Stacey Patton
Stacey Patton, who joined The Chronicle of Higher Education in 2011, wrote about graduate students. Her coverage areas included adjuncts, career outcomes for Ph.D.’s, diversity among doctoral students in science, technology, engineering, and math fields, and students navigating the graduate-school experience.
Before joining The Chronicle, Patton was a senior editor and writer for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, where she edited and produced content for the organization’s civil-rights blog, TheDefendersOnline. Patton also reported for The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun, and contributed articles and editorials to The New York Times, Newsday, and the NAACP’s magazine, Crisis.
In addition to her work as a journalist, she is also a child activist and founder of Spare the Kids Inc., an organization that combats child abuse.
Patton attended the Johns Hopkins University and New York University, where she received a journalism degree and graduated with honors. She holds a Ph.D. in American history from Rutgers University.
Stories by this Author
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The Chronicle ReviewDaring to Speak of Black Women
Decades after Michele Wallace angered readers of Black Macho, a new generation of African-American feminists embraces her. -
Leadership
As College of Charleston’s President Speaks on Confederate Flag, Faculty Question His Timing and Message
Glenn F. McConnell’s personal history with the flag has complicated his response to the brewing controversy over its prominence in South Carolina. -
Faculty
A Professor Crowdsources a Syllabus on the Charleston Shootings
Chad Williams, an associate professor at Brandeis University, took to Twitter, where his #CharlestonSyllabus hashtag quickly became a valuable resource. -
Faculty
Rachel Dolezal Case Leaves a Campus Bewildered and Some Scholars Disgusted
As the activist’s racial identity became a national story, her colleagues tried to make sense of their shock. -
Faculty
How a White Historian Nurtures Diverse Ph.D.'s
Virginia Yans, of Rutgers University, talks about her enjoyment in working with candidates from a range of backgrounds. -
Diversity in Academe
Black Man in the Lab
Plenty of research quantifies the scarcity of black men earning STEM degrees. But the reasons, and the remedies, go beyond numbers. -
The Education of a Scholar Who Chose to Become a Black Man
“When I was a black woman, I was hated. Now, as a black man, I’m feared.” -
Legal
Former Graduate Student’s Gender-Discrimination Case Is Dismissed
The judge in the closely watched case agreed with the university’s argument that the student had not shown evidence of discrimination and retaliation. -
Faculty
A Graduate Student Left to ‘Die on the Vine’ Gets Her Day in Court
A case that seeks to apply federal antidiscrimination law to academic relationships between students and professors has universities watching. -
People
Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah to Leave Princeton for NYU
The scholar will spend half the year in New York and half the year teaching at the university’s dozen overseas campuses, principally in Abu Dhabi.
