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Alissa Gary

Alissa Gary

Reporting Intern
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Alissa Gary is a reporter at The Chronicle. Email her at alissa.gary@chronicle.com.

Alissa is a junior at the University of Florida, where she is engagement managing editor, leading website production and social media, at the Independent Florida Alligator, the campus newspaper. She interned at the Orlando Sentinel, covering business and politics, and published this story on how school districts were affected when the state failed to approve their sex-ed plans. She also wrote for WUFT, UF’s NPR affiliate.

Stories by This Author

Leadership
By Alissa Gary May 14, 2025
Santa J. Ono says he changed his mind about the benefits of diversity programs at the University of Michigan. Now he hopes to go to Florida.
On Capitol Hill
By Christa Dutton, Alissa Gary May 7, 2025
The hearing featured attempts at contrition, testy exchanges, and a brief discussion of donuts.
'Deep Loss'
By Alissa Gary April 30, 2025
The 180-year-old Limestone University is shutting down. “This is the first closure of this magnitude in our state,” said South Carolina’s higher-education commission.
Hiring & Retention
By Alissa Gary April 25, 2025
A spokesperson said the governor’s office stepped in after a right-wing group posted videos of the finalists on social media and claimed they were “radical progressives with disdain for Florida’s DEI laws.”
Newly Updated
By Alissa Gary, Nell Gluckman April 24, 2025
The Trump administration has abruptly canceled the visas or legal status of hundreds of international students, leaving campuses scrambling. Here’s the latest.
'We Will Have No Choice'
By Alissa Gary, David Jesse April 17, 2025
South Carolina’s Limestone University has for years struggled with enrollment losses and accrued debt, including from the federal government.
Q&A
By Alissa Gary April 17, 2025
The Reagan administration detained the “Los Angeles Eight,” mostly students and recent graduates. President Trump is now citing similar national-security arguments in his immigration crackdown.
International
By Alissa Gary April 7, 2025
Immigration authorities have also ended the legal statuses of some international students or recent graduates, often without notifying them.
Immigration Crackdown
By Alissa Gary April 3, 2025
The president of Tufts University filed a court declaration defending Rümeysa Öztürk, a Ph.D. student from Turkey who is being detained in Louisiana.
Legal Uncertainty
By Alissa Gary March 25, 2025
The federal government has broad discretion to decide that students and scholars are national security threats, legal experts say.