Kevin R. Convey

Experience

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  Boston Magazine

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1990

  Articles Editor
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  Community Newspaper Company

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2005

  Editor in Chief
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  The Boston Herald

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  Editor in Chief
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  The New York Daily News

  Aug 2010 - Jan 2012

  Editor In Chief
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  New York University

  Aug 2012 - Jul 2014

  Adjunct professor of journalism

  Taught first-year graduate students in Jay Rosen’s Studio 20 program the history of innovation and disruption in journalism – a course I designed -- as a means of exploring the trade’s current crisis and preparing them to innovate and adapt as professionals. I also taught three sessions of Report NY, an intensive, six-week beginning-journalism course focused on covering the neighborhoods of New York City.

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  City College of New York

  Sept 2013 - May 2014

  Adjunct Professor of Journalism

  I taught a 300-level course in reporting and writing, guiding students as they learned a variety of advanced writing and reporting techniques.

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  Quinnipiac University

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2019

  As assistant professor, I teach introduction to media writing, entrepreneurial media, mobile and tablet journalism and new technologies in journalism, entrepreneurial journalism and effective editing. As chair, I am responsible for providing leadership to the department in the creation and implementation of its strategic academic mission, for meeting student needs, for mentoring faculty and staff and for managing internal affairs. I advocate for students and faculty, recruit students, represent department, school and university at outside events, and raise profiles of all through media appearances. I undertake strategic planning to strengthen department and major, coordinate regular assessments of programs, courses and faculty members. I manage faculty recruitment, retentions, review, reappointment, promotion, tenure and termination. I create and assign teaching schedules to meet student needs., and manage departmental budget. Show less

  • Assistant Teaching Professor

    Sept 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Assistant Professor

    Jul 2017 - Aug 2018

  • Chair and Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism

    Aug 2014 - Aug 2017
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  Boston College

  Aug 2019 - now

  Adjunct Professor of Journalism