Katherine Mangan covers issues of community colleges, college completion, and student success as a senior writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education. In more than 30 years there, she has written extensively about developmental education, dual enrollment, transfer, and access, as well as about sexual assault, campus protests, hazing, and free-speech concerns. She has been a frequent presenter at national higher-education conferences and a guest on numerous radio programs. She was on a Chronicle team honored with an Education Writers Association award for investigative reporting for “The Gates Effect.” She is the author of “Improving The Transfer Handoff,” a special Chronicle report. Follow her on Twitter @KatherineMangan, or email her at katherine.mangan@chronicle.com.
Stories by this Author
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'This Thing is Not Over'Postdocs at the U. of California Got a Raise. But Who’s Going to Pay for It?
Some scholars are concerned that labs will have to cut positions if the increased costs have to come out of grant money. -
Race on Campus
A Race-Neutral Way to Recruit Diverse Students
A nonprofit helps selective colleges connect with capable students by letting them take free classes. -
'A Dream Derailed'
When Campuses Close, Most of Their Students Are Stuck Without the Credentials They Wanted
The abrupt closure of thousands of campuses over the past two decades has disproportionately harmed students of color, a new report finds. -
Race on Campus
Why Middle Eastern and North African Students Feel Overlooked
The U.S. Census categorizes people with this heritage as white, even when they don’t identify that way; we introduce a newsletter about race in admissions; and more. -
Campus Housing
‘Dormzilla’ Gets a Little Less Monstrous
The University of California at Santa Barbara’s massive dormitory project, criticized for its windowless rooms, will shed two floors — and arrive later than expected. -
Incarcerated Students
What to Know About the New Rules on Pell Grants for Prison Education
More than 700,000 incarcerated people are expected to become eligible for the federal need-based aid under regulations that take effect in July. -
The Partisan Divide
Is Higher Ed a Public Good or a Public Threat?
What two governors’ contrasting platforms say about the nation’s polarized views about colleges. -
Race on Campus
Does This Hispanic-Serving Institution Really Serve Hispanic Students?
Texas A&M faculty members say disbanding its Hispanic-studies department sends the wrong message. -
Leadership
Investigation Finds Former Cal State Chancellor Had a ‘Blind Spot’ for an Abusive Colleague
When he led the system’s Fresno campus, Joseph I. Castro failed to rigorously address complaints that a top official was bullying, sexually harassing, and retaliating against employees, a report says. -
Unequal Support
Florida A&M Students Sue State, Accusing It of Decades of Underfunding
The suit, which is seeking class-action status, says Florida shortchanged the historically Black college by $1.3 billion over 33 years.
