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Quinnipiac University names Kevin R. Convey, former New York Daily News' editor-in-chief, chair of the Department of Journalism

Newspaper veteran Kevin R. Convey, a former editor-in-chief at the New York Daily News, has been named chair of the Department of Journalism at Quinnipiac University.

Convey, of Brockton, Mass. and New York City, brings a wealth of experience to the post. He was a journalist for three decades, working his way up from reporter to editor-in-chief at the Boston Herald and then serving as editor-in-chief of the Daily News in New York.

“Kevin has an outstanding record of achievement as a journalist,” said Lee Kamlet, dean of the School of Communications. “His deep experience has given him a very clear idea of where journalism and journalism education ought to be going. I do not think you can be a first-rate school of communication if you don’t have a first-rate journalism department. It is the backbone of the school. I think he is the right person to lead the department.”

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Convey, who will also assume the position of assistant professor, said he was “thrilled” by his appointment.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to work with Quinnipiac’s talented students, accomplished faculty and forward-thinking administration,” he said. “Together, I hope we can make Quinnipiac’s journalism department among the best in the country, and our students among the best prepared to do the crucial work of journalism.”

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After Convey’s stint at the Daily News ended in January 2012, he earned a master’s degree in entrepreneurial journalism from the Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. At the same time, he taught graduates and undergraduates at New York University and The City College of New York as an adjunct professor of journalism. He is currently an adjunct professor at both schools.

Convey graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Colby College in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in classics-English.

Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls 6,400 full-time undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students in 58 undergraduate and more than 20 graduate programs of study in its School of Business and Engineering, School of Communications, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, School of Law, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, School of Nursing and College of Arts and Sciences. Quinnipiac consistently ranks among the top regional universities in the North in U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges issue. The 2014 issue of U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges named Quinnipiac as the top up-and-coming school with master’s programs in the Northern Region. Quinnipiac also is recognized in Princeton Review’s “The Best 377 Colleges.” The Chronicle of Higher Education has named Quinnipiac among the “Great Colleges to Work For.” For more information, please visit www.quinnipiac.edu. Connect with Quinnipiac on Facebook at www.facebook.com/quinnipiacuniversity and follow Quinnipiac on Twitter @QuinnipiacU.

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