Lex Weaver is a digital associate producer at The World.
Before coming to The World, Lex was a Poynter-Koch fellow and editor-in-chief at The Scope: Boston, a local news outlet with a social justice lens. She has also worked in FRONTLINE’s Impact department, working extensively on the Un(re)solved tour and supporting public programming for FRONTLINE films, and she has also worked for the Associated Press’ Elections tabulation team.
Lex holds a master’s degree in journalism from Northeastern University and a bachelor’s degree in English and art history from Rutgers University.
She’s interested in all forms of art, traveling and following social and cultural trends in Egypt, East Asia and India. Lex is also a social media and spreadsheet-organizing wizard.
Education special: American students abroad and international students in the US
In the US, immigration is a heated topic. A part of that conversation is the thousands of degree-seeking international students who move to the US every year, many with hopes to stay after completion. But what about those US students who decide to study abroad and then want to stay abroad? The World’s Carolyn Beeler, asks Amine Mechaal, director of global engagement at Columbia University’s Teachers College in New York, to break down the hurdles students face to stay in their host countries.
‘Can we reject these labels?’: A new book questions how patriarchy became the norm.
How did patriarchy become common around the world, and can we change the dominance of men in societies? Science journalist Angela Saini explores these questions in her new book, “The Patriarchs; The Origins of Inequality.”
