Chris Quintana
@chrisquintana.bsky.social
USA TODAY reporter interested higher ed and what you know. Runner, New Mexican, state school grad, fan of phone calls.
Email: cquintana@usatoday.com
Signal: 202-308-9021
Email: cquintana@usatoday.com
Signal: 202-308-9021
Check out the replies to Canvas' X post re: the outage. Lots of students begging them to get the platform up and running to they can take tests or submit assignments:
October 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Check out the replies to Canvas' X post re: the outage. Lots of students begging them to get the platform up and running to they can take tests or submit assignments:
You can find the disclaimer required by the judge on the website's terms and conditions page. You can see here there's a standard pop-up on the homepage that directs people there, but again no specifics about Singer:
July 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
You can find the disclaimer required by the judge on the website's terms and conditions page. You can see here there's a standard pop-up on the homepage that directs people there, but again no specifics about Singer:
Singer does have a lengthy "about" section where he says he made "a mistake" and "took full responsibility" without delving into specifics as seen below:
July 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Singer does have a lengthy "about" section where he says he made "a mistake" and "took full responsibility" without delving into specifics as seen below:
Varsity Blues mastermind Rick Singer can advise aspiring college students, but only if he prominently displays the following disclosure on his website per a district judge. No sign of Singer or the disclosure on the home page of his new biz, ID Future Stars as of today:
July 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Varsity Blues mastermind Rick Singer can advise aspiring college students, but only if he prominently displays the following disclosure on his website per a district judge. No sign of Singer or the disclosure on the home page of his new biz, ID Future Stars as of today:
Back to the Future turns 40 today, which gives me a great excuse to repost the movie's take on a USA TODAY front page. We're still chasing that 3 minute mile!
July 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Back to the Future turns 40 today, which gives me a great excuse to repost the movie's take on a USA TODAY front page. We're still chasing that 3 minute mile!
Interesting piece from Governing that synthesizes many of the biggest challenges facing higher ed, including enrollment cliff, federal funding cuts, changing perception about the value of a degree and other factors. Striking open too with the closure of Fontbonne U. in St. Louis:
July 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Interesting piece from Governing that synthesizes many of the biggest challenges facing higher ed, including enrollment cliff, federal funding cuts, changing perception about the value of a degree and other factors. Striking open too with the closure of Fontbonne U. in St. Louis:
Brief update, Senate version would cap the college endowment tax at 8% instead of the House's max rate of 21%. Also, only three tax tiers now, instead of four. Religious carveout remains in place, via Senate Finance Committee: www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-ne...
June 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Brief update, Senate version would cap the college endowment tax at 8% instead of the House's max rate of 21%. Also, only three tax tiers now, instead of four. Religious carveout remains in place, via Senate Finance Committee: www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-ne...
I'm heading to New Orleans this week for the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference! Will also be on a panel Thursday w/ @arionne.bsky.social and @merkolodner.bsky.social talking about some of the underreported but important higher ed stories worth chasing. Let's chat if you're there!
June 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I'm heading to New Orleans this week for the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference! Will also be on a panel Thursday w/ @arionne.bsky.social and @merkolodner.bsky.social talking about some of the underreported but important higher ed stories worth chasing. Let's chat if you're there!
Was not ready for the English major turn though:
June 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Was not ready for the English major turn though:
Every time, via recent essay about paying off student loans fast in Biz Insider:
June 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Every time, via recent essay about paying off student loans fast in Biz Insider:
Liberty University and its former president Jerry Falwell Jr. settled years of legal fighting in 2024. At the time, both sides said they reached an agreement without sharing details. But newly filed tax forms reveal Falwell is set to receive roughly $15M.
May 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Liberty University and its former president Jerry Falwell Jr. settled years of legal fighting in 2024. At the time, both sides said they reached an agreement without sharing details. But newly filed tax forms reveal Falwell is set to receive roughly $15M.
In two diff interviews this week, Ed Sec. McMahon criticized the regional accreditor model. Her predecessor, Betsy DeVos, already axed the distinction between national/regional accreditors.
May 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In two diff interviews this week, Ed Sec. McMahon criticized the regional accreditor model. Her predecessor, Betsy DeVos, already axed the distinction between national/regional accreditors.
The list of announcements on Nelnet's website keeps growing, most recent add is tied to ED restarting collections on defaulted loans:
April 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The list of announcements on Nelnet's website keeps growing, most recent add is tied to ED restarting collections on defaulted loans:
Fake experts abound online in the AI era. They're fooling media outlets: pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
April 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Fake experts abound online in the AI era. They're fooling media outlets: pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
Just brutal, from UNM's preview of the Stanford game. Didn't they know UNM is the Harvard on the Rio Grande?
March 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Just brutal, from UNM's preview of the Stanford game. Didn't they know UNM is the Harvard on the Rio Grande?
Not bitter then, and definitely not bitter now:
March 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Not bitter then, and definitely not bitter now:
Ed also announced six more based on "impermissible race-based scholarships and race-based segregation"
March 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Ed also announced six more based on "impermissible race-based scholarships and race-based segregation"
Lots of attention on Columbia, but Ed. Dept today announced 45 Title VI investigations into universities that partnered with The Ph.D. Project, a group focused on diversifying biz school faculty. Lots of prominent privates, but also many big state schools:
March 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Lots of attention on Columbia, but Ed. Dept today announced 45 Title VI investigations into universities that partnered with The Ph.D. Project, a group focused on diversifying biz school faculty. Lots of prominent privates, but also many big state schools:
Delightful, Western Illinois University highlighted Niall Hartnett, an academic advisor, and folks have since realized he bears a resemblance to Tim Robinson of I Think You Should Leave fame. The responses are expected but a joy (also students saying they appreciated his help):
March 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Delightful, Western Illinois University highlighted Niall Hartnett, an academic advisor, and folks have since realized he bears a resemblance to Tim Robinson of I Think You Should Leave fame. The responses are expected but a joy (also students saying they appreciated his help):
In 2019, President Trump signed an EO that would strip universities of research funding if they failed to uphold free speech. Admin then said student federal aid wouldn't be affected. Unclear what "all federal funding" entails in today's post. Story from then here: www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
March 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In 2019, President Trump signed an EO that would strip universities of research funding if they failed to uphold free speech. Admin then said student federal aid wouldn't be affected. Unclear what "all federal funding" entails in today's post. Story from then here: www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
The Education Department, which President Trump's administration wants to abolish, today announced a new portal "to submit reports of discrimination based on race or sex in publicly-funded K-12 schools." Announcement featured Mom's for Liberty cofounder, Tiffany Justice:
February 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Education Department, which President Trump's administration wants to abolish, today announced a new portal "to submit reports of discrimination based on race or sex in publicly-funded K-12 schools." Announcement featured Mom's for Liberty cofounder, Tiffany Justice:
Periodically, Facebook memories deliver. To be fair, it was awesome!
December 3, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Periodically, Facebook memories deliver. To be fair, it was awesome!
Spotted today on 14th Street in D.C., the Army National Guard references student loan debt:
September 21, 2023 at 7:54 PM
Spotted today on 14th Street in D.C., the Army National Guard references student loan debt:
"An overwhelming pro-Slug straw vote by students..." is the best thing I have read so far today
www.evergreen.edu/student-life...
www.ucsc.edu/about/mascot...
www.evergreen.edu/student-life...
www.ucsc.edu/about/mascot...
August 29, 2023 at 3:24 PM
"An overwhelming pro-Slug straw vote by students..." is the best thing I have read so far today
www.evergreen.edu/student-life...
www.ucsc.edu/about/mascot...
www.evergreen.edu/student-life...
www.ucsc.edu/about/mascot...
