Marc Beja (BM ’09) is the recipient of The Chronicle of Higher Education ’s David W. Miller Award for Young Journalists. A graduate student in Steinhardt’s Department of Music and Music Professions, Beja received the award for three articles he wrote for The Chronicle during a summer internship. As an undergraduate student, Beja pursued both music and writing, earning his degree from Steinhardt’s program in music education and the College of Arts and Science’s journalism program.

As a journalist student, Beja worked as an enterprise editor for NYU’s Washington Square News and now serves as a senior editor. In 2008, Beja was an intern at Newsday and continues to write freelance articles for the Long-Island-based newspaper.

As a Steinhardt undergraduate, Beja worked as director and music director on two student productions. He was also student teacher at Manhattan New School and LaGuardia High School.

The Chronicle praised Beja for his “investigative drive, detailed reporting, and strong writing.”