Vimal Patel
Vimal Patel, a reporter at The New York Times, previously covered student life, social mobility, and other topics for The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Stories by this Author
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Race on CampusRace on Campus: Want a More Diverse Faculty Applicant Pool? Consider the Search Committee.
Committees chaired by women or underrepresented-minority faculty members attract more diverse applicants, one study found. -
Race on Campus
Race on Campus: How a Science Department Diversified Its Applicant Pool
An experiment with anonymized applications and personal outreach helped attract people of all backgrounds. -
Politics on Campus
President on a Tightrope
Boise State’s leader must tread carefully through the culture war. Others may soon walk the same line. -
Race on Campus
Race on Campus: Engineering Has a Diversity Problem. Colleges Can Help.
If present trends continue, it could take 256 years for Black engineers to achieve parity. -
Race on Campus
Race on Campus: ‘A Canoe Trying to Change the Direction of a Battleship’
A land-grant university made an unusual hire to help repair its relationships with Native American tribes. -
Covid-19
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause Throws Colleges a ‘Curve Ball’
Health officials scrambled to comply with a federal recommendation to temporarily stop using the single-dose shot. -
Race on Campus
Race on Campus: Why a Brown U. Program Got More Black and Latinx Applicants This Year
The pandemic has caused a surge of interest in public-health master’s programs. But the university also took steps to diversify its applicant pool. -
Pandemic Health
How One University Is Preparing for a Vaccine Blitz
The University of Florida, which aims to vaccinate 20,000 people a week, and other campuses could help bring the pandemic under control in the United States. -
Live Coronavirus Updates
Rutgers Will Require Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination to Attend in the Fall
The policy carves out exemptions for medical and religious reasons, and for students taking classes fully online. -
Health on Campus
A Campaign to Get Needles in Arms
Campus leaders want students vaccinated against a deadly disease. But they must weigh many factors.
