Maya Kroth

With a historic $80 million gift, Georgia State will embark on an ambitious campus transformation to integrate its downtown footprint and create vibrant, people-centered spaces for students and the city.

In a world where barbecuing is considered "dude food" and men's work, Helen Turner is an institution. She's steadily nurtured her style of Tennessee barbecue the traditional way; by using only smoke to flavor her meats over a fire pit.

The GSU Blue Line, a new 3.7-mile marked walking path, will connect the campus, create distinctive quads, build a better sense of place and, ultimately, become a destination in itself at Georgia State.
By Maya Kroth
or the past 22 months, Georgia State University Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer L. Jared Abramson has occupied an airy office on the top floor of Centennial Hall. The floor-to-ceiling windows face south, offering a sweeping view of downtown Atlanta.
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I wrote the debut episode ("Go West, Young Man") of the fifth season of TCM's The Plot Thickens, a deep dive into the life, work and legacy of director John Ford featuring rarely-heard archival interviews and original reporting. I also wrote episodes 3 ("The Commander") and 5 ("The Dictator").

In Mexico City, tacos run the gamut, from late night snack to haute cuisine. As a chef and food tour guide, Yimnah Rosas has tried them all and uses this iconic street food to reveal a deeper side of Mexican culture.

On this episode of the Duolingo Spanish Podcast, feminist author Plaqueta takes us on a journey into the world of Mexico’s mighty muralistas, the women who shaped the nation’s identity through art.

In the second season of TCM's Reframed, we examine films that had an impact on American culture. These films helped change laws, business practices and social norms by opening up conversations on topics like the criminal justice system, racism, anti-semitism, climate policy, LGBTQ+ rights, fast food, and more.

Classic cars are a staple of California culture, but they have a dirty secret — they’re gas guzzlers. And with gas prices so high, collectors are beginning to convert them to electric. In this episode, L.A. business reporter Ronald D. White talks about why EVs are so scarce these days, and the lengths some Californians are going to get their hands on one.

When Zoey Ellis becomes a published author, she is thrilled. Making a living off her werewolf erotica fanfiction is a dream come true — until she gets hit with accusations of plagiarism, and takedown notices are filed with all the e-book publishers. Fantasy stories are known for their world-building, but what happens when building the world started as an online collaborative endeavor? Can it be plagiarism? Can you copyright a trope?

I regularly guest-host the Gist Healthcare Daily, a daily podcast delivering health business and policy news in under 10 minutes.

Two brothers near Sacramento are fighting for compensation for the land they say was taken from their formerly enslaved ancestors during the Gold Rush. Their story got pulled into an even bigger debate happening right now in California. A first-of-its-kind task force is trying to decide: Will the state pay reparations to Black people? And if so, who should get it?

Last year, Intuit—the company that owns the tax prep software TurboTax—reached a settlement with 50 state attorneys general, requiring the company to issue $141 million in refunds to users. The problem? For years, TurboTax has been advertising free filing services but only 2% eligible tax payers actually filed at no cost. And it turns out…that might have been Intuit’s plan the whole time.

Georgia State’s Center for Access to Justice works to ensure that everyone — including the most disenfranchised — receives an equally fair shot in the court of law. Their work has already uncovered significant disparities that left many of the state’s residents vulnerable during the pandemic.

Georgia State’s data-driven approach to leveling the playing field for students from all backgrounds has made the university a national leader in student success initiatives. Now, a new book by a veteran journalist traces the inside story of the university’s efforts and offers a roadmap for how other schools can close the equity gaps in higher education.

Were it not for the poems of John Donne, the humanities may have missed McCarty. When she got to Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, she registered pre-med. Second-semester botany made it painfully clear her passions lay elsewhere. “God rest the soul of that botany professor; it was really, really boring,” she recalls.