Catherine Covert earned both her master's and doctorate from Syracuse University in 1964 and 1976 respectively. Covert was a professor in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications from 1975 until her death in 1983, she was the first woman in her department to achieve that rank

Researchers interested in the Catherine Covert Papers should mention the collection's Record Group [13] and Accession Number [1072] when contacting the Syracuse University Archives. Please note that the collection is housed off-site and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Archives Reading Room in Bird Library.