Fred Reeder Jr. joined the faculty at his alma mater in 2014. He serves as internship coordinator for the journalism program.
Reeder has been named six times as a top 100 most-commended faculty member and nominated five times for Outstanding Professor of the Year. In 2024, he was named a Top 10 Outstanding Professor at Miami.
Reeder's teaching interests include fundamentals of journalistic writing along with journalism's critical role in society. He teaches an introductory journalism course along with upper-level courses.
Prior to Miami, Reeder was a co-founder/executive editor of a national media platform for college student journalists. A former AP English teacher at a National Blue Ribbon high school, Reeder was featured in Time magazine for his creation of a major journalism project.
Before teaching, Reeder wrote for The Cincinnati Enquirer and has been published in Cincinnati magazine. He is a 1993 Miami University graduate and received a master's degree in education from the University of Cincinnati in 2000.
