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Cal Newport graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 2004, and earned a Ph.D in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT in 2009. He's currently a postdoctoral associate at MIT and is the author of How to Become a Straight-A Student (Broadway Books, 2006) and How to Win at College (Broadway Books, 2005). His third book, How to Be a High School Superstar, will be published in July, 2010.
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 been featured in major print publications including The Washington Post, The Guardian, and The Seattle Times, and on some of the Internet's most popular sites, including Lifehacker and Boing Boing. His books have been taught in college classrooms and included in college textbooks, and his articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal's College Journal, the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, Flak Magazine, FLYP Magazine, and College Bound Magazine. In addition, Newport runs Study Hacks, the Internet's most visited student advice blog.