Rebecca Koenig is an editorial director, editor and senior reporter at EdSurge, where she covers the future of learning in higher education and workforce training.
Her story about innovative adult education at the D.C. jail won the 2020 Dateline Award for best online feature from the D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and was a finalist for best feature in the 2019 National Awards for Education Reporting from the Education Writers Association.
She is a 2020 Higher Education Media Fellow of the Institute for Citizens & Scholars and was a 2018 fellow of the National Press Foundation.
Previously, Rebecca worked as a reporter for U.S. News & World Report, The Chronicle of Philanthropy and The Chronicle of Higher Education. She’s also written for Washington Post Express, Sauce Magazine, Narratively and Town & Style St. Louis Magazine, where she worked as managing editor.
Rebecca studied English and history at the College of William & Mary. She lives in Washington, D.C.
