years and now based in Florida, she specializes in covering natural disasters. She previously worked as the digital multiplatform director of El Vocero and as a correspondent for numerous media outlets. As a Knight-Wallace Fellow, she curated emergency response strategies tailored to the needs of small newsrooms. 

Wednesday, Dec. 10, noon – 1:15 PM ET
For U.S. applicants only

Ally Jarmanning  | 2025 Knight-Wallace Fellow

Ally Jarmanning is a senior reporter at WBUR in Boston, where she focuses on stories about accountability using data and public records. She is host and reporter of the Murrow Award-winning podcast “Last Seen: Postmortem,” where she digs into the thefts of donated human remains from the Harvard Medical School morgue. As a Knight-Wallace Fellow, she explored how to create a set of standards for working with vulnerable sources.