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February 2001 In the thirty years since he graduated from Brooklyn Friends School, Bill Glaberson’s professional path has traversed the legal and publishing industries, landing him at one of the most competitive journalism shops in the country. As national legal affairs reporter at The New York Times, he has covered a number of well-known stories, including cases on political corruption, the Unabomber, the Columbine shooting, racial divides among the Seminole Indians, and, most recently, the legal action that followed the 2000 election. Bill says that it was at Brooklyn Friends School that he developed his interest in writing, public affairs, and government. His high school years at BFS coincided with a time in US history that was rife with angst over the Vietnam War and the assassinations of civil rights leaders. Glimmerings of his journalism career began to take shape as Bill worked on the school newspaper and took an active interest in the breaking news of the time. He was one of several students who organized classmates to attend anti-war demonstrations in Washington D.C. In retrospect, Bill says, “It was an incredible opportunity to live through that period with a Friends perspective. We were able to take part in exciting, meaningful ventures that were purely expressions of conscience. We had the privilege of seeing what was going on with a unique kind of humanity that affected the way we related to each other, not only on the war, but on ordinary teenage issues. It was an incredibly powerful and empowering experience, and we were able to form rich friendships because of the ferment.” After BFS, Bill earned his undergraduate degree from Tufts University, a law degree at Albany Law School, and a Masters in Journalism from Columbia University. He has been a poverty lawyer, worked at the New York Law Journal, and written for Business Week magazine. He joined The New York Times in 1986. “I wouldn’t undo the experience I had at the school for anything,” says Bill. “I was very politically involved and served as the clerk of the Meeting as well as the managing editor of the student newspaper. There was a sense of freedom in making decisions that was very empowering. It was an intellectually stimulating community that encouraged independence—and the spiritual component that came through still serves as a reminder to me to always respect the people I investigate in my articles.” |
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