▁Univers ité ▁de ▁Bes an çon , ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁factory . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁B . A . ▁in ▁History ▁from ▁Ant io ch ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁gradu ation , ▁Le amer ▁joined ▁the ▁Peace ▁Corps ▁and ▁was ▁station ed ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁of ▁Nep al . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁returned ▁home , ▁Le amer ▁studied ▁both ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon ▁and ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Columbia ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Journal ism , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁second ▁in ▁his ▁class ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁while ▁being ▁named ▁a ▁Pul itzer ▁International ▁Fellow . ▁ ▁After ▁finishing ▁at ▁Columbia , ▁Le amer ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁editor ▁at ▁News week ▁before ▁turning ▁to ▁writing ▁magazine ▁articles ▁for ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁publications , ▁including ▁Har per ' s , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Magazine , ▁and ▁Play boy . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁Le amer ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁coal ▁mine ▁in ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁while ▁research ing ▁an ▁article . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Ind o - P ak ist ani ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁journalist ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁Beng ali ▁hotel ▁in ▁D ac ca ▁and ▁travel ▁to ▁remote ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁new born ▁Bang l adesh . ▁ ▁His ▁article ▁in ▁Har per ' s ▁won ▁a ▁c itation ▁from ▁the ▁O verse as ▁Press ▁Club ▁for ▁" Best ▁Magazine ▁Report ing ". ▁ ▁Work ▁Le amer ▁is ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as