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Megan Zahneis

Senior Reporter

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.

Highlights

Recent stories

How to build and sustain your institution’s work force.
'A Very Fluid Situation'
By Megan Zahneis February 11, 2025
The federal judge in Massachusetts granted a temporary restraining order on Monday night in response to a lawsuit filed by a group of medical organizations.
Scholarship & Research
By Megan Zahneis February 10, 2025
Slashing indirect-cost funding would mean “work to cure and treat human disease will grind to a halt,” the states had argued.
Shifting Sands
By Megan Zahneis February 10, 2025
Why the contradiction? Rapid change, scarcity, and a sense that top leaders aren’t responding well.
A 'Generational Restructuring'
By Megan Zahneis February 8, 2025
The NIH’s decision late Friday to drastically shrink its reimbursement of indirect costs, which help pay for facilities, equipment, and staff to support grants, will have an immediate impact on higher ed.
Scholarship & Research
By Maddie Khaw, Megan Zahneis February 7, 2025
The sudden withdrawal affects early-career scholars who applied for a prestigious federal grant with a diversity notation — flagging that they came from underrepresented backgrounds.
'Flying a Little Blind'
By Emma Pettit, Megan Zahneis January 29, 2025
A sweeping new law required vast curricular change, leading to a confusing implementation that has professors contemplating the limits of their autonomy.
Leadership
By Megan Zahneis December 11, 2024
Avoiding taking institutional stances, the proponents of a new policy suggest, will protect and enhance the freedom of expression of faculty and staff members, and students.
Navigating the shifting landscape.
Finance & Operations
By Megan Zahneis November 19, 2024
The university’s decision points to a broader set of tensions surrounding graduate-student unionization and the need for reform in doctoral education.