Adrienne Lu
Senior Reporter
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Adrienne Lu writes about politics in higher education and students — with a focus on underrepresented students. She can be reached at adrienne.lu@chronicle.com or on Twitter @adriennelu.
Adrienne joined The Chronicle as a senior reporter in 2022. She previously wrote about education and state and local governments for Stateline, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The (Bergen County) Record, The (Raleigh) News & Observer, and the Chicago News Cooperative. She also studied state and local government fiscal health as a researcher at The Pew Charitable Trusts. She is a graduate of Williams College and holds a master’s degree in public administration from Columbia University.
Stories by this Author
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Race on CampusCatch Up on the Roiling Debate Over Diversity Statements
We’ve compiled a list of things to read about the effectiveness, legality, and controversies concerning diversity statements. -
Hiring & DEI
Are Diversity Statements Illegal?
Legal experts are divided. A new lawsuit may provide clarity. -
Hiring Controversy
Diversity Statements Violate First Amendment, Professor Says in Suing U. of California
The faculty member, who applied unsuccessfully for a job at UC-Santa Cruz, says the statements are not a legitimate way to assess candidates but are efforts “to ensure dogmatic conformity.” -
Politics and Race
DEI Legislation Tracker
Legislators, mostly Republicans, want to get rid of diversity, equity, and inclusion offices; end anti-bias trainings; and banish diversity statements. -
Race on Campus
How to Turn Your Campus Into a Place of Belonging
Experts discuss ways to measure, define, and instill a sense of mattering among college students. -
Undergraduate Experience
This Simple 30-Minute Belonging Exercise Could Boost Student Retention
Allowing students to reflect on their social and academic anxieties helps them put things in perspective and persist through college, a groundbreaking study says. -
'Passion Is a Requirement'
Who Leads America’s DEI Offices? Here Are Their Stories.
We asked four diversity, equity, and inclusion officers what doing their work is like when it’s under political attack. -
Race on Campus
How We Started Tracking the Threat to DEI
Conservative think tanks created model legislation to dismantle DEI. Our reporters came up with a plan to monitor legislative activity in the states. -
Politics and DEI Training
North Carolina Lawmakers Want Details on UNC’s Diversity Training
By next week, all University of North Carolina campuses must provide an inventory of employee-training programs that cover diversity, race, and unconscious bias. -
Politics and Race
Lawmakers Expand Their Assault on Colleges’ DEI Efforts
A Chronicle analysis shows a concerted effort in 13 states to dismantle the ways colleges recruit and retain students of color.
