The Texas Tribune is seeking a full-time reporter to cover higher education. The position involves balanced and thoughtful reporting on the student experience across the state and holding our higher education system accountable. There are stories to pursue on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, access and affordability, support services, the digital divide and the growing role of technology in education, and student safety and privacy. The higher ed reporter should be devoted to ground-up reporting and speaking to students about systemic barriers to quality higher education. This reporter should evaluate budgets and the spending decisions that boards of regents and legislators make, and the impact that has on the student experience. While there are major univers