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.
486 articles by Ben Unglesbee
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Public colleges could face pressure amid state budget woes, Fitch says
March 6, 2026 -
The New School to shrink workforce by 7% — with more cuts to come
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Lawmakers mull $15M in emergency funding for Southern Oregon University
March 5, 2026 -
Education Department urged to broaden ‘professional’ student definition
March 3, 2026 -
Week in Review: The University of California braces for another federal fight
March 2, 2026 -
University of Iowa seeks to cut 7 degrees
Feb. 26, 2026 -
Washington University to acquire St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Feb. 26, 2026 -
DOJ sues University of California over antisemitism allegations in latest salvo
Feb. 24, 2026 -
Lawmakers release $8.8M of Utah State University’s funding after audit
Feb. 23, 2026 -
Can Drexel’s new president make the university into a household name?
Feb. 23, 2026 -
Week in review: UT System limits ‘controversial’ instruction
Feb. 23, 2026 -
Trump administration drops appeal over its $1.2B demand from UC system
Feb. 20, 2026 -
University of Texas System adopts new teaching limits despite faculty concerns
Feb. 19, 2026 -
University of North Texas braces for budget cuts amid $45M deficit
Feb. 18, 2026 -
University of Texas System considers restrictions on ‘controversial’ teaching
Feb. 18, 2026 -
Labouré College to close in August
Feb. 13, 2026 -
Lourdes University in Ohio closing at end of academic year
Feb. 13, 2026 -
Down 9.2%: Colleges see drop in new gifts to endowments
Feb. 12, 2026 -
Accreditor takes North Idaho College off probation
Feb. 11, 2026 -
Defense Department cuts academic ties with Harvard
Feb. 9, 2026 -
Santa Monica College approves dozens of layoffs to target shortfalls
Feb. 9, 2026 -
‘An urgent operational reality’: Southern Oregon University faces looming cash shortfall
Feb. 4, 2026 -
Princeton moves to tighten budgets as investment markets slow
Feb. 4, 2026 -
Duke’s budget and employee cuts called into question by audit
Feb. 2, 2026 -
Penn undergoes another round of budget-tightening measures
Jan. 30, 2026
