Shannon Najmabadi | Texas Tribune
Shannon Najmabadi is the higher education reporter at the Tribune, where she started as a fellow in 2017. She previously reported for the Chronicle of Higher Education, where she covered the gender equity law Title IX, fallout from an executive order on immigration, and a federal loan forgiveness program with an uncertain future. She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
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Texas clinics resumed offering abortions Wednesday, after a strict bar on nonessential medical procedures was loosened at midnight.The ban on nearly all…
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Weeks ago, Texas officials were scrambling to expand the state’s hospital capacity, seeking out external facilities that could house coronavirus patients…
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The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will allow medication abortions, which involve a patient ingesting pills, to proceed in Texas during the coronavirus…
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University of Texas at Austin President Greg Fenves is leaving the state’s flagship college for Emory University, where he will become president Aug. 1,…
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Health Care Workers On The Front Lines Of Coronavirus Don't Get Expanded Paid Sick Leave ProtectionsRebecca Mae had been feeling sick for days when she was sent home from her job as a San Antonio respiratory therapist, and told not to return until she…
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In normal times, an N95 face mask would cost a big corporation a buck or less — particularly if it ordered a million of them.But these aren’t normal…
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Some Texas hospitals are erecting tents, planning to add beds, and eyeing vacated buildings as overflow facilities while they prepare for what may be a…
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Nearly a dozen Texas universities announced Wednesday they would extend students' spring breaks and start switching to online classes, joining a swelling…
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Seventeen employees at the University of Texas at Austin, including three faculty members and one research fellow, were found to have violated the…
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With the end of the fall semester looming, University of Texas at Austin administrators continue to face a burgeoning student protest movement over the…
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The University of Texas at Austin is investigating financial irregularities tied to a former procurement director who resigned from the system flagship in…
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The inauguration of the Texas governor and lieutenant governor — traditionally two days of parties, picnics and parades — has been transformed into a…