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Theo Scheer

Reporting Intern
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Theo Scheer is a reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education. Email him at theo.scheer@chronicle.com.

Stories by This Author

Joan Wong for The Chronicle
Productivity Measures
A 4/4 Teaching Load Becomes Law at Most of Wisconsin’s Public Universities
By Theo Scheer July 9, 2025
The mandate, included in the state’s new budget, applies to full-time faculty across the University of Wisconsin system — except at the two R1 universities, where professors must carry 2/2 loads.
Black and white photo of the Morrill Hall building on the University of Minnesota campus with red covering one side.
Finance & operations
U. of Minnesota Tries to Soften the Blow of Tuition Hikes, Budget Cuts With Faculty Benefits
By Theo Scheer June 18, 2025
Facing uncertainty in state and federal funding, the university’s regents approved substantial increases to tuition and cuts to academic programs.
Illustration of a magnifying glass highlighting the phrase "including the requirements set forth in Presidential Executive Order 14168 titled Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government."
Policy 'Whiplash'
Research Grants Increasingly Require Compliance With Trump’s Orders. Here’s How Colleges Are Responding.
By Theo Scheer June 17, 2025
Scientists and institutions are struggling to navigate new conditions for receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies.
A member of IU's demonstration response and safety team and Indiana University Police Department officers handed out rules to demonstrators at Dunn Meadow on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
Campus Activism
At Indiana U., Professors Spar With Administrators Over Nighttime Protests
By Theo Scheer June 9, 2025
The university banned “expressive activities” between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., and reprimanded some faculty members for violating the policy. A federal judge just temporarily blocked it.