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Doug Lederman
Doug Lederman, editor, is one of the three founders of Inside Higher Ed. With Scott Jaschik, he leads the site's editorial operations, overseeing news content, opinion pieces, career advice, blogs and other features. Doug speaks widely about higher education, including on C-Span and National Public Radio and at meetings around the country, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, the Nieman Foundation Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, and the Princeton Alumni Weekly. Doug was managing editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education from 1999 to 2003. Before that, Doug had worked at The Chronicle since 1986 in a variety of roles, first as an athletics reporter and editor. He has won three National Awards for Education Reporting from the Education Writers Association, including one in 2009 for a series of Inside Higher Ed articles he co-wrote on college rankings. He began his career as a news clerk at The New York Times. He grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and graduated in 1984 from Princeton University. Doug lives with his wife, Sandy, and their two children in Bethesda, Md.
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May 15, 2013
The University of Southern California announced Wednesday that it would receive $70 million from the music producers Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre to create an academy designed to encourage entrepreneurship in the music industry. The USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation -- Andre Young is Dr.
May 15, 2013
State officials in Texas today unveil Compare College Texas, a website that gives students and policy makers easily comparable data on key higher education outcomes for all public institutions in the state.
May 15, 2013
In today’s Academic Minute, McGill University's Frank Elgar examines the psychological benefits of making time for family meals.
May 14, 2013
Jackson Community College, one of a number of two-year institutions in Michigan that recently earned the right to offer four-year degrees, may soon follow in the footsteps of comparable institutions in Florida by dropping the word "Community" from its name, the Jackson Citizen Patriot reported.
May 14, 2013
Legislation that would limit the power of public university trustees -- inspired by perceived micromanaging by the University of Texas System board -- passed the Texas House of Representatives Monday, The Texas Tribune reported.
May 14, 2013
In today’s Academic Minute, Cornell University's Aaron Sachs examines how many of America’s iconic urban parks had first lives as cemeteries.
May 13, 2013
In today’s Academic Minute, Natalie Spillman of Washington University in St. Louis discusses research that points to an effective way to kill the microorganism that causes malaria.
May 10, 2013
In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Buffalo's Michael Poulin makes the case that while offering a helping hand to others, you may also be helping yourself.
May 9, 2013
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