Hayley Sanchez

Host/Editor

@heyyhayhayley[email protected]

Hayley Sanchez is a host and editor for CPR News.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, University of Colorado Boulder

Professional background:

Hayley Sanchez joined Colorado Public Radio as a Max Wycisk News Fellow in 2018. She worked alongside reporters, producers and editors to sharpen her radio and reporting skills before earning a full-time position as a general assignment reporter and producer.

Previously, Hayley was a digital producer at The Arizona Republic, where she produced the paper’s politics podcast, The Gaggle, and helped manage digital and multimedia content. She’s interned at The Denver Post, The Bulletin in Bend, Ore. and D.C. Witness in Washington. Hayley was also part of the Chips Quinn Scholars and Dow Jones News Fund programs.

University of Colorado Boulder

Racist Incidents On College Campuses Aren’t Just Annual Events. Students Of Color Say Solutions Shouldn’t Be, Either

Even before two Colorado universities had public incidents of racism on campus within months of each other, the universities had long struggled to recruit and retain a diverse student body and staff while making the environment welcoming to all. Students of color at both schools say addressing such critical, personal and ever-present issues once a year with diversity summits and workshops is not enough.