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.
329 articles by Ben Unglesbee
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For-profit performing arts college in New York to close
June 5, 2025 -
University of Idaho abandons plan to acquire University of Phoenix
June 4, 2025 -
‘Finally’: Keystone College completes merger with nonprofit
June 3, 2025 -
FY26 budget plan would slash maximum Pell Grant by nearly a quarter
June 2, 2025 -
Week in review: Trump administration targets Chinese student visas
June 2, 2025 -
16 states sue National Science Foundation over wide-reaching research cuts
May 30, 2025 -
How accreditors are navigating a new, anxious environment under Trump
May 29, 2025 -
Penn State University’s board greenlights plan to close 7 campuses
May 27, 2025 -
The reconciliation bill cleared the House. Here’s how it would change higher ed.
May 22, 2025 -
Spring enrollment rises 3.2%, with community colleges leading the way
May 22, 2025 -
Maryland regents allow furloughs and salary cuts for public universities
May 20, 2025 -
Colleges could be targeted anew under fraud law, DOJ says
May 20, 2025 -
New Jersey City University takes key step to become part of Kean University
May 16, 2025 -
‘Gross mismanagement’: Bacone College sent into liquidation
May 15, 2025 -
State and local funding for public colleges up 18% from pre-pandemic levels, SHEEO says
May 14, 2025 -
Judge greenlights racketeering lawsuit against Grand Canyon Education
May 12, 2025 -
University of Arizona has balanced budget in sight after massive deficits
May 9, 2025 -
Johnson & Wales University to lay off 91 faculty and staff
May 8, 2025 -
Trump administration cuts off Harvard University from future research grant funding
May 6, 2025 -
Risk-sharing: A ‘well-intentioned’ disaster for colleges?
May 6, 2025 -
Duke University offers buyouts and signals future layoffs as federal cuts hit
May 1, 2025 -
Limestone University to close after fundraising blitz falls short
April 30, 2025 -
Johns Hopkins University self-funds some research in wake of federal cuts
April 29, 2025 -
St. Andrews University announces abrupt closure
April 28, 2025 -
‘The gatekeepers’: Trump’s action on accreditation sparks concerns over government intrusion
April 24, 2025