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Maya Stahl

Reporting Intern
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Maya Stahl is a reporter for The Chronicle. Email her at maya.stahl@chronicle.com.

She is a senior at Barnard College, where she has served as university news deputy editor for Columbia Daily Spectator, the campus newspaper serving Barnard and Columbia University. She has spent much of the past year covering pro-Palestinian activism, including this story about how the institutions were surveilling protesters. She also interned at the Bronx Times, covering local events and breaking news.

Stories by This Author

Students and community members protest outside of Coffman Memorial Union at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
Campus Activism
One Year After the Encampments, Campuses Are Quieter and Quicker to Stop Protests
By Maya Stahl May 19, 2025
As the academic year got underway, colleges tightened their rules. Now the Trump administration is threatening institutions that don’t crack down.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gives the State of the State address in the Ohio House chambers at the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (Samantha Madar/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, Pool)
Policy Push
New State Laws Target DEI, Struggling Academic Programs, and Tenure
By Maya Stahl May 5, 2025
Riding a wave of conservative activism, several state legislatures have managed to pass laws that will change the college experience.
Illustration depicting several colorful directional lines impacting a the palm of an up-turned hand in a "stop" gesture.
A New Ultimatum
Colleges Must Eliminate DEI Programs to Receive Research Funding, NIH Says
By Maya Stahl April 22, 2025
The agency did not define what it meant by DEI efforts, leaving institutions to try to interpret whether their programs are implicated.
University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel with students in the Wyoming Union.
'A Wake-up Call'
At U. of Wyoming, a Dean’s Removal Brings Fresh Scrutiny to President’s Leadership
By Maya Stahl April 8, 2025
Edward Seidel is in hot water following an overwhelming faculty vote of no confidence in his leadership and a closed Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday morning in which he was the topic of conversation.
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'Immediate Cooperation'
Trump Demands Harvard Eradicate DEI to Preserve Its Federal Funding
By Maya Stahl April 4, 2025
It’s a similar playbook to the letter of provisions that the government sent to Columbia University. This time, though, the asks were more vague.
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'A Very Slippery Slope'
This State’s Public Universities Must Overhaul Academic Programs or Lose Millions in Funding
By Maya Stahl March 26, 2025
Republican lawmakers cut $60 million for Utah’s eight institutions. To get it back, they must put money into degrees focused on the work force, while eliminating others.
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'Our Way Forward'
Facing a Loss of $400 Million, Columbia U. Concedes to Trump’s Demands
By Maya Stahl March 21, 2025
The university will overhaul student disciplinary procedures, increase on-campus policing powers, and place a department under administrative supervision.
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters staged a sit-in outside of Barnard College Dean Leslie Grinage’s office to call for the reinstatement of two expelled Barnard students.
Escalation
How Gaza Protests and Trump Threats Have Shaken Barnard College
By Maya Stahl March 7, 2025
The women’s undergraduate college at Columbia University expelled two student activists. Now it has become mired in a messy debate about discipline.
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A 'Systematic Attack'
States Are Once Again Taking Aim at Tenure. This Time Might Be Different.
By Maya Stahl February 27, 2025
A wave of bills seek to crack down on tenure by effectively eliminating it, calling for a stricter system of post-tenure review, or some combination.
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Leadership
What College Leaders Are Saying About Trump’s Directive on Race and DEI
By Alissa Gary, Maddie Khaw, Maya Stahl February 19, 2025
A few presidents said that their institutions already comply with federal law and they will not change any programs or policies. Others announced campus reviews. Some have been silent.
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