Former New York Times Editor appointed Adjunct Professor at DCU’s School of Communications

Former New York Times Editor appointed Adjunct Professor at DCU’s School of Communications

Jill Abramson, former Executive Editor of The New York Times, has been appointed an Adjunct Professor at the School of Communications at DCU.

Over a seventeen-year career at the The New York Times Jill Abramson served as Washington Bureau Chief, Managing Editor and Executive Editor. She was first female Executive Editor in the newspaper’s 160-year history, holding the role from 2011 to 2014.

She is currently teaching journalism at Harvard University.

Head of the School of Communications at DCU, Professor Kevin Rafter, said: “In her role as Adjunct Professor, Jill Abramson will bring her wealth of experience as DCU revamps its teaching in the areas of media, journalism and communications.”

The appointment is for a two-year term. Abramson will be the keynote speaker at a major international conference being held in DCU later this year.

Before joining The New York Times, Abramson spent nine years at The Wall Street Journal as Deputy Washington Bureau Chief and an investigative reporter covering finance and politics.

She is the author of three books including Strange Justice, which was co-authored with Jane Mayer. In addition to her current position as a lecturer in Harvard, Jill Abramson has taught at both Princeton and Yale.

She currently also writes for numerous leading international publications including contributing a regular political column to the Guardian.

She is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and The American Philosophical Society.