Senior Writer, Technology
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Expertise: Technology | Student life | Teaching | Media
Background: Jeffrey R. Young leads The Chronicle of Higher Education's coverage of technology and its impact on teaching, research, and student life. He also contributes to and oversees content for the Wired Campus blog, and is co-host of the monthly Tech Therapy podcast.
In College 2.0, his regular news-analysis column, he tracks game-changing technology ideas at colleges and the often thorny questions they raise. Past installments have looked at redefining textbooks, split personalities on social media, and how technology is challenging the lecture model.
Young joined The Chronicle of Higher Education in 1995, and has previously led the paper’s Students section, focusing on issues of college admissions and student life. In 2007, Young took a yearlong break from writing to become The Chronicle’s first Web editor, helping start blogs, podcasts, and multimedia features.
He has written for national publications including The New York Times and The Industry Standard. An article he wrote appeared in the anthology The Best of Technology Writing 2007.
Young is a frequent speaker at conferences across the country, discussing technology trends, computer security, and technology journalism. He received a bachelor’s degree in English from Princeton University in 1995, focusing on hypertext literature, and a master's in communication, culture, and technology from Georgetown University in 2001.
Honors: Science Laureate award for science-and-technology journalism, Purdue University, 2006 |Second-place award, National Education Writers Association, for special-interest reporting, 1998.
Media appearances: Young’s media appearances include National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation, PRI’s Marketplace, and Fox Business News. He has been quoted by Business Week, the Associated Press, and other national news media.
Online features: College 2.0 column, Wired Campus blog, Wired Campus TV
