Alex Pasquariello
Education
- BS in Journalism, Northwestern University
Expertise
- Journalism
- Data Journalism
- Audience Development and Growth
- SEO for News Sites
- Content Marketing & Strategy
As managing editor of BestColleges News, Alex Pasquariello leads a distributed, eight-journalist newsroom reporting on the critical issues that students pursuing college degrees, professional certificates, and career training need to jumpstart their educational journey.
Alex has been covering higher education since 2018. Prior to the September 2021 launch of BestColleges News, Alex led Metropolitan State University of Denver RED, a digital brand journalism initiative reporting on the open-access institution’s impact on Colorado’s economic, scientific, and cultural sectors.
Alex’s journalism career spans glossy national magazines, buzzy app startups, and viral podcasts. He has previously built and managed news teams covering everything from Olympic skiing to luxury travel to legal cannabis, and his reporting has been published in The Denver Post, AFAR, Condé Nast Traveler, Bloomberg Businessweek, Travel + Leisure, Fast Company, High Country News, The Points Guy, Vail Resorts EpicLife, and other local and national titles.
Alex holds a BS in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
Read Alex Pasquariello's Latest Articles
Colleges’ Access to Federal Financial Aid Is Now Tied to Students’ Earnings. Here’s How It Could Impact Popular Degrees
President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" ties colleges’ access to federal student loans to students’ postgraduation earnings.
July 8, 2025
Proposal Would Increase Housing Allowance for Online GI Bill Recipients
The proposal would effectively double the stipend GI Bill recipients receive for housing when enrolled in online programs.
The Best AI Detection Tools to Catch Cheating and Plagiarism
These AI detection tools can help professors and students determine whether the papers they're writing or reading and photos they're seeing are created by AI or humans.
July 2, 2025
This Business School Is Launching 4 New Online Degrees. It's Part of a Growing Trend to Serve Working Students
The University of Arizona's four online business degrees tailored to working adults reflect a broader movement in business education that's focused on return on investment.
Maine Ends Free Community College Scholarship
Maine will become an outlier as a state to revoke a free community college program.
