Sonel Cutler is a reporting fellow at The Chronicle. She has covered how colleges have confronted budget issues, institutional responses to anti-DEI laws, and the fallout from 2024 pro-Palestinian campus protests. She graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in journalism and political science and served as the editor-in-chief of The Huntington News, the university’s independent student newspaper. She previously worked as an intern at The Chronicle in 2024 and a correspondent for The Boston Globe’s metro desk in 2023. You can follow her on X @Sonel_Cutler.
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Finance Fatigue
Rider University in New Jersey is right-sizing after being placed on probation by its accreditor. But an exhausted faculty is losing faith after several rounds of reductions.
Newly Updated
We’ve documented actions taken on hundreds of college campuses to alter or eliminate jobs, offices, hiring practices, and programs amid pressure to end identity-conscious recruitment and retention of minority staff and students.
Free Speech
The organization’s controversial rankings find growing uncertainty “about what can safely be said or taught” at colleges, but some critics say it uses arbitrary methodology that misrepresents suppression.
'A Big Payout'
E. Gordon Gee was the second-highest paid public-university president last year, according to The Chronicle’s analysis of executive compensation.
'A Double Blow'
Nicola Pitchford, president of Dominican University of California, says the loss of funds could prove devastating for small private colleges.
Minority enrollment
The department has indicated that it agrees with a lawsuit calling the program’s eligibility standard “unconstitutional.” More than 600 colleges could be affected.
Enrollment 'Dominoes'
Duke, Harvard, Rice, and Stanford Universities have deviated from their typical admissions processes in an eleventh-hour effort to boost enrollment.
Antisemitism Claims
A planned $21-million fund for victims of campus antisemitism raises a host of questions — such as who is eligible for a slice of the money.
A Money Mystery
Precedents offer few clues about an unprecedented playbook.
You've Got ... No Mail
Ransomware attacks and a new Google policy have led several colleges to discontinue lifetime access to campus email addresses, angering many alumni and retirees.
