Editing Daniel Benjamin (section)

==Early life==
Benjamin grew up in [[Stamford, Conn.]], one of three sons (William Benjamin and Jonathan Benjamin) born to Burton and Susan Benjamin. His father is an [[internist]]; his late mother was a teacher, an administrator at the [[University of Connecticut]] and the head of marketing for a Manhattan law firm. They were a moderately observant Jewish family. 
Benjamin graduated from [[Harvard University]] [[magna cum laude]], and then was a 1983 [[Marshall Scholar]] at [[New College, Oxford]].<ref>[https://www.vnews.com/Daniel-Benjamin-director-Dickey-Center-Dartmouth-10035973 Dickey Center Director Writes, Speaks With Urgency of the Times]. By Nicola Smith. ''Valley News'', May 28, 2017.</ref> After college, he worked as a journalist for ''[[Time Magazine|Time]]'' and ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''.