Ben Unglesbee
Senior Reporter | @Ben_UnglesbeeBen Unglesbee is a senior reporter with Higher Ed Dive. Prior to joining, he covered finance, sourcing and other business topics for Supply Chain Dive, Retail Dive, Capitol Forum and the St. Louis Business Journal. He started his reporting career covering higher education at the Lawrence Journal-World. A native Midwesterner, he holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas and master’s from the Missouri School of Journalism.
379 articles by Ben Unglesbee
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East Carolina University eyes $25M in cuts
Sept. 5, 2025 -
University of California would need $5B if it lost federal funding, leader says
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George Mason University’s board looks to negotiate with Trump administration
Sept. 3, 2025 -
University of Chicago braces for job cuts amid effort to shed $100M in costs
Sept. 2, 2025 -
Catholic University’s president on balancing budget cuts with growth
Sept. 2, 2025 -
6 higher education trends to watch for in the 2025-26 academic year
Aug. 28, 2025 -
Ohio University to cut 11 academic programs to comply with new law
Aug. 27, 2025 -
Albright College declares ‘remarkable’ turnaround as it borrows $15M from endowment
Aug. 27, 2025 -
Cornell University plans to restructure later this year amid federal funding declines
Aug. 25, 2025 -
‘Wrong and deeply disappointing’: Supreme Court halts order restoring NIH grants
Aug. 22, 2025 -
UCLA consolidates IT, pauses faculty hiring as Trump administration seeks $1B payment
Aug. 21, 2025 -
Utah State University to face state audit amid concerns about former leader’s spending
Aug. 20, 2025 -
University of Iowa launches ‘proactive’ committee to hunt for revenue and boost efficiency
Aug. 19, 2025 -
FTC drops lawsuit against Grand Canyon Education
Aug. 18, 2025 -
Week in review: Details emerge on plans to collect new admissions data
Aug. 18, 2025 -
Judge orders NSF to restore cut funding to UCLA
Aug. 13, 2025 -
Students for Fair Admissions drops lawsuits against West Point, Air Force Academy
Aug. 12, 2025 -
Week in review: Trump administration policies hit colleges’ pocketbooks
Aug. 4, 2025 -
150K fewer international students this fall? That’s what one analysis predicts.
Aug. 1, 2025 -
‘Everything, everywhere, all at once’: How Trump has upended higher ed finance in 2025
July 31, 2025 -
Northwestern University cuts 425 jobs in face of federal funding pressure
July 30, 2025 -
How Cal State is betting on shared services amid funding cuts
July 28, 2025 -
Week in Review: Trump’s attacks on universities roil higher ed
July 28, 2025 -
Antisemitic beliefs rare among faculty, Brandeis University study finds
July 24, 2025 -
‘Inadequate and deeply troubling’: George Mason AAUP votes no confidence in board
July 23, 2025