Eli uses math degree to win a Pulitzer
Even as a college reporter, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Forelle ’02 had a penchant for detail and a passion for math.
Forelle was awarded this year’s Pulitzer Prize for public service — along with fellow Wall Street Journal reporters James Bandler, Mark Maremont and Steve Stecklow — for a series of articles investigating the improper backdating of stock options given to business executives. Their reporting led to federal investigations and at least 70 executives losing their jobs.
Using his undergraduate degree in math and an extensive knowledge of statistics,...
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