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Fabiola Cineas

Fabiola Cineas

Reporter

Fabiola Cineas is a reporter at Vox.com, where she covers race and policy. Her stories explore systemic injustice in America, like the coronavirus’ disproportionate impact on marginalized communities, the persistence of school segregation, the gutting of voting rights, and widening of wealth and income gaps.

She has hosted the Vox Conversations podcast and is also a host and producer for Vox Media Studios. As a host of the Emmy-nominated YouTube original series Glad You Asked, Fabiola explained contemporary issues to Vox’s YouTube audience of 10.6 million viewers. Before joining Vox, she was an editor and writer at Philadelphia magazine, where she covered business, tech, and the local economy. She kicked off her career in journalism as an education reporter for the Philadelphia Public School Notebook and Chalkbeat. Fabiola began her career teaching English and writing for middle schoolers at a charter school in Camden, New Jersey.

Latest articles by Fabiola Cineas

The failure of the college presidentThe failure of the college president
Politics

How the top campus job became so complex and public this year.

By Fabiola Cineas
The “racial reckoning” of 2020 set off an entirely new kind of backlash
Policy

We are living in an era of conservative grievance politics.

By Fabiola Cineas
Why school segregation is getting worseWhy school segregation is getting worse
Today, Explained newsletter

Seventy years after the Brown decision, many students are divided by their race and socioeconomic status.

By Fabiola Cineas
Students protested for Palestine before Israel was even foundedStudents protested for Palestine before Israel was even founded
Education

And for decades, schools have tried to crack down on their activism.

By Fabiola Cineas
Why USC canceled its pro-Palestinian valedictorianWhy USC canceled its pro-Palestinian valedictorian
Education

As the school year winds down, colleges are still grappling with student speech.

By Fabiola Cineas
College enrollment is up. The financial aid mess could bring it crashing down.College enrollment is up. The financial aid mess could bring it crashing down.
Education

The number of first-time filers has dropped 40 percent since the new FAFSA’s bungled rollout.

By Fabiola Cineas
The Bachelor has a notorious influencer pipeline — but only for white contestantsThe Bachelor has a notorious influencer pipeline — but only for white contestants
Culture

Instagram follower counts indicate Bachelor Nation doesn’t care as much about leads and contestants of color.

By Fabiola Cineas
Should Black women stop going on Love Is Blind?Should Black women stop going on Love Is Blind?
Culture

AD’s journey underscores the Netflix hit’s misogynoir problem.

By Fabiola Cineas
How the federal government bungled student aid this yearHow the federal government bungled student aid this year
Policy

Why so many college applicants are worried about being able to afford school.

By Fabiola Cineas
Why elite colleges are bringing the SAT backWhy elite colleges are bringing the SAT back
Today, Explained newsletter

Yale and Dartmouth are bringing testing back — but thousands of other schools aren’t.

By Fabiola Cineas