Molly Bohannon
@molboha.bsky.social
Higher education reporter at AZCIR Previously reported at Forbes and The Coloradoan
AZ has spent years and millions of dollars trying to get more students to continue their education after high school. So why are fewer students enrolling? Tune in to @kjzzphoenix.bsky.social's The Show this AM at 9 to hear AZCIR's @molboha.bsky.social discuss her latest investigation: www.kjzz.org
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Read my latest for AZCIR about the state's attempts to boost its postsecondary enrollment rate: azcir.org/news/2026/07...
Arizona’s push to boost postsecondary enrollment falls short
Arizona’s postsecondary enrollment rate has declined despite a decade of initiatives and millions of dollars invested.
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Arizona’s three public universities quietly dismantled DEI programs over the past year, following threats from the federal government to cut funding. When AZCIR asked what changed and how, officials declined interviews, denied records requests and ignored detailed questions. tinyurl.com/55yn7ku2
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AZ’s three public universities quietly dismantled DEI programs over the past year, following threats from the federal gov to cut funding. When @azcir.org asked what changed and how, officials denied interviews, records requests and ignored detailed questions. Our latest: azcir.org/news/2026/04...
Arizona universities quietly altered DEI offerings after Trump threatened cuts
Arizona's three public universities quietly dismantled diversity, equity and inclusion offerings over the past year, yet failed to communicate the changes publicly.
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Amid rumors of increased ICE enforcement in AZ, I want to hear from students and staff at colleges and universities about the vibe on campus and what, if anything, schools are saying about potential ICE visits. Read my latest update and reach out: mailchi.mp/azcir.org/ic...
UPDATE: Arizona colleges and ICE policies
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Here it is! My first story with @azcir.org. When I saw AZ lawmakers had introduced laws that would restrict abortion access, I wondered if their actions reflected how their districts voted for Prop. 139. I found it didn't: Each LD voted in favor of the right to abortion care.
Despite broad support for abortion access in their Arizona districts, GOP lawmakers push new restrictions
Voters in 2024 passed Proposition 139, a constitutional amendment guaranteeing Arizonans the right to abortion, with nearly 62% support statewide. An AZCIR analysis shows Republican lawmakers responde...
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3 years after AZ voters approved in-state tuition for undocumented students through Prop 308, it’s unclear how many have actually benefited. The state had no centralized system to oversee the law's rollout or ensure consistent implementation, AZCIR found. Read our latest: azcir.org/news/2026/01...
Arizona voters approved in-state tuition for undocumented students. The state left implementation to chance
After Arizona voters approved a 2022 ballot initiative granting in-state tuition to undocumented students, the state put no centralized system in place to track participation or ensure consistent impl...
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read my latest for AZCIR about the implementation of Prop. 308 here: azcir.org/news/2026/01...
Arizona voters approved in-state tuition for undocumented students. The state left implementation to chance
After Arizona voters approved a 2022 ballot initiative granting in-state tuition to undocumented students, the state put no centralized system in place to track participation or ensure consistent impl...
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My colleagues @azcir.org found more than 99% of cropland in the Hualapai Valley Basin is now owned or controlled by out-of-state entities. Read the story here: azcir.org/news/2025/11...
Arizona's Hualapai Valley now a 'de facto transfer basin' for out-of-state interests
Since 2014, an influx of out-of-state interests have drilled nearly 200 agricultural wells in Mohave County’s Hualapai Valley groundwater basin, straining the aquifer and putting residential water sup...
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ICYMI: Ten colleges in Arizona are losing millions of dollars after federal cuts hit grants to minority-serving institutions. Without the additional funds, schools are reducing services that helped raise GPAs and made students feel at home, AZCIR’s @molboha.bsky.social found: bit.ly/4o1dPNF
Arizona colleges face ‘devastating impact’ after Trump slashes grant funds to minority-serving institutions
Ten community colleges and universities in Arizona will lose at least $13.8 million after President Donald Trump's administration cut discretionary funding to minority-serving institutions.
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read my latest, looking at the local impact of federal cuts to minority-serving institutions:
Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting@azcir.org · 10mo agoWhen the Trump administration recently cut certain grants to minority-serving institutions, millions of dollars earmarked for student support at 10 Arizona schools disappeared—forcing some to end student support programs and reduce staff, via AZCIR’s @molboha.bsky.social azcir.org/news/2025/10...
When the Trump administration recently cut certain grants to minority-serving institutions, millions of dollars earmarked for student support at 10 Arizona schools disappeared—forcing some to end student support programs and reduce staff, via AZCIR’s @molboha.bsky.social azcir.org/news/2025/10...
Arizona colleges face ‘devastating impact’ after Trump slashes grant funds to minority-serving institutions
Ten community colleges and universities in Arizona will lose at least $13.8 million after President Donald Trump's administration cut discretionary funding to minority-serving institutions.
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Thanks to @kjzz.org for having @azcir.org's @molboha.bsky.social on to discuss her recent reporting about ICE policies at Arizona's largest universities. Listen in: www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
This reporter looked at Arizona universities' policies about ICE on campus — and how they varied
Back in January, the Trump administration revoked an Obama era memorandum preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement from conducting enforcement actions in certain areas, such as schools, hospital...
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NEW: What would your university do if ICE agents showed up? In Arizona, the answer isn’t always clear. Experts say schools should have explicit protocols, but @azcir.org's @molboha.bsky.social found some of the state’s largest universities don’t. azcir.org/news/2025/09...
Amid student fear and uncertainty, Arizona colleges split on clear policies for ICE on campus
Arizona’s 20 higher education institutions with the largest in-person enrollments are split on providing clear policies for what to do if ICE shows up on campus.
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great work by my colleague @clomahqu.bsky.social. read his latest, looking at a super nuanced issue in the water world, here: azcir.org/news/2025/07...
Tribal water settlement aims to repair generations of exclusion
The Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would repair decades of legal disputes and devote $5 billion to delivering Colorado River water to tribes in northeastern Arizona.
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📣 Exciting news from @azcir.org — we’re welcoming three new investigative reporters: – @molboha.bsky.social: higher education – @allymarkovich.bsky.social: criminal justice – @adriana-navarro.bsky.social: gender, politics & policy Give them a follow!
Thrilled to welcome three new investigative reporters to our @azcir.org team, @molboha.bsky.social, @allymarkovich.bsky.social & @adriana-navarro.bsky.social. Give them a follow—and share your story ideas and tips!
Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting@azcir.org · last yr.📣 Exciting news from @azcir.org — we’re welcoming three new investigative reporters: – @molboha.bsky.social: higher education – @allymarkovich.bsky.social: criminal justice – @adriana-navarro.bsky.social: gender, politics & policy Give them a follow!