Staff Writer, Money & Management
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Expertise: Fund raising | Alumni relations | Endowments | Philanthropy on college campuses
Background: Kathryn Masterson reports on the almost-$30-billion world of college fund raising for The Chronicle of Higher Education. She also covers other areas of higher-education management, including endowments.
Before coming to The Chronicle, in 2008, she was a staff writer for the Chicago Tribune’s RedEye edition and a freelance writer for the Tribune’s national section. She has worked as a reporter and editor for the Associated Press in Hartford, Conn., covering the state legislature with a focus on education. She has also worked as a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Masterson earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and journalism from the University of Richmond and a master’s from Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.
Honors: Chicago Tribune's Beck Award for outstanding professional performance, 2005 | Feature-writing award, Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut chapter, 2002
Media appearances: Multiple appearances on CLTV cable, in Chicago market, to discuss RedEye articles; WGN-TV (Chicago) morning show, 2003; radio interviews on "College Connection" (Oklahoma), 2008 and 2009
