Andy Thomason
Assistant Managing Editor
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Andy Thomason is an assistant managing editor at The Chronicle, supervising news and accountability coverage. He is the author of the book Discredited: The UNC Scandal and College Athletics’ Amateur Ideal. Email him at andy.thomason@chronicle.com, or follow him on Twitter at @arthomason.
Stories by this Author
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IdeologiesFlorida’s State Colleges Say They’ll Ban Promotion of Critical Race Theory
That remarkable statement comes as the state’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, has opened a new offensive against what he describes as “trendy ideology” in higher education. -
Election 2022
What the Election Results Mean for Higher Ed
If Republicans maintain their slight edge in the race for the House of Representatives, look for an uptick in scrutiny of student-debt relief, Title IX, and other higher-ed issues. -
Academic Freedom
U. of Florida Stops 3 Professors From Taking Part in Voting-Rights Suit, Raising Cries of Censorship
The university called the faculty members’ proposed work “adverse to the university’s interests.” A national faculty leader called the prohibition an “attempt to muzzle” the professors. -
The Review
The Confounding Case of Jan Boxill
The Chapel Hill professor was implicated in an infamous scandal. To focus on her culpability is to miss a disturbing truth about higher education in America. -
Emerging Reporters
Student Journalists, Register for Our 2021 Virtual Reporting Workshop
Participants, who can register and attend free, will have the opportunity to take part in several sessions on reporting strategies, finding troves of data, and the writing craft. -
Live Coronavirus Updates
FDA Approval of Covid Vaccine Is Reportedly Imminent, With Big Implications for Colleges
The Food and Drug Administration may give full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine as soon as Monday. A slew of vaccine requirements from colleges may follow. -
Key Vote
After Controversial Delay, UNC Awards Tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones
The development was a dramatic turnabout in the saga that has come to symbolize public colleges’ vulnerability to political forces in a polarized country. -
The Review
The UNC Scandal No One Talks About
The Nikole Hannah-Jones case has Black scholars asking if they’re welcome. It’s not the first time. -
Live Coronavirus Updates
New CDC Guidance: Colleges Where ‘Everyone Is Vaccinated’ Can Return to Full, In-Person Learning
The new federal guidance also provides recommendations for campuses where not everyone is vaccinated. -
Faculty Furor
Her ‘1619 Project’ Is a Political Lightning Rod. It May Have Cost Her Tenure.
The decision by UNC’s Board of Trustees not to consider Nikole Hannah-Jones for tenure departed from precedent and outraged professors on campus.
