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Robin Wilson

Senior Writer (former)
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Robin Wilson began working for The Chronicle in 1985, writing widely about faculty members’ personal and professional lives, as well as about issues involving students. She also covered Washington politics, edited the Students section, and served as news editor.

Wilson previously worked as a Washington reporter at a news service for newspapers in New York, California, and Ohio. She graduated in 1982 from the College of Wooster with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts.

Stories by This Author

News
By Robin Wilson March 19, 2017
The American Philosophical Association’s executive director says the discipline has to be proactive in defending itself.
News
By Robin Wilson March 19, 2017
Find out what departments are doing to help secure their futures.
News
By Robin Wilson March 19, 2017
What philosophy departments can teach their peers in the humanities about surviving cuts and staying relevant.
News
By Robin Wilson February 26, 2017
Recent actions by departments and scholarly groups show a new focus on what happens at social events.
News
By Robin Wilson February 26, 2017
Scholarly societies and academic departments are becoming more vigilant about monitoring and preventing sexual harassment in their profession.
News
By Robin Wilson February 8, 2017
The Obama administration’s influential “Dear Colleague” letter on sexual assault reflected a desire to make assault prevention a national issue. Here’s how that document was born.
By Robin Wilson December 11, 2016
“Emily Doe” spoke up for those who have survived sexual assault.
Campus Safety
By Robin Wilson November 11, 2016
Even if the new president reduces or ends enforcement of the gender-equity law, colleges are likely to remain focused on the issue.
Students
By Robin Wilson November 6, 2016
Six athletes who were physically ranked by their male peers chose not to remain anonymous. Instead, they have positioned themselves as activists, pressing for broader change.
News
By Robin Wilson November 6, 2016
When making their case for tenure, minority professors say they feel penalized for one of the reasons they were hired: being different. If colleges are to succeed at diversifying the faculty, this might be the sticking point.