Laura Billings Coleman
creative content for the common good
Education Coverage
Interactive Education
Digital scholarship helps colleges build a more diverse curriculum Written for Macalester Today, Summer 2021 In today’s Germany, nearly one in four German residents is an immigrant, a foreign-born population that rivals that of the United States. Germany...
Visualizing a Better Future
Infodesigner Arlene Birt ‘02, inspires action by humanizing hard data Written for MCAD's CUT/PASTE, Spring 2023 The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a sobering report this spring, compiling the available knowledge about human-caused...
Childcare, Front and Center
Creativity and new community partnership are taking shape to solve Central Minnesota’s child care crisis Written for the Initiative Foundation's I.Q. Magazine, Spring 2023 Like any new business owner, Morgan Dabill had a lot on her mind in the lead-up to launching a...
Recommended Reading
Beatlebone by Kevin Barry
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
A Little History of the World by E. H. Gombrich
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland, 1890-1923 by RF Foster
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
The Tenth of December by George Saunders
Bio: Laura has been writing for national magazines, newspapers and new media since before it was called "content." A former columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Mademoiselle and Mpls/St. Paul, her reporting and reviews have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Outside, Fast Company, SELF, Salon and many other publications.
Fun fact: Laura spent her formative years writing relationship advice in women’s magazines. Ask her anything. She’s here to help.