Doug Lederman

Doug Lederman is editor and co-founder of Inside Higher Ed. He helps lead the news organization'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 and on campuses around the country, and his work has appeared in The New York Times and USA Today, among other publications. 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, Kate Scharff, in Bethesda, Md.

How Blue-Green Algae Can Increase Severity of Liver Disease

June 4, 2023

Climate change has many effects that we may not be aware of. In today’s Academic Minute, part of University of California, Irvine, Week, Saurabh Chatterjee delves into one of them.

Association of American Universities Adds 6 New Members

June 2, 2023

Combating Lack of Diversity in STEM: Academic Minute

June 2, 2023

New Presidents and Provosts: Holyoke CC, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Pennsylvania State U, Texas Southern U, U of Scranton, U of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Western State College of Law

June 2, 2023

Combating Lack of Diversity in STEM

June 1, 2023

How do we encourage all STEM students to complete their studies? In today’s Academic Minute, part of University at Albany Week, Rabi Musah looks into a possible solution.

New Presidents and Provosts: Columbia College (S.C.), Fairleigh Dickinson U, Florida Southern College, Marietta College, North Carolina CC System, Pennsylvania State U–Berks, U of the Arts, U of Texas Medical Branch–Galveston

June 1, 2023

Drought in the Ancient Mayan Capital: Academic Minute

June 1, 2023

Collapse of Ancient Mayan Capital Linked to Drought

May 31, 2023

How did ancient civilizations handle extensive droughts? In today’s Academic Minute, part of University at Albany Week, Marilyn Masson says finding out could be key for the future in a warming world.

Doug Lederman

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