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Libby Sander

Senior Reporter (former)
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Libby Sander was a senior reporter at The Chronicle, and wrote about student affairs, exploring the experiences of collegians from all walks of life. The Education Writers Association twice recognized her feature writing with first-prize awards, most recently for “Out of Uniform,” a 2012 series of articles about student veterans and the new GI Bill. She joined The Chronicle in 2007 to cover college sports, focusing on the people and finances of major NCAA programs.

Before arriving at The Chronicle, Sander was a full-time freelance reporter for the national desk of The New York Times, filing breaking news and feature stories from the newspaper’s Chicago bureau. She has written for regional newspapers and magazines in Illinois and Wisconsin, and her work has also appeared in Sports Illustrated.

Sander holds a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in history from Bryn Mawr College, where she was a two-time captain of the college’s Division III field-hockey team.

Stories by This Author

‘Able to Dream’ 1
News
How a Long-Shot Scholarship Changed a Refugee’s Life
By Libby Sander September 30, 2018
Five years ago, Mariela Shaker left Syria for rural Illinois. Here’s what she has been able to do since.
John Katzman is founder of the education-search company Noodle.
News
John Katzman Connects Prospective Students With What They Need to Know
By Libby Sander April 20, 2015
His college-search portal, Noodle, can cut through the clutter and help searchers find what’s really useful, he says.
Cosmopolitan Creatures 2
The Chronicle Review
‘Subirdia’
By Libby Sander September 29, 2014
Wildlife researchers turn to not-so-wild places.
An instructor provides supplemental algebra lessons to students preparing for an exam at California State U. at San Bernardino. The university system is starting to more closely examine the results of student-success programs like this one.
News
In Quest for Success, Colleges Ask: What’s Working?
By Libby Sander September 15, 2014
It’s not enough to start programs to help students meet their goals. Administrators need data.
Terrence Park, now a master’s student in biostatistics, came to the United States illegally with his mother when he was 10. Berkeley’s program helped him find a paying research job off campus.
News
Berkeley Gives Hope to the Undocumented
By Libby Sander May 27, 2014
Its Undocumented Student Program, one of the first of its kind, is a place for these young people to call home, its director says.
"Maybe nothing comes from my Title IX complaint," says Angie Epifano, who filed a complaint against Amherst College. But it's out there, she says, bearing a message: "You don't have to be silent."
Students
Promise Unfulfilled?
By Jonah Newman, Libby Sander April 30, 2014
A Chronicle analysis of Title IX complaints filed with the Education Department shows how enforcement may not live up to students’ expectations.
The White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault has released new guidelines for colleges, signaling higher federal expectations of them. President Obama is shown with Vice President Joseph R. Biden as he announced the task force’s creation in January.
Government
White House Raises the Bar for Colleges’ Handling of Sexual Assault
By Libby Sander April 29, 2014
A task force appointed by President Obama gives colleges new guidelines for responding to sexual violence.
A webcam’s live stream grew increasingly popular as it followed the progress of a newly hatched eaglet high 
in a pine tree on the campus of Berry College, in northwest Georgia.
Campus Life
A College Makes the Most of Its Suddenly Famous Eagles
By Libby Sander April 14, 2014
With a lofty nest on 24-hour video watch, the Georgia campus landed a worldwide audience. Such an opportunity, officials knew, is not to be wasted.
Students
Federal Negotiators Agree to Allow Lawyers in Campus Sex-Assault Hearings
By Libby Sander April 2, 2014
A proposed regulation would permit both victims and the accused to have “an advisor of their choice” by their side in disciplinary proceedings.
Students
National Data Signal College Success for Veterans
By Libby Sander March 24, 2014
A new report suggests that students who use GI Bill education benefits graduate at about the same rate as their traditional peers.
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