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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

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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.
Education Policy
By Sarah Brown, Christa Dutton, Amanda Friedman, and others November 19, 2024
Linda McMahon, co-chair of Trump’s transition team, led the Small Business Administration under his first term as president. She was selected over a slate of potential candidates known for their conservative activism.
Decision 2024
By Declan Bradley, Sarah Brown, Amanda Friedman, and others November 6, 2024
The former president has promised to wield the executive branch more aggressively, including scrutinizing colleges.
Key Exchanges
By Sarah Brown October 31, 2024
The 325-page document shows a handful of prominent colleges struggling to respond to the start of the Israel-Hamas war and the resulting pro-Palestinian encampments.
A Lightning Rod
By Sarah Brown, Andy Thomason August 14, 2024
Nemat (Minouche) Shafik’s controversial presidency ended quickly and unexpectedly on Wednesday.
Daily Briefing
George Mason is under congressional scrutiny. A small Pennsylvania college will close. Academic wardrobes spark debate; and more.
Political Scuffle
By Sarah Brown May 17, 2024
The action by the Texas A&M University system underscores an escalating conflict over the federal law, which governs how colleges handle complaints of sexual harassment and other sex-based discrimination.
Policy Overhaul
After a long delay, the Biden administration has finalized new regulations for handling campus investigations of sexual assault and harassment.