Emma Hall

Emma Hall is a reporting intern for The Chronicle. She specializes in diversity, equity, and inclusion, race and ethnicity, tribal colleges, and community colleges.

Hall recently graduated from California State University at Sacramento with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She previously served as a diverse-sources intern at NPR and as a news editor at The State Hornet, the student-run newspaper at her alma mater. Hall’s work has been featured in NPR’s Next Generation Radio Indigenous, CalMatters, and Politico. She is also a proud community-college graduate.

Follow her on Twitter @emmahhall1, and contact her at emma.hall@chronicle.com.

Stories by This Author

Gaming the System

Meet the Cybersecurity Threat Haunting Community Colleges: ‘Ghost Students’

By Emma Hall September 1, 2023

Institutions have been flooded with fraudulent applications as scammers gum up admissions systems and steal financial-aid dollars. Combating it hasn’t been easy.

Photo illustration showing the administration building at California State University, Chico and text stating "California State University, Chico has the second-largest collection of remains, at around 150,200.

'Our Ancestors Are Not Trophies'

After Damning Audit, Tribal Leaders Demand Cal State Return 700,000 Indigenous Remains, Cultural Items

By Emma Hall August 29, 2023

College leaders said they are overwhelmed by how many items remain to be returned and lack funding and people to tackle it. A proposed bill could spur progress.

Los Angeles, CA - August 07:Striking hotel front desk agent Lauren Lesure, center, and other hotel workers and their supporters rally at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown hotel in Los Angeles on Monday, August 7, 2023 as Unite Here Local 11 continues to demand higher wages and better benefits.

'A Severe Disconnect'

A Major Scholarly Conference Is On. Here’s Why Hundreds Say They Won’t Attend.

By Emma Hall August 18, 2023

With the American Political Science Association’s conference weeks away, subgroups of the massive organization are dropping out and canceling events to show solidarity with striking hotel workers.

Demand for 'Flexibility'

Online and Hybrid Learning Are Increasingly Popular. Now Colleges Have to Keep Up.

By Emma Hall August 15, 2023

In a new report, 81 percent of administrators said that enrollment of traditional-age undergrads in in-person courses stagnated or declined between 2021 and 2022 — even as the pandemic waned.

Dale Ann Frye Sherman, a Yurok tribe member who is organizing a conference of Indian tribe leaders, inventories artifacts at the Hearst Anthropology Museum at UC Berkeley, in California. After the Hupa tribe won a difficult battle to reclaim artifacts from Harvard University's Peabody Museum, Tribal leaders nationwide are looking to gather more pieces of history from museums and collectors.

'Heal Our Past'

3 Universities Hold Vast Collections of Native American Remains. Returning Them Is Taking Decades.

By Emma Hall August 10, 2023

Policymakers are urging compliance with a 1990 law that requires institutions to give artifacts back to Indigenous communities.

Postsecondary Perceptions

Confidence in Higher Ed Is Declining. But Most People Still Think College Is Worth It.

By Emma Hall August 9, 2023

A New America survey released Wednesday found that a majority of Americans “see the benefits” of earning a degree despite the cost.

Labor Dispute

‘I Won’t Cross the Picket Line’: Political-Science Association Members Protest Conference’s Continuation

By Emma Hall August 1, 2023

A hotel-workers strike has prompted some scholars to call on the American Political Science Association to change or cancel its annual meeting.

Former Fresno State student Xitllali Loya, left, organized a protest at Shaw and Cedar avenues Saturday, February 5, 2022. About 40 gathered to protest the university's handling of sexual assault victims. Many of them thought Joseph Castro should be held accountable.

'Woefully Deficient'

Cal State Failed to Respond to Sexual-Misconduct Complaints. Here Are 4 Things to Know.

By Emma Hall July 18, 2023

Students, faculty, and staff described a feeling of “institutional betrayal,” according to one of two reports released this week.

Native American college graduation ceremonies from the prestigious Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 2014. (Alamy)

A Ruling's Impact

For Native Students, the End of Race in Admissions Is Complicated

By Emma Hall July 14, 2023

Being Native American isn’t only a race; it’s a marker of tribal citizenship. Colleges must figure out how to consider Indigenous identity in a new era.

A prisoner applauds as Lambert Pabriaga, right, and Eric Pomatto, center, walk into their graduation ceremony at Folsom State Prison in Folsom, Calif., Thursday, May 25, 2023. Pabriaga and Pomatto earned their bachelor's degrees in communications in prison through the Transforming Outcomes Project at Sacramento State. (Jae C. Hong, AP)

Access

Prison Education Just Got a Whole Lot Bigger. Here Are 3 Key Questions About What’s Next.

By Emma Hall July 3, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of incarcerated students became eligible for Pell Grants on July 1. Experts point colleges toward a set of best practices.