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.
305 articles by Ben Unglesbee
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‘The gatekeepers’: Trump’s action on accreditation sparks concerns over government intrusion
April 24, 2025 -
Limestone University may have a ‘lifeline’ to avert closure
April 23, 2025 -
Federal cuts are putting university finances at risk, S&P says
April 22, 2025 -
Minnesota college leaders eye tuition hikes as costs rise and state funding flatlines
April 18, 2025 -
This week in 5 numbers: Another year of growth for faculty salaries
April 18, 2025 -
Limestone University needs $6M to avoid shutdown or going online-only
April 17, 2025 -
Georgia Southern and East Georgia State merger gets green light from system board
April 17, 2025 -
Faculty salaries grow but still lag pre-pandemic era
April 11, 2025 -
Talladega College lands $15M loan as it cleans up its finances
April 10, 2025 -
East Georgia State to merge into Georgia Southern under Perdue’s plan
April 10, 2025 -
Sonoma State turnaround plan calls for boosting enrollment 20%
April 8, 2025 -
Judge permanently blocks NIH’s plan to cap funding, setting up appeals battle
April 7, 2025 -
UC San Diego preps budget for up to a $500M hit from federal cuts
April 4, 2025 -
Researchers sue NIH over mass cuts to DEI grants
April 3, 2025 -
Scholar warns of chilling speech in higher ed after NYU canceled her presentation
April 2, 2025 -
Rosemont College in Pennsylvania to combine with Villanova University
April 1, 2025 -
Trump administration suspends dozens of Princeton University’s research grants
April 1, 2025 -
Columbia interim president is out after less than 8 months
March 31, 2025 -
University of New Orleans should rejoin LSU system, state board says
March 28, 2025 -
Education Department reopens IDR student loan plan applications
March 27, 2025 -
‘You can’t create 18-year-olds’: What can colleges do amid demographic upheaval?
March 27, 2025 -
University of Pennsylvania ordered to stop work on $175M in federal contracts
March 26, 2025 -
‘Undercutting your future’: What a higher endowment tax would mean for colleges
March 26, 2025 -
AAUP and AFT sue Trump administration over threats to defund Columbia University
March 25, 2025 -
AAUP, AFT sue to block Education Department dismantling
March 24, 2025