Jen Kalaidis

Staff Writer

Jen Kalaidis covers higher education for Campus Progress. Born and bred in the Midwest, she grew up in Minnesota and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2010 with degrees in History and Global Cultures. Before joining Campus Progress, she was the Current Events Editor for The Next Great Generation and an intern with ThinkProgress. She's also worked in the arts, completing internships at Brava magazine and the Guthrie Theater. When she's not politicizing for progressive causes, she enjoys traveling, philosophizing over a Wisconsin brew, and pretending her life is a Woody Allen movie. She's based in Washington, D.C. and loving every minute of it. You can follow her on Twitter @JenKalaidis.