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Bowdoin raises minimum wage to $17 per hour to attract workers
The college had been planning to raise wages next year. But it hopes making the change earlier will help combat labor shortages on campus.
By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 26, 2021 -
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Should breakthrough infections change colleges' fall plans?
Duke University, which is requiring the vaccine, reported dozens of such cases last week but experts say some should be expected.
By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 17, 2021 -
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Colleges prepare for the pandemic's second fall termUniversity of Texas at San Antonio to start fall with virtual classes amid delta surge
The university cited models showing the current spike of coronavirus infections fading in September.
By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 12, 2021 -
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Colleges prepare for the pandemic's second fall termHow colleges are responding to the CDC's new mask guidelines
While some schools are adding mask mandates, others are ignoring the guidance or have their hands tied by state policies.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 29, 2021 -
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Q&AHow Ithaca College's president stressed diversity and inclusion 'from the core'
Shirley Collado looks back on her time leading the liberal arts college as she prepares to take over at completion program College Track.
By Rick Seltzer • July 15, 2021 -
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2 Boston colleges mandate weekly coronavirus testing — even for vaccinated students
Northeastern and Boston universities are keeping stringent safety measures in place for the fall term as other colleges relax their policies.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 15, 2021 -
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OpinionPresident Speaks: Colleges must do more to close the gender gap in financial fluency
The head of Barnard College at Columbia University explains how her institution is improving women's financial literacy on campus.
By Sian Beilock • July 12, 2021 -
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Mills College alumnae sue to halt possible merger
The two plaintiffs — one of whom currently sits on the college's governing board — allege the institution has withheld key financial information.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated July 7, 2021 -
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Georgia's college system still hasn't named a permanent chancellor. What's next?
The current head of the University System of Georgia retires Thursday. Politics has mired the hunt for his replacement.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 30, 2021 -
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Q&ALiving the student life: A glimpse into the job of a university chief experience officer
Quinnipiac's Tom Ellett has spent three decades in dorms — and he's not done yet.
By Hallie Busta • June 25, 2021 -
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Mills College explores merging into Northeastern University to avert closure
The partnership would allow the school to continue awarding degrees, but some say the board hasn't been transparent about its decisions.
By Natalie Schwartz • June 18, 2021 -
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Feedback on PASSHE mergers highlights extent of opposition
Public responses to the Pennsylvania system’s proposal to turn six institutions into two has been largely negative.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 10, 2021 -
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Did COVID-19 spur bigger changes to how colleges run sports?
The allure of Division I and heavy questions around Title IX compliance are weighing on schools' decisions, experts say.
By Hallie Busta • June 7, 2021 -
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The pandemic diminished faculty power at some colleges: survey
The American Association of University Professors polled nearly 400 faculty leaders about how the crisis affected shared governance at their institutions.
By Natalie Schwartz • June 3, 2021 -
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OpinionA better approach to diversity training for faculty
Colleges must reach beyond generic lists and clever acronyms to truly address systemic racism in the sector, one administrator and professor writes.
By H. Tuba Ă–zkan-Haller • June 1, 2021 -
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Deep DiveA chancellor search in Georgia highlights the problems of 'partisan capture'
The state's Republican leaders have a strong hand in the public system's workings — a dynamic observers argue it must break free of.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 1, 2021 -
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College leaders used the pandemic to flout shared governance, AAUP says
The faculty organization ended an investigation into eight colleges, though it says its conclusions apply broadly to the sector.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 26, 2021 -
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Deep DiveWhat colleges can do to counter coronavirus vaccine hesitancy
Strong uptake of the shots may allow schools to pull back some safety protocols, but getting buy-in on and off campus is critical.
By Danielle McLean • May 10, 2021 -
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OpinionPresident Speaks: How one university plans to zero out its carbon emissions
Changing how it generates energy on campus isn't the only way Miami University, in Ohio, is thinking green.
By Gregory Crawford • May 7, 2021 -
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OpinionPresident Speaks: 5 higher education trends the pandemic is accelerating
Technology, student choice and career prep will factor more heavily into colleges' decision-making going forward, one president explains.
By Adam Weinberg • April 26, 2021 -
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Colorado bill would restrict public details on college president candidates
Public schools would only need to disclose the name of one finalist for the job.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 20, 2021 -
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Adjunct college faculty taking the biggest hit from pandemic job losses
New annual employment data show which faculty groups were most affected by the pandemic-induced reductions.
By Hallie Busta • March 30, 2021 -
Colleges ready students to get vaccines as eligibility requirements open up
Higher ed institutions are using different tactics to encourage students to find appointments and sign up for shots.
By Natalie Schwartz • March 29, 2021 -
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OpinionA learners-first system sounds simple, but changing the status quo won't be easy
Higher ed professor and former college president Peter Smith shares ideas for improving students' lifelong access to education.
By Peter Smith • March 26, 2021 -
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Deep DiveDonor and federal windfalls seed 'transformational' change at HBCUs
The racial reckoning last summer inspired a stream of giving to these schools that stands to shrink institutional equity gaps — if the support continues.
By Danielle McLean • March 19, 2021
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