Ka kammala wannan magana: A shekara ta 1966, Reich ya sami digiri na farko a Nazarin Ƙasashen Duniya daga Jami'ar North Carolina da ke Chapel Hill. Daga nan sai ya yi shekaru biyu a rundunar sojojin Amurka, daga 1967 zuwa 1969, a matsayin jami'in a cikin rundunar 'yan sanda ta 3 da ke zaune a yankin.
Yankin Canal na Panama. Ya sami digiri na biyu a Nazarin Latin Amurka daga Jami'ar Georgetown a 1973.