What I Cover
I write about staff and what it’s like to live and work in higher education today. I have explored unionization, the rise of interim leaders, the details of compensation in higher education, and the impact of buyouts on one college campus. I have also written about underrepresented students and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, including stories about the movement to ban colleges’ DEI efforts and whether diversity training works. I like diving into policy, research, and data but also telling the stories of people’s lives.
My Background
I joined The Chronicle as a senior reporter in 2022. I previously worked at publications including The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Record in Bergen County, N.J., The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C., Stateline, and the Chicago News Cooperative. I also took a detour from journalism to study local government fiscal distress as a researcher at the Pew Charitable Trusts. I earned a bachelor’s degree from Williams College, where I spent most of my time working at the student newspaper, and hold a master’s degree in public administration from Columbia University.
Connect
Please email me at adrienne.lu@chronicle.com. You can also find me on Bluesky, X, and LinkedIn.
