Hi, I'm Sonel. 

I'm a reporting fellow at the Chronicle of Higher Education, where I reports on trends and news at colleges and universities nationally and create social media content. I'n the author of Educating In Your Community,  a 40-page report for The Chronicle focused on community education programs in higher education.  I've covered an array of issues in higher ed including budget issues and funding, pop culture, politics, and artificial intelligence.

 

I graduated from Northeastern University in 2025 with a degree in journalism and political science.  At Northeastern, I was the editor-in-chief of the independent student newspaper, The Huntington News, overseeing all editorial and business operations of the 100-person paper. I managed coverage of 2024 protests, the university community's response to the Israel-Hamas war, and the impact of the second Trump administration on Northeastern's research, funding, and marginalized students.

 

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I worked as a metro co-op and correspondent for the Boston Globe in 2023, covering developing news in the Greater Boston area and writing half a dozen front page stories about issues including fatal police shootings and climate change. 

 

On most election nights, I work for the Associated Press, coordinating with stringers to input national voting data as polls close to deliver live updates to news organizations. 

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I'm a recipient of the 2025 Harold D. Hodgkinson Award, one of Northeastern University’s highest honors for graduating seniors, a 2025 Dean's Special Recognition Award for leading campus news coverage, and the Northeastern School of Journalism Director's Award. I recieved the New England Newspaper and Press Association's 2024 Journalism Education Foundation of New England scholarship. ​