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How long have you been at The Gazette?

I’ve been with The Gazette since 2010.

Where did you go to school?

I went to the University of Iowa but I’m from the Denver Metro area of Colorado originally. I came to the University of Iowa because I wanted to go to the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, but I fell in love with journalism at The Daily Iowan along the way.

What do you like about being the Higher Education Reporter?

I really love the higher education beat because of its diversity. You can cover every subject on the higher education beat. It’s always changing, it’s always interesting, and it’s super relevant to everybody in the state. Everybody knows somebody who goes to a colle

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