Amita Chatterjee

Amita Chatterjee is a reporting intern at The Chronicle who is interested in covering LGBTQ+ issues, religion, prison education, campus life, and efforts at diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Chatterjee recently graduated from Goucher College with a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. They previously served as an editorial intern for The Beacon, a group of newspapers in Maryland and Washington, D.C., and editor of The Quindecim, the student newspaper at Goucher.

Follow her on X @amita_chatterG or send an email to amita.chatterjee@chronicle.com.

Stories by This Author

What Higher Ed Means to Me

Mind-Expanding or a ‘Capitalist Hellscape’? How Our Survey Respondents View College.

By Amita Chatterjee, Charlotte Matherly, Calli McMurray January 19, 2024

People talk to us about their personal experiences with higher ed.

Professor Daniel Youd on campus with Weining Wang'22, who is starting a master's degree program at Dartmouth College this spring. (Howard Korn, Beloit College)

Changing Perceptions

This Small College Has a Message: The Liberal Arts ‘Are Not Dead’

By Amita Chatterjee December 19, 2023

Facing enrollment declines, Beloit College, in Wisconsin, is hoping to win over prospective students by drawing connections between their education and desired careers.

House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) presides over a hearing on Capitol Hill May 10, 2023.

Leadership

A University Taps an Election Denier as Its President

By Amita Chatterjee November 21, 2023

Youngstown State University’s board voted on Tuesday to select U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, Republican of Ohio, amid campus protests alleging a lack of transparency.

Illustration by Pui Yan Fong shows a school builiding inside a glass orb, with rainbow-colored highlights

Academic Freedom

Did DEI Rules Trample on a Professor’s Free Speech? A Judge Says It’s Plausible.

By Amita Chatterjee November 16, 2023

Community colleges in California now require employees to demonstrate competency in diversity, equity, and inclusion. A court ruling this week raised First Amendment concerns.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK: City University of New York (CUNY) students and other supporters of Palestine rally in front of the Chancellor's office in midtown Manhattan on November 02, 2023 in New York City. Across the country, universities and colleges have become the front lines of protest against the fighting in Israel and Gaza as students have clashed with both each other and school administrations. (Spencer Platt, Getty Images)

Campus Culture

Should the Academic Calendar Include More Religious Holidays?

By Amita Chatterjee November 7, 2023

Colleges are facing pressure to acknowledge non-Christian faiths and adopt more flexible, accessible policies for attendance and coursework.

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Faculty Workplace

Adjunct Professors Face a ‘Constant Struggle to Not Give Up,’ Report Says

By Amita Chatterjee October 26, 2023

A survey of faculty members off the tenure track, the third in a series from the American Federation of Teachers, paints a familiar picture of their workplace challenges.

Two photos showing members of the Students for Justice in Palestine, a pro-Palestine student organization, and a group of Israel supporters hold ing signs and flags at Penn State's Allen Street gates in State College, Pa., on October 12, 2023.

Conflict on Campus

As War Rages in Gaza, Colleges Feel the Heat. Here Are 5 Things to Know.

By Amita Chatterjee, Charlotte Matherly October 17, 2023

Donors are cutting ties. Professors and presidents are facing calls for their jobs. And students want more support from their institutions.

Research Integrity

Harvard Defends Its Investigation Into Francesca Gino’s Alleged Research Misconduct

By Amita Chatterjee October 11, 2023

The university’s first public response came in a partial motion to dismiss a $25-million defamation lawsuit filed by Gino, a business-school professor and researcher accused of fabricating data.

Financial Trouble

A University Called Off Fall Classes. Employees Aren’t Being Paid. Now What?

By Amita Chatterjee October 10, 2023

Officials at Union Institute and University say they’re committed to finding a way forward.

Clemson University football players lead a "March for Change" protest past Tillman Hall on June 13, 2020 in Clemson, South Carolina. The Clemson University Board of Trustees voted to strip "Calhoun" from their Honors College name and rename Tillman Hall. John C. Calhoun was a former Vice President of the United States who supported slavery, and Benjamin Tillman was a former Governor of South Carolina and slave owner. The protests were in response to the death of George Floyd, an African American, while in the custody of the Minneapolis police. Protests calling for an end to police brutality have spread across cities in the U.S., and in other parts of the world.

'Little Confidence'

Students and Administrators Say Colleges Should Embrace Racial Justice. They Don’t Always Agree on How.

By Amita Chatterjee September 28, 2023

A new report from Naspa: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education examined the two groups’ perspectives on factors that influence and hinder campus inclusion.