Suevon Lee
Assistant Managing Editor, Education
Suevon Lee is the assistant managing editor of education at WBUR.
Suevon joined WBUR in May 2022 from Honolulu Civil Beat, where since 2017 she covered K-12 education in Hawaii. She has an extensive background in print and online journalism, with a focus on beat and enterprise reporting and a special interest in community-based journalism.
She previously covered courts and legal issues for the Ocala Star-Banner and Law360, served as editor-in-chief of KoreAm Journal, and was a reporting intern at ProPublica.
Suevon received her bachelor’s degree in English from University of Maryland, College Park. She has a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and a master of studies in law from Yale Law School.
Originally from D.C. and now based in Boston, she enjoys hikes, green spaces, the ocean and exploring the local food and music scene.
Recently published
How Trump’s big law impacts Massachusetts
From health insurance to immigration enforcement and higher ed taxes, the WBUR newsroom took a look at how some key provisions may have an impact on residents and programs in...
'Cheers' fans in Boston toast 'Norm,' the bar regular whose name everyone knew
"Cheers" fans from across Boston and even far away were at the namesake bar in Beacon Tuesday evening where they toasted the late actor's memory and shared some favorite memories...
Harvard to set aside $250 million to support research amid federal funding cuts
The initial allocation will "support critical research activity for a transitional period" as the university looks for other sources of funding after the Trump administration slashed federal funds to the...
Mass. schools scramble for details after ICE begins restoring international students to database
College administrators across Massachusetts scrambled to learn more after attorneys for the Trump administration said Friday the government will reverse course and restore legal status for thousands of international students...
Harvard's lawsuit against the Trump administration paints stark picture of funding freeze
Harvard's complaint Monday provides a glimpse into the expected impacts to the institution after the Trump administration slashed more than $2 billion in federal funding.
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Feds pull more than $2 billion in funding after Harvard rejects 'unprecedented' demands by Trump administration
In a letter to the campus community, Harvard President Alan Garber said lawyers for the school have informed the Trump administration that Harvard "will not surrender its independence or relinquish...
Professor groups sue feds, claim Khalil arrest and visa actions created 'climate of fear' on campuses
In a lawsuit filed in federal district court in Boston Tuesday morning, the professor associations, including at Harvard, argue the government's policies have chilled speech at higher education institutions across...
25 Mass. workers part of U.S. Department of Education's massive downsizing
At least two dozen Massachusetts-based staff will go on administrative leave as the federal Department of Education slashed its workforce by half.
Harvard freezes hiring to assess how federal policy changes impact its finances
Higher education leaders have been on edge since President Trump took office in January and announced a slew of executive actions impacting research and academic institutions.
Mass. among states suing Trump administration over slashed teacher-prep funding
Actions at the federal level have impacted grants that funded a UMass Amherst program to train paraprofessionals to become licensed early childhood educators and a program to train bilingual teachers...