Rose Cahalan

Word nerd

Austin, Texas

I'm a senior editor at the Alcalde magazine in Austin, TX, and I'm also available for freelance.

Rose Cahalan

Word nerd

Austin, Texas

I'm a senior editor at the Alcalde magazine in Austin, TX, and I'm also available for freelance.

Down to the River
The river brings you what it wants, and all you can do is enjoy the ride.
The Alcalde
The Inventor
At age 93, he's never once considered retiring: “I want to be useful until the end of my days.”
The Alcalde
A Classroom at the Edge of the World
"If you don't know what you're doing in Svalbard, Svalbard will kill you."
The Alcalde
Mapping Modern Slavery
More people are enslaved now than at any point in human history.
The Alcalde
Through the Unthinkable
She speaks quickly and moves with the smooth, confident gestures of a karate teacher, which she is.
The Alcalde
The Forgotten Pharoah
"The stories we like to tell about women are the stories of failure."
The Alcalde
View from the Top
"When the Space Station would fly over Texas, he would look up and wave and say, ‘Hi, Mommy.'"
The Alcalde
The Robots Are Coming!
After I release its hand, the robot looks at me with puppy-dog eyes, then waves a cheerful hello.
The Alcalde
Forty Acres Field Guide
“If you seize up and the snake sees you coming, he has a chance to bite. And these snakes are pretty bitey.”
The Alcalde
The Texas 10
“Love in the broadest sense of the word— caring, connecting. That’s all that matters in the end.”
The Alcalde
Reel Nerds
Laughter broke out as a flustered Rice University Police officer gave chase, shouting, "Stop, banana!"
Rice Magazine
UT Food Lab Grows an Organic Conversation
Breathable chocolate, cheese with biodegradable packaging, and frozen yogurt pods that don’t melt: these futuristic food ideas sound like the stuff of fantasy. In fact, they’re all real business concepts that were discussed last weekend at the UT Food Lab’s “Food, the City, and Innovation” conference.
The Alcalde
Featured
Kids in Cages | The Alcalde
Youth in adult prisons are 36 times more likely to kill themselves than those in the juvenile system.
The Alcalde
Featured
“We Thought He Was Gone”: A Longhorn Parent’s Nightmare in Boston
When the bomb went off, Patrick was standing behind Jess with his arms wrapped around her waist.
The Alcalde
Featured
Star Power | The Alcalde
Neil deGrasse Tyson, MA ’83, is the face of science. But he says his success has nothing to do with UT.
The Alcalde
Featured
Minds on Fire | The Alcalde
What happens when disadvantaged adults learn to read Shakespeare and debate philosophy?
The Alcalde

About

Rose Cahalan

Copyediting

Writing

Editing

Higher Education Communication

Coffee-drinking

AP Style

Proofreading

InDesign

Fact-checking

I'm a senior editor at the Texas Exes (UT-Austin's alumni association), where I write and edit for the Alcalde magazine in print and online. I also do other communications projects, like video scripts, speeches, and marketing collateral. We're always looking for new writers at the Alcalde, so drop me a line!

I do a little freelance writing and editing on the side. Recent clients include the Texas House of Representatives, Rice University, the LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Law, and Berkeley2 Academy.

Before coming to the Texas Exes, I wrote for Houston's culinary magazine, My Table; volunteered with Americorps; and studied English at Rice University.

When I'm not working, you can find me baking too many cupcakes, digging in the garden, or running the trail at Town Lake.