Holman W. Jenkins Jr. is a columnist, editorial writer, and member of ''The Wall Street Journal'' editorial board. He writes the twice-weekly column "Business World," which appears in the paper and online every Wednesday and Saturday. Aside from writing for ''

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'', he has also written for ''

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'' and '' National Review''.

Biography

Jenkins was born in 1959 and grew up in

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. He earned a bachelor's degree from

Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hobart and William Smith Colleges are Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts colleges in Geneva, New York. They trace their origins to Geneva Academy established in 1797. Students can choose from 45 maj ...

and a master's degree in journalism from

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

. Jenkins joined the ''

Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

'' in May 1992 as a writer for the editorial page in New York. In late 1993 he became editor of the

Asian Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal Asia'', a version of ''The Wall Street Journal'', was a newspaper that provided news and analysis of global business developments for an Asian audience. Formerly known as ''The Asian Wall Street Journal'', it was founde ...

's editorial page in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

. He returned to the United States in 1995 as a member of the paper's editorial board.

Awards

He was appointed a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan in 1991-1992. In 1997 he was awarded the

Gerald Loeb Award The Gerald Loeb Award, also referred to as the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. The award was estab ...

for Commentary and in 2013 he became the inaugural winner of the Calvin Coolidge Prize for Journalism.

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