Karen Arenson

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Karen Arenson is an American journalist that is well known as a reporter for the New York Times.

[edit] Early life and education

Arenson earned an undergraduate degree in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1970, ^[1] and in 1972 received a master's degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University ^[2]

[edit] Career

Arenson is well known for her work as a reporter covering higher education for the New York Times. In May 2008, Arenson retired from her position at metro desk at the Times, where she primarily covered stories related to higher education. ^[3] Previously, she was Deputy business editor, Sunday business editor and reporter. Arenson has been with the Times since 1978. She is frequently cited in books as an expert in her field.^[4]

In 2005 Arenson scooped other journalists by being the first to report on the results of a widely-reported on committee investigating anti-Semitism related to Joseph Massad at Columbia University. The Times was obliged to append a note detailing a departure from its guidelines to that article. ^[5] On October 8, 2004, Arenson reported that New York University and Brooklyn Polytechnic were in merger talks. ^[6] Spokesmen for Brooklyn Poly denied the report.^[7]