▁there . ▁Land man ▁worked ▁at ▁The ▁Ford ▁Foundation ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁as ▁assistant ▁to ▁Fred ▁W . ▁Friend ly , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁program ▁ad visor ▁of ▁communic ations . ▁He ▁was ▁assistant ▁editor ▁at ▁Sch ol astic ▁Mag az ines ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁Land man ▁received ▁a ▁B . A . ▁degree , ▁mag na ▁cum ▁la ude , ▁in ▁American ▁history ▁from ▁Am her st ▁College , ▁Am her st , ▁Massachusetts ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁an ▁M . S . ▁degree ▁in ▁journal ism ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Journal ism ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Am her st ▁College ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees . ▁ ▁Land man ▁is ▁married ▁and ▁has ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁The ▁W riter ' s ▁Institute ▁of ▁The ▁Gr adu ate ▁Center ▁at ▁City ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁m ast head ▁edit ors ▁Category : Am her st ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : 1 9 5 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁journal ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Mike ▁Mall ory ▁( born ▁November