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Sarah Brown

Senior Editor
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Sarah Brown joined The Chronicle of Higher Education in 2015. As of 2022, she is the news editor, leading daily-coverage decisions and overseeing the reporting internship program.

In more than six years as a reporter, Sarah wrote about Title IX and colleges’ handling of sexual assault and harassment, whether higher ed is really committed to racial equity, and how mental-health struggles are derailing students, academically and otherwise. In addition to campus culture, she covered enrollment challenges, financial turmoil, leadership controversies, and the connection between education and health.

Sarah’s bylines have appeared in The New York Times and other newspapers, and she makes regular broadcast-media appearances for The Chronicle, including on C-SPAN, St. Louis Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Radio, WBUR (Boston), and KUOW (Seattle).

Sarah studied journalism and political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but she likes to say that she really graduated from The Daily Tar Heel, where she was a reporter and editor all four years.

Stories by This Author

Breaking
By Sarah Brown April 21, 2025
It’s the first time a university has brought a legal challenge after being singled out by President Trump.
'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.
Unpacking the turmoil
By Sarah Brown, Rick Seltzer March 12, 2025
Chronicle experts make sense of a chaotic landscape.
'Immediate Cancellation'
The move is an extraordinary escalation of a months-long feud between Republican politicians and the university.
Law & Policy
By Sarah Brown March 2, 2025
The document, describing the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil-rights law, says that cultural events are probably fine, while identity-based housing and student-support efforts probably aren’t.
Taking Stock
By Sarah Brown, Rick Seltzer February 25, 2025
Chronicle experts discuss what’s happened, and where things are heading.
Budget Cuts
By Sarah Brown February 14, 2025
The most drastic cuts to higher ed’s federal funding have been temporarily blocked by courts, but some institutions are already losing millions of dollars.
Connect with The Chronicle
By Sarah Brown February 7, 2025
President Trump has quickly begun advancing his education agenda. What are you seeing, hearing, and experiencing so far?
Campus Activism
By Sarah Brown January 29, 2025
The president’s message came in a new executive order on combating antisemitism. Some legal experts are skeptical.
Data & Policy
By Sarah Brown January 24, 2025
The president directed each federal agency to identify up to nine organizations for compliance reviews related to DEI efforts — including colleges with endowments over $1 billion.