Melanie Lefkowitz

Melanie Lefkowitz is editor-in-chief of the Cornell Chronicle.

I’ve been editor of the Chronicle since 2021. I love coming to work each day to help tell amazing stories about Cornell’s impact. Previously I was a staff writer covering computer and information science, and staff writer, editor and social media coordinator for Cornell University Library.

Before coming to Cornell, I worked at Newsday as a police reporter, assistant city editor, New York City bureau chief and a member of the investigations team. My freelance journalism has appeared in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications.