Karen Arenson Biography
Karen Arenson is a retired New York Times journalist from the United States. Arenson spent the majority of her career as a New York Times correspondent covering higher education. She began working with the Times in 1978 and retired in May 2008.
Karen Arenson Age- Birthday
She was born in 1949 in, Long Island, New York, United States. Karen is 74 years old as of 2023.
Karen Arenson Education
Arenson received her bachelor’s degree in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1970, when she also worked as an editor for the student newspaper, The Tech. She earned a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1972.
Karen Arenson Career
Arenson spent the majority of her career as a New York Times correspondent covering higher education. She began working with the Times in 1978 and retired in May 2008. During her twelve years covering higher education for the Times, Arenson was dubbed “one of the most visible higher-education reporters in the country” by the Chronicle of Higher Education. In the words of the Chronicle, “She was one of the first journalists in the mainstream press to write about early decision in admissions, the aggressive investments colleges were making with their endowments, and the growth of for-profit colleges.”Arenson was the first to report on the findings of a well publicized committee probing antisemitism at Columbia University in 2005. It was provided by Columbia officials prior to its official release on the condition that she not “seek reaction from other interested parties,” including the students who filed the complaints, though Columbia agreed to allow a professor who had “exceeded commonly accepted bounds of behavior” to respond. The Times was forced to attach a notice indicating a deviation from its policy that “writers are not permitted to forego follow-up reporting in exchange for information,” which Arenson and editors had not remembered.
Karen Arenson Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 500 thousand dollars.