Johanna Alonso

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Student Life Reporter at Inside Higher Ed

@insidehighered student life reporter • previously @MDDailyRecord • johanna.alonso at insidehighered dot com • she/her

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Post-Tenure Review Resulted in Florida Faculty Brain Drain

5 days ago | insidehighered.com | Johanna Alonso

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Florida’s post-tenure review process can result in faculty being fired or put on performance improvement plans. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | 4x6 and gemenacom/iStock/Getty Images Florida’s controversial post-tenure review policy has led tenure-track faculty members at public institutions to leave the state, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Southern California.
Highlights From 2025 Commencement Speeches

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Johanna Alonso

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Jane Fonda spoke at USC Annenberg’s graduation earlier this month, encouraging students to practice self-care, find community and be thoughtful about the stories they tell. Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for ABA Commencement this year comes at a time of uncertainty for graduates, who find themselves entering a polarized country steeped in political and economic tumult.
Comp Sci Education Expert Discusses AI, Women in STEM

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Johanna Alonso

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Among the center’s upcoming projects is ongoing research to understand where and how computer science programs are offering technical AI instruction.
State Dept. to Expand Social Media Screening for Intl. Students

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Johanna Alonso

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The plans to expand social media screening, first reported by Politico, were outlined in a memo sent by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. John McDonnell/Getty Images The Trump administration is planning to implement a policy that would require all student visa applicants to undergo social media vetting, according to a cable sent by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Politico reported Tuesday.
Musical Theater Professor Says There Are Too Many B.F.A.s

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Johanna Alonso

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. There are many more actors coming out of musical theater B.F.A. programs than there are jobs available in the industry, actor and professor Josh Grisetti argued in a popular TikTok post.
Free Speech Expert Discusses Open Expression and Trump

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Johanna Alonso

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The Trump administration’s cancellation of grants related to topics like race and gender “really runs afoul of the Constitution,” Deutchman said.
NYU Withholds Diploma Due to Pro-Palestinian Grad Speech

3 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Johanna Alonso

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600 Students Punished for Protected Speech Since 2020

3 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Johanna Alonso

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The report covers more than 1,000 instances in which someone called for students or student groups to be punished for protected speech, with six in 10 resulting in some form of discipline.
Amid DEI Cancellations, Students Hold Affinity Graduations

3 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Johanna Alonso

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Over 50 students attended an off-campus ceremony honoring Black University of Kentucky graduates. Nicholas Wadley As soon as the fraternity brothers of Epsilon Chi, the University of Kentucky chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, the nation’s oldest historically Black fraternity, heard that the university was canceling its annual celebration of Black graduates, they jumped into action.
Americans Disapprove of Withholding Funds from Universities

3 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Johanna Alonso

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. In a new AP-NORC survey, only around 3 in 10 respondents said they favor things like taxing universities and freezing universities’ federal funds.