Danielle McLean
Danielle McLean was a staff reporter writing about the real-world impact of state and federal higher-education policies. Before joining The Chronicle, Danielle worked as an investigative reporter at the Bangor Daily News and later ThinkProgress, writing about voter suppression, corruption, poverty, and the impacts of federal and state policies, among a host of other issues.
After attending Hofstra University with a focus on journalism and English, Danielle covered a number of Massachusetts city halls for several newspapers near her hometown, including the Somerville Journal, The Milford Daily News, and The Boston Globe’s website, Boston.com. She has won the Maine Press Association’s political-reporting award, as well as the New England Newspaper & Press Association’s government, transportation, business and economic, and courts and crime reporting awards.
Danielle is a former chairperson of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Freedom of Information Committee. You can find her at ice-hockey rinks throughout the DMV or on Twitter. Follow her at @DanielleBMcLean.
Stories by this Author
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Voter RegistrationHow to Get Students to Vote in a Pandemic? Get Creative
Student organizers and administrators have hosted Zoom events, blasted out emails, and held social-distancing dance parties in an effort to boost the student vote. -
Federal Policy
Student-Loan Borrowers Now Have More Breathing Room. It Won’t Last Forever.
When borrowers are forced back into repayment, things could get messy. For a possible preview, look to the natural disasters of 2017. -
News
With Latest Layoffs, U. of Akron Has Lost Almost a Quarter of Its Faculty Since Pandemic Began
The university’s president said the new cuts, of 96 unionized faculty, were necessary because earlier ones “were insufficient to design a budget that will sustain” the institution. -
News
This University Was Allotted More Cares Act Money Than Any Other. Why Didn’t These Students Get Any?
While other colleges acted to get funds to students, Arizona State University is saving its more than $30 million for the coming months. Some struggling students say they were left to fend for themselves. -
News
As Protests Raged, These Colleges Wrote Strong Words. But Will They Act?
The Chronicle asked 30 institutions whether they would embrace popular demands already being made by student activists. Their answers suggested reluctance. -
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Months After Congress Sent Emergency Aid to College Students, Distribution Remains Spotty
Some colleges have distributed a lot of Cares Act funds; others very little. Experts point to unclear — and changing — federal guidance as one factor in the delays. -
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Higher-Ed Lobbying Group, Eyeing an In-Person Fall, Asks Congress for Liability Shields
The American Council on Education says liability protections are needed to “blunt the chilling effect” lawsuits would have on colleges seeking to safely reopen their campuses this fall. -
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The Covid-19 Census Could Cost College Towns Millions
Many students left their campuses just as the once-a-decade count began, threatening to upend the influential tally. -
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‘I’m Bewildered’: For Tiny Colleges, Federal Covid-19 Stimulus Is a Windfall
The Education Department is using a discretionary fund to give even small institutions a shot at $500,000 in Cares Act money. “I don’t know what we would do with $500,000, to be honest with you,” one official says. -
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How to Get Emergency Coronavirus Aid at One University: Sign Up for Summer School
About half of colleges’ Cares Act aid is meant to go directly to students. Eastern Michigan University may be violating the spirit of the law.
