New plan for SUNY doesn't break from systemness

Like them or not, Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposals support goals that fit the essence of systemness, say two leaders who helped define the term.

By Nancy Zimpher and Jason Lane • Jan. 27, 2022

More than half of college students support exposure to all types of speech on campus, survey finds

Views about freedom of speech diverged significantly by partisan affiliation, race and ethnicity, according to data from the Knight Foundation and Ipsos.

By Rick Seltzer • Jan. 25, 2022

U of Wisconsin system picks attorney with no higher ed background as president

The regent board chose Jay Rothman, chief executive of a law firm, over one of its chancellors.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 24, 2022

Bring more early career scholars into the administrative fold

Programs involving graduate students in college operations can improve higher ed and prepare a new generation to lead it, a Ph.D. candidate argues.

By Edgar Virgüez • Jan. 19, 2022

After U of Michigan president's ouster, faculty seek more empathetic leader

Mark Schlissel didn't convince campus he was listening. Now he's been fired for an affair with a subordinate. Can the next president change the culture?

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 18, 2022

Public colleges' presidential searches would be secret under new Florida bill

The legislation suggests having an open process risks applicants' current jobs if it becomes known they are seeking employment elsewhere.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 13, 2022

Inside one college's move to a 4-day workweek

Staff and administrators at D'Youville College, in New York, will work 32 hours a week for the same compensation they had at five days per week. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 7, 2022

3 in 4 professors are White. Here's how colleges are trying to diversify faculty.

Institutions spend millions on efforts like cluster hiring in an attempt to respond to protests and employ faculty who look more like the students on campus.

By Liz Farmer • Dec. 21, 2021

SUNY chancellor resigns after caustic comments against Cuomo accuser

Jim Malatras had the support of the system's governing board but faced widespread calls to step down.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 9, 2021

Uncertainty lurks as college leaders eye end of federal relief funding

Non-elite colleges were resilient in the face of pandemic-driven changes, administrators tell a liberal think tank. But stability remains elusive.

By Rick Seltzer • Dec. 8, 2021

College health association stresses vaccines in coronavirus guidance for spring 2022

The American College Health Association emphasized the need for institutions to be flexible, especially as public health guidance evolves.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 7, 2021

Inside one group's efforts to depoliticize UNC-Chapel Hill's governance

A coalition of faculty, alumni and others want to combat partisan influence they link to scandals over the last decade.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 7, 2021

How Bennett College's new board chair sees its microcollege model developing

Kwanza Jones takes over as board chair at the North Carolina HBCU as it tries to move forward from financial and accreditation struggles.

By Rick Seltzer • Dec. 2, 2021

How hiring college presidents has changed, and how to make it better

Today's colleges frequently use search firms to hire leaders. This three-part series asks what that means and what can be safely outsourced.

Nov. 23, 2021

How to improve hiring of college presidents

Don't outsource control of a search, two higher ed leadership researchers say. Finding a president is too important and expensive of an undertaking.

By Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein • Nov. 17, 2021

The people hiring college presidents don't have experience as college presidents

A review of nearly two dozen people leading college executive searches found few had experience in the big chair on campus.

By Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein • Nov. 16, 2021

A fundamental change in hiring college presidents is unfolding

Presidents are growing more diverse and staying for shorter stints, 40 years of hiring show. But using search firms in hiring may be the real change.

By Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein • Nov. 15, 2021

Alabama governor's chief of staff to take the reins at U of South Alabama

The appointment fits a recent trend of policymakers moving into college leadership positions amid questions about their academic qualifications.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 11, 2021

Georgia system chancellor defends tenure changes to AAUP

The University System of Georgia's acting leader said "due process is and will remain a core tenet" of policies governing post-tenure review processes.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Nov. 3, 2021

Pennsylvania system presses for more state funding amid merger progress

PASSHE is seeking a 15% boost in appropriations to $550 million, a cash infusion leaders say will help make it more affordable.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 15, 2021

Faculty participation in presidential searches has fallen, AAUP finds

The faculty group also reports that about half of colleges don't disclose finalists for the chief executive.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 13, 2021

What does a college changemaker do, now that he's gotten what he wanted?

Dan Greenstein spent nearly three years building toward a merger vote in the Pennsylvania system. Can his administration move from planning to doing?

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 8, 2021

Can colleges compete with companies like Coursera?

Arthur Levine discusses how trends like personalized education are unfolding, what's driving them, and what can go right or wrong for colleges.

By Rick Seltzer • Sept. 28, 2021

Hurricane Ida continues to scramble campus plans and force schools online

New Orleans colleges bused students to evacuation points, and campuses in the Northeast closed amid damage, flooding and power outages.

By Rick Seltzer • Sept. 2, 2021

Empty campus communications can't replace real diversity, equity and inclusion work

Two higher ed communication consultants say actions speak louder than words when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion.

By Teresa Valerio Parrot and Erin Hennessy • Aug. 31, 2021