2 - Tuesday, April 6, 2010 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week Slowing down in the classroom Though most students find that keeping up with all their classes can make for a hectic schedule, for Graham Griffith, Howard R. Marsh visiting professor of journalism, the academic grind has allowed him somewhat of a break from his other fast-paced job. Coming from a career as a public radio producer, Griffith said because he's hardwired to think in a daily news cycle, teaching has been "a remarkable challenge and a great experience." Bringing his professional expe- rience to the classroom, Griffith is teaching a communication studies seminar this semester that examines how journalists operate effectively in times of crisis and how to take advantage of the inevitable shift of news to a digital platform. Griffith said he got his first taste for academia when he took part in the Knight Wallace Fellowship pro- gram at the University during the 2005-2006 academic year. The pro- gram brings professional journalists to the University for a year to focus on a topic of their choice. "That was a big wake-up call for me," he said. After completing the fellowship, Griffith began working on his lat- est project, a National Public Radio program and online site called The Takeaway. But when he needed a break, he decided to apply for a job at the University. Very much a New Englander, Griffith was born in New Haven, Conn. and grew up around Wooster, Mass. He graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, where he played DivisiontI football and over- saw the student-run radio station. Griffith went on to become the Executive Producer of Radio Pro- grams at NPR, working in Washing- ton, New York and Kosovo. Though Ann Arbor is a differ- ent environment from where he grew up, moving is nothing new to Griffith. "Life is more interesting if you're able to explore new places," he said. He said the hardest thing for him to get used to is Ann Arbor's lack of good barbecue. A certified barbecue judge, Griffith says what he misses most is "real'cue." Still, Griffith says thatfor him, life is about embracing different types of, communities, adding that he most s? enjoys working in the Midwest, because it has experience dealing with economic struggles. Though he's enjoying his time in / Ann Arbor, Griffith will be traveling to Helsinki, Finland this summer to learn about its media system with_ his wife, a public historian studying there as part of the Fulbright Fel- AN5A SCHULTE/Daily lowship. Professor Graham Griffith uses his routine trick of post-its -ALEX LANE as a tool for visualizing the flow of his class schedule. 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