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Grace Mayer

Reporting Intern
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Grace Mayer is a reporting intern at The Chronicle interested in covering gender, race, and campus culture in higher education. Mayer is a 2022 graduate of Boston College, where she studied management, marketing, and journalism. She previously interned with two local news outlets, the Dorchester Reporter and Framingham Source, where she reported on several beats, including local politics, education, business, and the arts. She also previously served as the head arts editor of Boston College’s independent newspaper, The Heights. Most recently, she completed a fellowship reporting with her college and the Albanian Center for Quality Journalism; during the fellowship, she traveled to Albania and reported on foreign direct investments and corruption in Albania.

Stories by This Author

Murfreesboro, Tenn., - Zofia Zagalsky, 24, a senior at Middle Tennessee State University, poses for a portrait on campus. Zagalsky, who is a transgender woman, has found acceptance at the university. Zagalsky joined the Lambda Association, the oldest LGBTQ+ higher education student organization in Tennessee.
Title IX
A Standoff Over Transgender Rights
By Grace Mayer January 31, 2023
As conflict escalates between Biden and conservatives, colleges are caught in the middle.
New College is a public institution that serves as the State University System of Florida’s liberal-arts honors college.
'Hillsdale of the South'
After Condemning ‘Trendy Ideology’ in Higher Ed, Florida’s Governor Targets a Small College
By Grace Mayer January 9, 2023
Some students and alumni are concerned about Ron DeSantis’s plans to revamp New College of Florida.
Graduate-student workers on strike at UCLA are joined by faculty members in support during a rally on campus.
Navigating the Strike
‘It’s a Mess’: U. of California Grades Are Due Soon, and Professors Are Struggling
By Carolyn Kuimelis, Grace Mayer December 14, 2022
A monthlong strike involving thousands of teaching assistants has forced universities to make contingency plans.
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'Conditions Were Insurmountable'
Citing Financial Headwinds and Enrollment Woes, a Small College Says It Will Close
By Grace Mayer December 7, 2022
Cazenovia College, in New York state, has lost 40 percent of its students and recently defaulted on a $25-million loan.
Gloria Bartolo, a doctoral student in molecular biology, leads a strike march by UCLA postdocs on Thursday.
UC Labor Fight Continues
How the Largest Higher-Ed Strike in U.S. History Blew Up Finals
By Grace Mayer, Carolyn Kuimelis December 2, 2022
Across the University of California, students and professors aren’t sure how they’ll get through the end of the term.
Union academic workers and supporters march and picket at the UCLA campus.
'The Moment Feels Urgent'
Hundreds of UC Faculty Members Stop Teaching as Strike Continues
By Grace Mayer November 28, 2022
Professors say it’s an act of solidarity with the 48,000 teaching assistants, graduate-student researchers, and postdocs who are striking for better pay.
Teamwork of multi-ethnic and multicultural people working together. Concept of community of different people. Unity and solidarity between people of different cultures. Concept of activist and protest movement. Friendship, solidarity, tolerance and brotherhood among peoples. International and multicultural society and population. Cooperation between communities. Anti-racism protest. Volunteer concept. Collaboration and teamwork between colleagues. People who are active for peace, for a clean environment and for social justice
Across Boundaries
Friendships Can Heal Campus Divisions, Study Finds, and Administrators Play a Big Role
By Grace Mayer November 22, 2022
Campus spaces and programs that nudge connections among students from different groups can knock down barriers and create healthier environments.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona (R) leave after Biden spoke on the student debt relief at the South Court Auditorium at Eisenhower Executive Office Building on October 17, 2022 in Washington, DC.
'Complicated Place'
Colleges Struggle to Provide Clarity Amid Disruption in Student-Debt Cancellation
By Grace Mayer November 16, 2022
Students and alumni might have to resume payments in January, and administrators aren’t sure what to tell them.
About 48,000 union workers walked off the job at UCLA and nine other UC campuses across the state. These group gathered in front of Pritzker Hall on campus in Los Angeles on Monday, November 14, 2022. They voted to strike after months of failed negotiations with UC administrators. The United Auto Workers union represents several classes of UC employees, including graduate student researchers, student employees, tutors and teaching assistants.
'Throwing down the gauntlet'
Classes Are Canceled Across U. of California as Thousands of Workers Strike
By Carolyn Kuimelis, Grace Mayer November 15, 2022
Teaching assistants, researchers, and postdocs are calling for increased pay and better benefits.
Illustration of a university divided in half by blue and red colors
Politics
College Is a Dividing Line in Politics. Here’s What You Need to Know.
By Sarah Brown, Carolyn Kuimelis, Grace Mayer November 7, 2022
In the past three elections, the gap has widened between voters with college degrees and voters without them.
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