Megan Zahneis
Senior Reporter
The Chronicle of Higher Education
(202) 466-1779
Megan Zahneis is a senior reporter who covers faculty and the academic workplace.
She was an editorial intern at The Chronicle in 2018 and received the David W. Miller Award for Young Journalists for her work in that capacity before returning to The Chronicle full time in 2019. A graduate of Miami University with degrees in journalism and interactive-media studies, Zahneis previously worked as a correspondent for MLB.com.
Stories by this Author
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A Tenuous TransitionA College President in Florida Tried to Resign. Then Things Got Weird.
After the president of Broward College submitted his resignation, the Board of Trustees refused to accept it. -
The Resistance
Why Scholars Are Creating an ‘Alt New College’
“We’re offering education, which I think should not be a controversial thing,” one organizer says of the project, announced on Friday. Its target audience: current students at New College of Florida. -
Jumping Ship?
Higher Ed’s Work-Force-Retention Problems Aren’t Going Away
More than half of staff members said they’re at least somewhat likely to look for a new job in the coming year, a new survey finds. -
Brain Drain
In These Red States, Professors Are Eyeing the Exits
A new survey of thousands of faculty members in Florida, Texas, Georgia, and North Carolina finds that political incursions have dissatisfied the professoriate and chilled hiring. -
The Workplace
Vassar Professors Sue Over Gender Pay Gap, Claiming Discrimination Against Women on the Faculty
Female professors at the college have been underpaid for two decades, and the disparity between them and male colleagues has only widened over time, a new lawsuit claims. -
Moving Up
Dean Who Defended Free Speech Is Named Provost of Stanford U.
After students disrupted a federal judge’s speech, Jenny S. Martinez wrote a 5,000-word statement condemning their actions and calling for civil dialogue. -
Leadership
‘A Grave Error’: Nancy Cantor Is Leaving Rutgers, and Some Are Crying Foul
Cantor, a fixture in higher-ed leadership for nearly 30 years, won’t have her contract renewed as chancellor of the university’s Newark campus. Local leaders want the president to reconsider. -
'Morale Booster'
Higher Ed’s Hybrid Workplace Looks as if It’s Here to Stay — With Some Misgivings
Many administrators and faculty members support a hybrid-work option, according to a new Chronicle survey. But they’re ambivalent about whether it is best for workers and students. -
Strained negotiations
After a Botched Hiring at Texas A&M, a Prominent Journalist Has Chosen to Stay Where She Is
The university’s deal with Kathleen McElroy fell through after critics complained about her DEI work. -
Hiring Controversy
This Professor Criticized Diversity Statements. Did It Cost Him a Job Offer?
Yoel Inbar, an associate professor at the University of Toronto, was up for a job at the University of California at Los Angeles. Then the psychology department there decided not to proceed.
