Ousted New York Times editor Jill Abramson to teach at Harvard

Source: Boston Globe

Ousted New York Times editor Jill Abramson will be a visiting lecturer at Harvard University in the next academic year, the university announced today.

Abramson will teach undergraduate courses as a visiting lecturer on narrative non-fiction for Harvard’s English department, the university said in a statement.

“I’m honored and excited to be teaching at Harvard in the coming academic year,” Abramson said in the statement. “Narrative non-fiction journalism is more important than ever. Its traditions and how it is changing in the digital transition are fascinating areas of study.”

“Harvard is delighted to welcome Jill Abramson to the English Department, where her students in the Writing Program will profit enormously from her insights, experience and brilliance,” Professor Diana Sorensen, dean of arts and humanities, said in the statement.

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