Ben Unglesbee
Senior Reporter | @Ben_UnglesbeeBen Unglesbee has been a senior reporter with Higher Ed Dive since early 2024. He covers institutional finance, operations, closures, mergers and higher ed disruption. Ben started his career covering higher ed at the local level for the Lawrence Journal-World, and he has worked as a business reporter for Supply Chain Dive, Retail Dive, Capitol Forum and the St. Louis Business Journal. His stories have won awards with the Software & Information Industry Association, American Society of Business Publication Editors, Missouri Press Association, Kansas Press Association, and Kansas City Press Club. Get in touch: [email protected]
574 articles by Ben Unglesbee
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Week in review: Trump administration finalizes its 4-year student visa cap
July 20, 2026 -
More than ‘symbolic’: What do no-confidence votes mean in a tense higher ed world?
July 20, 2026 -
Michigan State faculty vote no confidence in board after leadership turmoil
July 16, 2026 -
S&P: Despite enrollment gains, margins have worsened at colleges
July 15, 2026 -
Penn State, Temple and Pitt get boost from new performance-based funding
July 15, 2026 -
University of Nebraska System braces for unexpected $36M state funding cut
July 13, 2026 -
Week in review: Classroom speech has its day in court
July 13, 2026 -
Temple University lays off 40 employees as it tackles deficit
July 10, 2026 -
Faculty groups question DOJ’s Yale admissions claims, balk at potential deal
July 8, 2026 -
Behind Northland’s closure — and the bid to keep its mission alive
July 6, 2026 -
Stuart Bell confirmed as University of Florida president after chaotic approval process
July 1, 2026 -
ETS acquires ACT, consolidating two testing giants
June 30, 2026 -
Virginia and Ohio join effort to design 3-year bachelor’s degrees
June 29, 2026 -
Johns Hopkins lays off 110 employees in the wake of federal research cuts
June 26, 2026 -
Ohio bill would broaden power of university civics center directors
June 26, 2026 -
Court pauses Education Department regulations limiting ‘professional’ degrees
June 25, 2026 -
Private colleges grew revenue last year — but not by enough, Fitch says
June 24, 2026 -
George Mason president’s contract extended after Trump administration spat
June 23, 2026 -
UConn expands budget-tightening measures to close $83.5M deficit
June 22, 2026 -
Kansas board adopts definitions for ban of DEI-CRT in required courses
June 18, 2026 -
Northpoint Bible College ends degree programs after losing accreditation
June 17, 2026 -
Kentucky State gets OK for program cuts amid state-mandated overhaul
June 15, 2026 -
A ‘new normal’: Syracuse faces enrollment dip, first deficit in years
June 12, 2026 -
Marshall University to cut 7 programs, expand others
June 12, 2026 -
University of Denver to consolidate academic structures, cut departments
June 11, 2026
