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Its Plan Is Risky, Its Community Is Vulnerable, and Cases Are Surging. Why Is This University Reopening?The Chronicle of Higher Education
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke faces the same pressures many regional institutions do: a system mandate, financial necessity, and concern for students' well-being. Other coronavirus coverage: > Its Local Health Department Urged a Virtual Fall. UNC Is Reopening Anyway. > 'Our Biggest Fear': What Outbreaks on Three Campuses Say About the Pandemic This Fall |
Welcome to the Sponsored CampusThe Chronicle of Higher Education
More parts of the college experience are up for sale than ever before, experts say. |
A Brown U. Professor Took On Big Pharma. His University Pulled Him From the Classroom.The Chronicle of Higher Education
The case "opens the door to the perception of corporate influence," a faculty committee wrote. |
The Sacklers Gave Millions to Higher Ed. Here’s How Scholars on One Campus Feel About Taking the Money.The Chronicle of Higher Education
The University of Connecticut has received millions from the family foundation of an opioid manufacturer. Faculty members are wrestling with the moral calculus. |
Francisco Ayala Resigned After a University Inquiry Found Him Guilty of Sexual Harassment. What Happened to the Federal Grants He Received?Pacific Standard
What happens to taxpayer money when scientists are faced with accusations or findings of wrongdoing? |
Inside North America's Only Legal Safe Injection FacilityPacific Standard
Cities across the United States are considering opening supervised injection facilities, where addicts can shoot up under the watchful eye of nurses. In 2016, I visited North America's only legally operating, standalone supervised injection site to see what we're in for. |
The Passing of the Indians Behind GlassThe Appendix
Why natural history museums are taking down their indigenous cultures dioramas, and what can take their place. |
Confronting My Cyberbully, 13 Years LaterThe Atlantic
Between ages 13 and 16, she sent me emails, from my own account, "reminding" me to kill myself. Well, I didn't—I grew up, and so did she. |
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I'm a staff reporter for The Chronicle of Higher Education, based in Washington, D.C. I cover money in higher ed. You can find my resume here.
Before the Chronicle, I covered science and health, including funding for academic science. I'm passionate about getting complex ideas right, making them fun and approachable, and uncovering information that helps communities and policymakers to make decisions. My work has been supported by the University of Southern California's Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, and cited in policy proposals by the Drug Policy Alliance and Senator Elizabeth Warren. My stories have appeared in The New York Times, Scientific American, Pacific Standard, and more. Contact me fcdiep // at // gmail.com fcdiep // at // protonmail.com for secure email |
Photo credits
If you're looking at this page on a large enough screen, you'll see a grainy grayscale image at the top. That's an electron micrograph of the interior of a cell, made by members of this National Institutes of Health lab. Credits for the rest of the photos are as follows: UNC-Pembroke, rmcnicholas/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), European Parliament/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), Chris C Chen/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0), University of California–Irvine, Taylor Le, University of Michigan Museum of Natural History, bobistraveling/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)