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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

Data
No field kept up with inflation, but some are faring better than others.
Q&A
By Megan Zahneis May 21, 2025
Colin Holbrook says he approached the University of California system president about pro-Palestinian protests.
'Now deemed illegal'
By Megan Zahneis May 7, 2025
The PhD Project once had “no enemies.” Now, it’s lost nearly a third of its university partners.
Research hurdles
By Megan Zahneis May 2, 2025
No reason was given for the freeze, which is said to last “until further notice.”
Deep Divides
Education Department homes in on descriptions of hostile climate for Jews.
'A United Front'
By Megan Zahneis April 28, 2025
They want to sign on to mutual-defense compacts, based on the idea that “the preservation of one institution’s integrity is the concern of all.”
Leadership
By Megan Zahneis April 22, 2025
The statement marks college presidents’ largest collective rebuke of the White House’s actions to date.
Science Funding Axed
By Megan Zahneis April 21, 2025
Projects related to diversity, equity, and inclusion and misinformation and disinformation were cut “to protect the interests of the government,” the agency said.
'Unmoored From the Law'
President Alan M. Garber said on Monday that he would not comply with demands from Trump’s antisemitism task force, which quickly responded by pausing dozens of grants and contracts.
A United Front
By Megan Zahneis April 14, 2025
The idea of a compact among institutions is based on the idea that there’s strength in numbers, and it comes amid frustration that few presidents are speaking out against the administration’s actions against the sector.