Levy's career began here, in his hometown of Philadelphia, writing about sports and music for publications such as Philadelphia Magazine and The Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Magazine. In 1982, he published a story about computer hackers that changed the trajectory of his career. Over the ensuing four-plus decades, Levy has been one of America's preeminent technology journalists. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Harper's Magazine, Macworld, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, The New Yorker, and Premiere. The San Francisco Chronicle has called him the "dean of tech writers."

The author of eight books, Levy has repeatedly been at the forefront of era-defining tech movements, from the formative days of modern computer culture (Hackers, 1984) to AI (Artificial Life, 1992) to the cryptography technology behind today's digital currencies (Crypto, 2001). He founded Backchannel, a tech vertical for Medium (which has since been integrated into WIRED magazine), and previously worked as chief technology reporter and senior editor at Newsweek. Since 2018, he has been Editor at Large at WIRED magazine, where he has been a contributor since its inception.

Before all of that, however, Steven Levy was an English major at Temple University. He had this to say about the announcement:

It is a consummate honor for me to address the Temple CLA graduates. Though it's been many years since I was an English major at Temple, those four years shaped and sharpened my thinking, and are put to use every day in my work and life. I can't wait to share my thoughts with the class of '25.

The College of Liberal Arts Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 7th, at 2:30 p.m. in the Liacouras Center.