
Chris Quintana
Investigative Reporter at USA Today
@USATODAY reporter interested in higher ed and what you know. Runner, New Mexican, seltzer stan, state school grad [email protected]
Articles
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4 weeks ago |
usatoday.com | Chris Quintana |BrieAnna J. Frank
As the Trump administration ramps up its war against Harvard University and other institutions seen by critics as woke, it is carving out major exceptions for religious institutions – including from a massive tax increase on college endowments.
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1 month ago |
usatoday.com | Chris Quintana
Liberty University will pay its former president, Jerry Falwell Jr., about $15 million to settle litigation following his 2020 resignation after a high-profile sex scandal that drew national attention to the private Christian institution. While the settlement was announced in 2024, neither Falwell nor Liberty shared details about what it included − or how much Falwell would get paid.
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Feb 25, 2025 |
usatoday.com | Chris Quintana
A former Liberty University staffer is suing the private Christian school, saying administrators fired him for reporting sexual harassment. Peter Brake worked as an investigator in the university’s Title IX office, typically the unit that investigates claims of sexual violence on campus.
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Feb 6, 2025 |
usatoday.com | Chris Quintana |Kenny Jacoby
National Signing Day has come and gone, which means thousands of young men are still searching for a college football team to call home. Many will try to walk onto teams or accept that their football careers are over. Others will be lured into post-grad football, where players pay thousands of dollars to pursue their college football dreams.
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Jan 31, 2025 |
usatoday.com | Chris Kenning |Chris Quintana
Just before Capt. Jonathan Campos boarded the American Eagle flight he would pilot to Washington D.C., he called his aunt: He was looking forward to a Caribbean cruise with extended family theyâd been planning for a year. Next to him in the cockpit was Sam Lilley, the flightâs 28-year-old first officer, who was also looking to the future. He was engaged to be married in the fall, Lilleyâs father, Tim, said in a Facebook post.
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RT @CQuintanaDC: ED is pressuring Columbia's accreditor, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, to take action against the schoo…

RT @brieannafrank: Hundreds of millions are at stake for some schools with a new endowment tax plan included in the bill. An exemption for…

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