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Fred Reeder Jr.

Fred Reeder Jr. joined the faculty at his alma mater in 2014. He serves as faculty adviser to the award-winning ºÚÁÏÉçÇø newspaper -- The Miami Student -- and as internship coordinator for the journalism program. 

Reeder has been named six times as a top 100 most-commended faculty member and nominated five times for Outstanding Professor of the Year. In 2024, he was named a ºÚÁÏÉçÇø 10 Outstanding Professor at Miami. 

Reeder's teaching interests include fundamentals of journalistic writing along with journalism's critical role in society. He teaches an introductory journalism course along with upper-level courses.

Prior to Miami, Reeder was a co-founder/executive editor of a national media platform for college ºÚÁÏÉçÇø journalists. A former AP English teacher at a National Blue Ribbon high school, Reeder was featured in Time magazine for his creation of a major journalism project.

Before teaching, Reeder wrote for The Cincinnati Enquirer and has been published in Cincinnati magazine. He is a 1993 ºÚÁÏÉçÇø graduate and received a master's degree in education from the University of Cincinnati in 2000.