Katherine Mangan

I'm a reporter for the Chronicle of Higher Education, covering campus diversity and equity issues, completion efforts and more [email protected]

[Katherine Mangan @KatherineMangan]

Professors working on Utah State's new civics initiative see an opportunity to make gen-ed more practical and applicable to more students. Faculty critics say the effort hasn’t been transparent enough and carries ideological bias https://t.co/zvpmblW1y6

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At a time when many colleges are considering cuts in athletics, UC-Davis is a case study in how missteps and poor communication can lead to legal risks and tense conflict with athletes and their parents. https://t.co/uZ4R09vRn1

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The government appears to be imposing a narrow definition of merit on colleges practicing holistic review, long a cornerstone of evaluations among selective institutions. In short, the Trump administration is waging a war on nuance in admissions. https://t.co/m7ze4bg9tn

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“Stackable credentials give a quick, tangible win that can be motivation — as opposed to what students might see as a four-year grind,” one policy analyst says. They’re an “appetizer” that can whet someone’s appetite for a two or four-year degree. https://t.co/mk8VZbeAbw

[Jasper J. Smith @JasperJSmith_]

In 2020, Stuart Bell said diversity was one of the core values of the University of Alabama.

Today, he likened diversity efforts to "segregation" in his first interview since being named a finalist for the University of Florida's presidency.

https://t.co/6Hs0cFHaO9

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Teaching calculus to students who struggle with middle-school math "is like trying to teach English literature to someone who can’t read,” one Berkeley math professor told me. https://t.co/7jmpO8qwdI

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Questions about who deserves accommodations have left students with disabilities worried that skepticism and mistrust could erode the progress they’ve made in leveling the playing field. https://t.co/ikInjzxajj

[Jasper J. Smith @JasperJSmith_]

Stuart Bell's diversity plan at the University of Alabama was ambitious. And it worked.

Under his tenure, Black and Latino enrollment nearly doubled. Will his history as a DEI-supporting former president matter in Florida?
https://t.co/WK4VUENQF0

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The Trump Administration's investigation into transgender admissions at Smith College “demonstrates blatant disregard for the clear statutory language” that says Title IX doesn’t regulate private undergraduate admissions, lawyers say. https://t.co/4ppxcE2wl8

[Katherine Mangan @KatherineMangan]

A retired @FIU professor is taking students to the sites of racial violence, not to make students feel guilty or hopeless, but to inspire them to find common ground. https://t.co/pH8RaO2qIV

[Kate Hidalgo Bellows @katebellows]

Hiring @chronicle interns for fall '26!

👻 Work out of our DC office, in the DMV, or in MI, WA, TX, FL, NC, or NY
🎃 Pay is $800 a week pre-tax
🍁 Submit a cover letter, resume, five clips, and three references
🍂 Internship runs early Sept to early Dec

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[Katherine Mangan @KatherineMangan]

The Black History Learning Tree, an act of resistance at FIU against Florida's anti-DEI laws, may be the only safe place on campus where a professor can now talk openly about Republican student leaders' racist and violent posts. https://t.co/Iih82NMmdX

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While George Mason University’s president was fending off attacks by the Trump Administration, the head of his own board was orchestrating a pressure campaign against him. Here's what @JasperJSmith_ and I learned from reviewing hundreds of text messages. https://t.co/Y9PM6c9cxf

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Remedial math courses can be a roadblock or a lifeline depending on who’s weighing in. Nowhere is the debate more heated than at California’s community colleges, which have all but eliminated them. https://t.co/LkTooDAvO2

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Congrats intern Theo! @ScheerTheoJRN https://t.co/vFWGnnrsw6

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To any editors out there doing some hiring: you won’t find a more dedicated reporter than @danbauman77 And he’s a super nice guy too

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11 months ago, the Trump administration sent a team of lawyers to "find" evidence of antisemitism at the U of California. The case against UCLA was shaky, @peterelkind and I were told, but "the beast" needed to be fed
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Pulling back the curtain on the Trump administration's assault on UCLA, @peterelkind and I discovered how legally shaky but often effective its tactics have been in wresting concessions from hier ed. Listen here https://t.co/Al270Whgag
and read more: https://t.co/0KPyKWlMTa

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A report showing that one in 12 incoming students at UC San Diego tested below middle-school math rang alarm bells nationwide. Now, a U.S. senator has launched a congressional inquiry into what other highly selective universities are finding. https://t.co/Mafca7NZVm