Wyatt Myskow is a reporting intern for The Chronicle. He is a senior at Arizona State University, studying journalism, and he previously interned for The Arizona Republic. Myskow is also a big fan of The State Press, ASU’s student newspaper, where he has worked as a reporter and editor. Follow him on Twitter @WMyskow or email him at wyatt.myskow@chronicle.com.
Stories by This Author
The Search for Solutions
A community college, a public regional, and a small private institution try to innovate their way out of yearslong declines.
Academic Workplace
Faculty members let go two years ago at the University of Akron see themselves as the human toll in a nightmare version of higher ed’s future.
Faculty
The tenured faculty member said Western Kentucky University had failed to follow proper protocol in seeking her dismissal.
Departing Thoughts
Scholars who want an off-ramp are finding communities on Facebook, Reddit, and other online forums.
Campus Speech
After the University of Washington encouraged instructors to include land acknowledgments on their syllabi, Stuart Reges wrote a dissenting view. He was then placed under investigation.
Shady Business
Olivet University must stop academic operations in the Empire State after it cited the college’s “pattern of mismanagement of the institution’s finances.”
The Big Quit
They started out eager and optimistic. Then came the casual racism, the isolation, and the financial strain.
Marketing
Records show the unusual brand word wasn’t popular with everyone in the university community. And one expert called its approval “a very stupid decision.”
Golden Parachute
Colorado State’s leader is getting $1.5 million to resign two years early.
Political Influence
More state lawmakers are trying to limit the discussion of race, racism, and gender in higher ed.