Carmen Mendoza
Carmen Mendoza, Senior Web Producer. A video journalist, she tells stories about influential leaders in academe. She joined The Chronicle of Higher Education in 1999. She also puts print content online and oversees the presentation of charts, graphics, and tables for the Web.
Mendoza also archives weekly content and production materials of various Chronicle newsletters. Before joining The Chronicle, she worked for Thermalium L.P. in Düsseldorf, Germany, as a translator.’
She is a graduate of Radford University and the University of Oviedo, holding degrees in journalism and Spanish literature. She also earned a certificate of attendance from Högskolan Karlskrona/Ronneby in Sweden.
In her spare time, Mendoza enjoys playing soccer and biking the Arlington county trails.
Follow her on Twitter @cmendoza, or email her at carmen.mendoza@chronicle.com.
Stories by this Author
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VideoStudent Voices on the Value of a Degree
Students at three colleges answered four questions from The Chronicle. Their answers help bring to light the many complexities involved in deciding if attending college is worth the costs. -
What I Wish I Had Known
To Be a Good Leader, You Need to Be a Good Follower, Vice President Says
“Good followers have to get along with people of different backgrounds,” says Frances Villagran-Glover, vice president for student services at Northern Virginia Community College. -
What I Wish I Had Known
‘Understand Your Budget,’ a Vice President Says
“You would think your first couple of weeks you’re going to create your vision and your plan,” says Yolanda Gibson of Shenandoah University, but grasping budget data, policies, procedures, and protocol are more important. -
What I Wish I Had Known
‘Teaching Gives Me Credibility With Students,’ Says an Administrator
After Jeff McClurken became an administrator at the University of Mary Washington, the professor of history and American studies wanted to continue teaching. -
Leadership
Medical-Campus Provost: ‘I Put My Face Mask on First’ to Lead
“Burnout can happen quickly,” says Nicole Reaves, a provost at Northern Virginia Community College. She says it’s crucial for leaders to “unplug” sometimes because they must take care of themselves to work effectively with others. -
What I Wish I Had Known
Getting Help, and Helping Others, on the Path to a Presidency
Irma Becerra, president of Marymount University, in Virginia, recommends that if you want to pursue a career as a college president, you should “take on increasing responsibilities as an administrator” and not skip any steps along the way. -
What I Wish I Had Known
How Do We Best Prepare Graduates for the Changing Work Force?
Responsive colleges are the ones that will survive continuing changes in the landscape of higher education, says Brian O. Hemphill, president of Radford University. -
What I Wish I Had Known
Collaborating as a Pianist Taught a Future Provost How to Listen
“The way that music feeds me and gives me energy has really helped to propel me forward in a lot of administrative ways,” says Heather Coltman, provost of James Madison University. -
Leadership
What This Dean Wishes She Had Known: ‘Everyone Wants to Be Heard’
Peggy Lewis of Trinity Washington University says the ability to listen is crucial. -
What I Wish I Had Known
Show Up With ‘a Good Argument’: A Provost Talks About What She’s Learned Since Day One
Kimberly Kelley, provost of the Rockville campus of Montgomery College, in Maryland, suggests ways to excel at that job.
