mˈaɪnɚ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ pˌiːˈeɪtʃ dˈiː ɪn kəmpˈæɹətˌɪv lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ fɹʌm sˈʌni, hˈɛlpt ɐlˈɔŋ baɪ wˈɪnɪŋ ɐ wˈʊdɹaʊ wˈɪlsən fˈɛloʊʃˌɪp ænd ɐ nˈæʃənəl dᵻfˈɛns ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ˈækt fˈɛloʊʃˌɪp.
Miner received a PhD in Comparative Literature from SUNY, helped along by winning a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship and a National Defense Education Act Fellowship.