Sahalie Donaldson
Sahalie Donaldson was a reporting intern at The Chronicle interested in covering religiously affiliated universities, higher education for incarcerated students, and campus culture, including student housing, Title IX, and access to mental-health care.
Donaldson is a 2021 graduate of the City University of New York’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, fresh out of navigating the ups and downs of university life during the Covid-19 pandemic. As an undergrad, she studied political science and journalism at Brigham Young University, where she graduated with far less pomp than she’d always envisioned — via Zoom in 2020.
Previously, Donaldson completed internships with City & State NY and The Mott Haven Herald, in New York, as well as the Deseret News and The Salt Lake Tribune, in Utah. She also served as editor in chief of Brigham Young University’s student paper, The Daily Universe.
Stories by this Author
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Daily BriefingWhen Online Proctoring Falls Short
A tenured professor was fired under hazy circumstances, The Chronicle’s interns bid farewell, and more. -
Campus Symbols
What the Fight Between a Horse and a Cow Reveals About How Students See Their University
A student-led campaign to change the mascot at the University of California at Davis aims to embrace its agricultural roots. -
Daily Briefing
A Maryland College Holds a Commencement Ceremony in a Prison
Colleges are urged to spend Covid-relief dollars on student mental health; 3 of our reporters are finalists for education-writing awards; and more. -
Daily Briefing
U. of Maine System Faces Blowback Over Choice of Campus President
UNLV sold a popular literary magazine to a mysterious buyer; a nonspeaking valedictorian gave a commencement address that went viral; and more. -
'We Have Video'
A Bus Carrying an HBCU’s Lacrosse Team Was Pulled Over. Deputies Searched It for Drugs.
Delaware State University’s president said he was “incensed” by the stop, and members of the women’s team accused the Georgia police of racial profiling. -
Daily Briefing
The Special Pressures of Being a Female College Athlete
A watchdog calls for more oversight of deals between colleges and third-party online providers; higher-ed cyberattacks grew in the pandemic; and more. -
Philanthropy
Stanford Receives a $1.1-Billion Gift. How Does That Stack Up?
A look at the higher-ed landscape helps put the university’s eye-catching donation in context. -
Student Success
A Nonprofit Tried to Re-enroll Thousands of Students Who Almost Finished College. Here’s How It Went.
So far, more than 10,000 students have earned degrees through a three-year effort led by the Institute for Higher Education Policy. -
Daily Briefing
After Lia Thomas’s Victory, Can the NCAA Balance Inclusivity With Fairness?
The share of humanities master’s and Ph.D. recipients is dipping, but there’s a bright spot. And more. -
Equity in Sports
U.S. Is Investigating Whether This University’s Athletic Cuts Harmed Black Students
Did Central Michigan University discriminate by cutting the men’s track-and-field team and later replacing it with golf?
