Francie Diep
Senior Reporter
The Chronicle of Higher Education
202-466-1219
Francie Diep is a senior reporter covering money in higher education. She joined The Chronicle in 2019. Previously, she spent a decade covering health and science, including funding for academic labs, for publications including Pacific Standard, Popular Science, Scientific American, and The New York Times. She received her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of California at Los Angeles and her master’s in journalism from New York University. Email her at francie.diep@chronicle.com.
Stories by this Author
-
Rankings RejectionColumbia U. Withdraws From ‘U.S. News’ Undergraduate Rankings
With weeks left for colleges to submit their data to U.S. News & World Report for the undergraduate-program rankings, the university says it won’t play ball. It is the first highly ranked national institution to do so this season. -
The Pecking Order
What the New ‘U.S. News’ Law-School Rankings Reveal About the Rankings Enterprise
Top-ranked institutions can afford to take risks that others can’t. -
Leadership
Fears of Politicization Dog Another Florida Public University’s Presidential Search
Florida Gulf Coast University is on the brink of choosing a new president, amid fears that one of the candidates is a political addition to the finalist pool. -
Admissions & Enrollment
College Rankings Are in Trouble. Do Students Care?
They know the lists are flawed. Here’s why some consult them, and some don’t. -
Leadership
After Academic-Freedom Controversy, Hamline University’s President Will Step Down
Fayneese Miller said that she wants to spend more time with her family and that the news media have been “reporting on a false narrative” about the university. -
Academic Freedom
‘A Huge Red Flag’: How Florida Colleges’ Controversial Statement on Diversity Came Together
Documents appear to show that a state official helped inject more-aggressive language into a statement by public-college presidents. -
Rankings Paradox
Colleges Protesting ‘U.S. News’ Rankings Say They’re Doing It for Low-Income Students. Do They Mean It?
Many of the institutions that have ditched the rankings also have some of the wealthiest undergraduate student bodies. -
Law and Policy
‘Never Seen Anything Like It’: New Bill Would Write DeSantis’s Higher-Ed Vision Into Law
If enacted, the legislation would place faculty hiring in the hands of governing boards, outlaw certain majors, and allow trustees to review tenure statuses at any time. -
Unintended Consequences
How Criticism Actually Strengthens Rankings
Prominent law and medical schools have announced they will no longer cooperate with U.S. News. Two researchers discuss what that might mean for the rankings. -
Statewide Shake-Up
DeSantis’s Higher-Ed Push Just Got Bigger. Fresh Resistance Is Starting to Bubble Up.
Florida’s governor announced a slate of proposed “reforms” that would encroach on campuses’ autonomy.
