and master's degree in English and philosophy from New York University Frumkes currently sits on the editorial board of The Writer Magazine and holds memberships with the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the National Association of Science Writers, the Authors Guild, Harvard Club of New York, Mensa, the Authors League of America, and P.E.N.
Frumkes first worked on Wall Street[2] as a runner and bodyguard, then became a free-lance writer in 1976, publishing articles for magazines and papers such as Harper's, The New York Times, Cosmopolitan and Harper's Bazaar.
Starting in 1986 he joined the faculty at Marymount Manhattan College[3] teaching honors critical thinking and was appointed President's Distinguished Visiting Lecturer.
That same year, he began hosting the Lewis Burke Frumkes Show on WNWK in New York City.
In 2011 Frumkes transferred to Hunter College in New York City where he became Director of The Writing Center CE.