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.
455 articles by Ben Unglesbee
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In rapid about-face, Morris Brown College brings back president it fired
Jan. 21, 2026 -
Federal policy uncertainty is disrupting planning, college leaders say
Jan. 21, 2026 -
Nevada public colleges eye tuition hikes to spare some 300 jobs
Jan. 16, 2026 -
Hampshire College faces closure risk if it can’t refinance debt, audit says
Jan. 16, 2026 -
California College of the Arts to close, Vanderbilt to take over campus
Jan. 14, 2026 -
Senate advances bills rejecting Trump’s efforts to slash research funding
Jan. 13, 2026 -
California public colleges would get millions in new funding under Newsom plan
Jan. 12, 2026 -
Connecticut Democrats pitch plan for state-level graduate loan program
Jan. 9, 2026 -
How many graduate borrowers will be impacted by the looming lending limits?
Jan. 9, 2026 -
6 higher education trends to watch in 2026
Jan. 8, 2026 -
UNL faculty blast chancellor’s $1.1M severance payout amid budget cuts
Jan. 7, 2026 -
NIH cap on indirect research costs struck down on appeal
Jan. 6, 2026 -
What’s in NIH’s settlement over delayed research funding?
Jan. 5, 2026 -
What 3 credit ratings agencies forecast for higher ed in 2026
Jan. 5, 2026 -
Pomona College considers acquiring Claremont Graduate University
Dec. 22, 2025 -
Trump administration appeals ruling in Harvard University case
Dec. 19, 2025 -
Christian Brothers University to cut 16 faculty jobs
Dec. 19, 2025 -
Coursera to acquire Udemy to create $2.5B MOOC giant
Dec. 17, 2025 -
DePaul University cuts nearly 8% of staff
Dec. 16, 2025 -
Education Department recognizes Grand Canyon University as a nonprofit
Dec. 15, 2025 -
DeSantis wants to give USF’s Sarasota campus to New College of Florida
Dec. 12, 2025 -
Guilford College comes off accreditor probation after budget cuts
Dec. 10, 2025 -
Wisconsin public universities could start shedding programs more rapidly
Dec. 10, 2025 -
University of Nebraska regents approve cutting 4 programs at flagship
Dec. 8, 2025 -
Yale expects layoffs as leaders brace for $300M in endowment taxes
Dec. 5, 2025