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Claim your profileLaya is a recent graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School, where she majored in journalism and sociology with a minor in music. She's currently a Digital News Associate at CNBC, where she was previously an academic year editorial intern, and she has also worked at the San Francisco Chronicle, Brown Girl Magazine, Fast Company, NBC News/TODAY Digital and SEEMA Magazine. Laya also held positions as Managing Editor and Arts & Entertainment Editor at The Daily Northwestern. Outside of journalism, she's an avid musician, dancer and Bollywood movies fan.She can be contacted at Laya.Neelakandan@nbcuni.com or @Laya_neel on Twitter.
Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism, Sociology at Northwestern UniversityGraduated: 2024