Karen w arenson biography

American journalist

Karen W. Arenson (born 1949 in New York^[1]) is an American retired journalist for The New York Times.

Karen W. Arenson is an American retired journalist for The New York Times.

Karen W. Arenson is an American retired journalist for The New York Times.

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Karen W. Arenson is an American retired journalist for The New York Times.

Having received a master's degree from Northwestern University and been on the faculty at New Trier High School, Lake Forest High School, and Lake Forest.

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Early life and education

Arenson earned an undergraduate degree in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1970,^[2] where she was an editor for the student newspaper, The Tech.

In 1972, she received a master's degree in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.^[3]

Career

Arenson spent most of her career as a reporter covering higher education for The New York Times.

She began with the Times in 1978, and retired from her position in May 2008.^[2] The Chronicle of Higher Education called Arenson "one of the most visible higher-education reporters in the country" during the twelve years she covered higher education for the Times.

According to the Chronicle, "She was one of the first journalists in the mainstream press to write about ea