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Steven Johnson

Reporter (former)
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Steven Johnson is an Indiana-born journalist who’s reported stories about business, culture, and education for The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic. In his free time, he practices illustration, Spanish, Chinese, and poetry.

Stories by This Author

Rolando Montoya, who retired after nearly three decades as a professor and administrator at Miami Dade College, will return as its interim president. Trustees are restarting the search for a permanent replacement for Eduardo Padrón, who retires on Friday.
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In a Tense Meeting, Miami Dade Trustees Name an Interim President
By Steven Johnson August 29, 2019
The decision follows weeks of political turmoil and accusations of a rigged presidential search. The new one may take several more months.
Professors at Wright State U. protest during a faculty strike at the Ohio institution.
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Strikes at Colleges Are at a 7-Year High as Unions Rebound
By Steven Johnson August 27, 2019
Last year saw the most strikes across colleges since 2012, more than double the number in 2017, a new study found. More unions have formed in the same period.
Weeklong Girls in Robotics Leadership (GIRL) Camps were held at the University of California at Davis and 11 other sites across California and Ohio in June 2018.
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Women-Only STEM Programs Target the Gender Gap. Now the Education Dept. Is Investigating Them for Bias.
By Steven Johnson August 22, 2019
Supporters of the programs argue that the inquiries distort the purpose of Title IX protections.
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Student Debt Rises Among the Oldest Borrowers
By Steven Johnson August 21, 2019
Over two recent decades, older students have drastically increased the rates at which they borrow for college. They’re also racking up higher amounts.
President Trump signed an executive order in March promoting free speech on college campuses.
Free Speech on Campus
Conservatives Say Professors’ Politics Ruins College. Students Say It’s More Complicated.
By Steven Johnson August 20, 2019
Most students say they’re comfortable sharing their views in classrooms. But some conservatives among them still report feeling unwelcome.
The campus of the Stevens Institute of Technology
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Just in Time for Fall Term, a Cyberattack Forces an Entire College’s Systems Offline
By Steven Johnson August 16, 2019
Despite a “severe” malware attack, the Stevens Institute of Technology says it believes no personal data have been exploited.
Angela Warren, a student at Marymount California U., visits her former high-school ethnic-studies classroom in Los Angeles. A proposed ethnic-studies curriculum for the state’s high-school students and the California State U. system has stirred criticism.
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Ethnic-Studies Scholars Hoped Their Curriculum Would Break Boundaries. Critics Are Calling It Propaganda.
By Steven Johnson August 13, 2019
The proposed course of study comes as state lawmakers are considering making ethnic studies mandatory for high schoolers and Cal State students.
Wang Ping, a poet and an English professor at Macalester College
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An Escalating Tenure Fight Catches Students in the Crossfire
By Steven Johnson August 7, 2019
A professor says Macalester College is continuing a yearslong pattern of retaliation and discrimination against her. Both say students are getting dragged into the battle.
Rebecca Cunningham runs the Firearm Safety Among Children and Teens consortium, the largest federally funded gun-research project of the past two decades.
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‘We Lost the Whole Field’: Scientists Work to Revive Gun Research After a 20-Year Chill
By Steven Johnson August 5, 2019
Gun violence is “hyperendemic,” some researchers say, and they are struggling to rebuild its study following a long pause in federal funding.
Chip Paucek, co-founder and chief executive of 2U: “It’s becoming obvious that all schools are going online. We believe this represents a new reality in the marketplace, and requires us and others to adjust to it.”
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As Competition Mounts, 2U Signals Big Changes for Online Education
By Steven Johnson August 1, 2019
The company said it was slowing growth in its core business of online graduate programs while pursuing shorter courses and boot camps.
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