Biography
Nick Anderson joined ACE in January as vice president for higher education partnerships and improvement. He oversees comprehensive efforts to engage colleges and universities on a broad range of issues through direct outreach to their leaders and other stakeholders. Previously, he covered education for many years for The Washington Post. In that role, he specialized in identifying higher education trends and forging connections with students, parents, faculty, institutional leaders and federal and state policymakers. He tracked public perceptions of the value of college and covered topics such as college admissions, affirmative action and campus sexual assault. He also held various editing roles at The Post, including education editor, and he reported for the Los Angeles Times, Associated Press and San Jose Mercury News. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Stanford.
