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Daniel Diermeier Is Higher Ed’s Most Divisive Figure. He’s Fine With That. The Vanderbilt chancellor says reform will save the sector. His critics say he’s promoting himself.

Please enjoy @shenandoahkate.bsky.social’s fine profile of Vandy’s polarizing president.

Higher Ed’s Most Divisive Chancellor Daniel Diermeier says reform will save the sector. His critics say he’s exploiting its crisis.

Wrote about the Vanderbilt chancellor for @chronicle.com. Depending on where you stand, he's a calculated opportunist or a savior of higher ed. www.chronicle.com/article/high...

New Email Shows Bard’s President Thanked Epstein for Caribbean Trip

Wow www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...

Higher Ed’s Secret Provost Club In 10U, chief academic officers at private research universities gather, share ideas, and commiserate.

10U has helped academic chiefs through the endless torrent of controversies and crises that colleges face. https://chroni.cl/4aaTNvi

Higher Ed’s Secret Provost Club In 10U, chief academic officers at private research universities gather, share ideas, and commiserate.

GOSSIP!

Chicago, Rochester, WashU, Dartmouth, MIT, Emory, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Duke, Vanderbilt, Carnegie Mellon, Rice, and Case Western got a secret Provost club.

Gotta thread this

(lol stay true to you Dartmouth)

www.chronicle.com/article/high...

Higher Ed’s Secret Provost Club In 10U, chief academic officers at private research universities gather, share ideas, and commiserate.

For @chronicle.com, I wrote about a secret provost club. Well, formerly. www.chronicle.com/article/high...

‘The Perception of Danger Everywhere’: Navigating Campus Life Amid ICE Enforcement Locals, students, and college officials in the Twin Cities describe the mood as tense, apprehensive, and heavy.

www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

Penn Slams Trump Administration’s Demand for Personal Information of Jewish Employees University lawyers wrote in a Tuesday court filing that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s efforts had “engendered fear and opposition across Penn’s Jewish community.”

Penn Slams Trump Administration’s Demand for Personal Information of Jewish Employees www.chronicle.com/blogs/the-tr...

Why a Fraternity Wants Students to Pay Up for an Alleged Hazing Incident Alpha Sigma Phi is suing its former undergraduate members at Rutgers University for damages after a pledge was left in critical condition.

Alpha Sigma Phi plans to sue some former members -- Rutgers students -- who were involved in the hazing of a student who came into contact with an exposed wire. www.chronicle.com/article/why-...

Another Former Republican Lawmaker Snags a Permanent Presidency in Florida Manny Diaz Jr., the newly appointed president of the University of West Florida, was named sole finalist in November after serving as the interim.

"Manny Diaz Jr., a former Republican lawmaker and Florida education commissioner who had been serving as interim president since July, was announced as the sole finalist in November." 11-1 vote. Only the Faculty Senate representative to the board voted no.

www.chronicle.com/article/anot...

A Statement from President Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D. “It is with great sadness that Old Dominion University mourns the loss of one of our own, Renee (Macklin) Good, a proud Monarch who graduated in December of 2020 from the College of Arts and Letters w...

ODU president statement on ICE shooting. www.odu.edu/article/a-st...

We're also hiring for our Diverse Media Coverage scholarship and internship. The recipient will cover race and ethnicity in higher education, some of the most critical issues right now. They also get a $10K scholarship. jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/thechr...

The Chronicle's Summer 2026 Internship is live.

⛷️ Pay is $800/wk pre-tax
🏔️ You can work from our D.C. office or remotely from some states
🌨️ Submit 5 published clips, a cover letter, a resume, and 3 references
❄️ We'll start reviewing applications on Jan. 15

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We're also hiring for our Diverse Media Coverage scholarship and internship. The recipient will cover race and ethnicity in higher education, some of the most critical issues right now. They also get a $10K scholarship. jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/thechr...

The Chronicle's Summer 2026 Internship is live.

⛷️ Pay is $800/wk pre-tax
🏔️ You can work from our D.C. office or remotely from some states
🌨️ Submit 5 published clips, a cover letter, a resume, and 3 references
❄️ We'll start reviewing applications on Jan. 15

jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/thechr...

What You Read Most This Year Department drama. Faculty firings. Gordon Gee. Parking fees. We look back on the higher-ed topics and stories that drew the most attention.

Chronicle journalists wrote the equivalent of *6,700* emails this year. And that's on top of the 6,700 emails we all individually sent. www.chronicle.com/article/2025...

Amid Political Jostling and Scrutiny of Its Board, UVa Picks a President Scott Beardsley, dean of the university’s Darden School of Business, will face skepticism from faculty and among Democratic lawmakers.

Friday news dump (well, the other one): UVa has a president. Since this piece was published, several high-powered state lawmakers have said, in as many words, "we'll see about it," and the national AAUP has condemned the appointment. www.chronicle.com/article/amid...

Brown and Arizona are of course completely different campuses -- UA is much larger, in a sprawling city, and obviously public -- but this piece points out that Brown has made it part of its mission to be open to Providence.

The discourse over whether Brown U. should wall itself off from the public reminds me of this comment from a safety chief at the U. of Arizona after some called for card access to every building on campus. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...

@chronicle.com fellowship highlights:

📆 Runs July 2026-July 2027
💲 $55k salary w/ benefits
💡 Emphasis on mentorship + development
📝 Write in a range of styles/formats
📍 DC-based hybrid office

Questions? DM or email me!

Flyer advertising the Chronicle of Higher Education's reporting fellowship in Washington, DC. What we're looking for: Recent college graduates or early-career journalists; interest in higher education (no previous beat experience required); able to write on deadline and juggle enterprise work; self-motivated and eager. What we offer: $55,000 salary + benefits; excellent work-life balance; freedom to carve out a beat; travel and collaboration opportunities; practice in a range of reporting formats and timelines; hybrid work environment. Zoom information session information Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. ET (meeting ID 441 918 7951 and passcode 416484). Offers extended early March; start date July. Contact mzahneis@chronicle.com with questions. Application deadline: January 15. The flyer has a white background with blue and yellow accents and features a photo of a Chronicle reporter and editor talking to one another, and a QR code for more information about the fellowship.

Calling all college journalists and recent or soon-to-be grads: @chronicle.com is hiring two fellows to join our newsroom in summer 2026. We'd love for you to be one of them.

College Marijuana Researchers Hopeful as Federal Government Moves to Reschedule Drug A new classification could enable more studies.

Big news about the Trump administration loosening restrictions on marijuana to treat it similarly to some painkillers.

Last year, I wrote about how the rescheduling of marijuana could open up opportunities for campus research. You can read that here:

www.chronicle.com/article/coll...

How SEC Universities Won the Enrollment Wars The ascendance of Southern flagships is a story of sun, football, and a sophisticated recruitment strategy.

👀 www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

How SEC Universities Won the Enrollment Wars The ascendance of Southern flagships is a story of sun, football, and a sophisticated recruitment strategy.

This is a thoughtful and well-researched piece (featuring quite a few higher ed faculty members, including me) on the growth of most SEC universities. The reasons behind this growth are complex.

www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

Me & my friends had thoughts!!

Kicker: "Baker grew up in VA & lived in the South most of her life. She finds it astounding that anyone would think of a public university in the South as apolitical. 'No one who lives in the South,' she says, 'believes that Southern universities are not political.'"

UVa Asked Its Community to Weigh in on Trump’s Compact. Here’s What They Said. A survey seeking opinions on the controversial document elicited more than 2,000 responses — overwhelmingly in opposition.

UVa asked its community members to give feedback on Trump's compact, and they delivered ... an overwhelmingly negative reaction. Should UVa agree, wrote one person, “I will harbor nothing but ill will for this Board and this school."

We got the records. Read more: www.chronicle.com/article/uva-...

As UVa Reels From Jim Ryan’s Tell-All, Political Turmoil Hampers the Search to Replace Him Looming large are questions about whether a new leader will be expected to support — or denounce — diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

The University of Virginia is pressing forward with the search for its next president. New from me: www.chronicle.com/article/here...

‘Stunned and Angry’: James Ryan Gives First Detailed Account of His Ouster at UVa In an expansive letter, the former University of Virginia president told the story of his resignation, blasting board members and saying the government had pledged to “bleed UVA white.”

Amid an escalating debate over who exactly gets to decide who will lead Virginia's flagship, former president James E. Ryan -- who left amid DOJ scrutiny of UVA -- has decided now's the time to enter the fray.

For @chronicle.com: www.chronicle.com/article/stun...

👻Pay is $800 before taxes
🪦Can work from DC (where we're based), VA, MD, MI, WA, TX, FL, NC, or NY
🎃Internship runs February-May
🐈‍⬛You're treated like a staff reporter
💀Submit cover letter, five clips, resume, and three references
☠️Questions? Email sarah.brown@chronicle.com

What is scarier than ghouls, ghosts, and gargoyles? That’s right. Deadlines. 💀

The application for @chronicle.com’s spring internship closes on Halloween, Oct. 31. 🎃

Get your apps in! 👻

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