Info :: Backstory
Cal Newport graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 2004,
and is currently a Computer Science Ph.D. candidate at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of
How to
Become a Straight-A Student (Broadway Books, 2006) and
How to Win at
College (Broadway Books, 2005).
Newport has appeared as a student success expert on ABC, NBC, and CBS
and on over 50 radio networks, including ABC Radio, USA Radio,
and XM Satellite Radio. His advice has also been featured in major
print publications including The Washington Post and The Seattle Times.
Newport's articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal's College Journal,
the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, Flak Magazine, FLYP Magazine,
McSweeneys.net, and College Bound Magazine.
In addition, his award-winning blog,
Study Hacks,
is one of the Internet's largest student advice sites,
with over 4000 RSS subscribers and 30,000 - 50,000 unique monthly visitors.