Megan Zahneis
Senior Reporter
The Chronicle of Higher Education
(202) 466-1779
Megan Zahneis is a senior reporter who covers faculty and the academic workplace.
She was an editorial intern at The Chronicle in 2018 and received the David W. Miller Award for Young Journalists for her work in that capacity before returning to The Chronicle full time in 2019. A graduate of Miami University with degrees in journalism and interactive-media studies, Zahneis previously worked as a correspondent for MLB.com.
Stories by this Author
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Chorus of DisapprovalThe Past Month Has Seen a Flurry of No-Confidence Votes in College Presidents
The Israel-Hamas war has sparked many recent votes by faculty members, but it’s not the only reason. -
Academic Freedom
A New Indiana Law Will Enforce ‘Intellectual Diversity’ for Professors. Here’s What It Might Mean.
The law’s provisions have raised fears of intrusion into academic freedom and other possible unintended consequences. -
Governance Dispute
Does This University Senate Have Too Much Power?
Trustees and administrators have initiated a study of shared governance at the University of Kentucky. Faculty members see an effort to strip them of their authority over educational policy. -
Academic Freedom
A Proposal to Tie Tenure to Intellectual Diversity Nears Approval in Indiana
The legislation, passed by the state’s House of Representatives and awaiting final Senate action, would abrogate academic-freedom rights, faculty members say. -
Faculty Cuts
These Tenured Professors Thought They Were Safe From Manhattan College’s Latest Layoffs. They Were Wrong.
Nearly two dozen laid-off faculty members, most of them tenured, say the administration moved away from its previously announced “last-in, first-out” approach. -
'The Last Stand'
The Rise of the Faculty Budget Activists
They have proposals to stave off cuts. Is anyone listening? -
Attack on DEI
Colleges Would Have to Eliminate Dozens of Jobs Under a New DEI Bill in Idaho
The legislation spells out at least 35 positions, from vice provosts to program coordinators, that would qualify as a “diversity, equity, and inclusion officer” and would therefore be banned. -
Anti-DEI Law
Diversity Offices, Statements, and Training Are Banned in Utah’s Public Colleges
It’s the first anti-DEI legislation to become law in 2024, joining seven bills in five states that were enacted last year. -
The DEI Debate
Amid Push to Ban DEI in Utah, Its Top Higher-Ed Official Warns of ‘Untested’ Outcome
Geoffrey Landward, the state’s interim commissioner of higher education, has publicly questioned lawmakers’ approach as a bill races toward the governor’s desk. -
'Extraordinary Stress'
As Manhattan College Restructures, Tenured-Faculty Jobs Hang in the Balance
The institution says cuts are needed, but some faculty members argue the plan “undermines tenure at the college, the foundation of academic freedom.”
