The White House coronavirus task force has advice for colleges. Are they listening?

Deciding what public health guidance to follow is proving difficult. 

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 14, 2020

Can business execs be good college presidents in the COVID-19 era?

One university leader's recent departure highlights the importance of understanding shared governance, especially for those new to higher ed.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Oct. 13, 2020

U of Maine System gets $240M to launch engineering college, expand programs

The system is one of several higher education entities in the state to benefit from $500 million in grants from a Maine-based foundation.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 9, 2020

Colleges' coronavirus testing strategies inconsistent: analysis

An NPR analysis finds many schools are only screening students who feel sick or were exposed to the virus.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 6, 2020

More research ties uptick in coronavirus cases to college campus reopenings

The CDC found a significant increase in the virus among people ages 18 to 22 in early August through September.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 30, 2020

Pennsylvania college system redesign full of unknowns

The financially struggling PASSHE has drawn ire for announcing plans to integrate several schools before details are ironed out.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 24, 2020

What's Next: It'll take more than a pandemic to end the U.S. News rankings

Little is expected to change with the country's popular guide for college decision-making.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 23, 2020

Faculty association to investigate 7 colleges over governance during the pandemic

The American Association of University Professors says it received complaints that college leaders have been making cuts without faculty input.

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Sept. 23, 2020

Campus reopenings linked to thousands of new daily coronavirus cases: report

The study shows that areas where colleges opened all or mostly online for the fall term did not see the same uptick.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 22, 2020

UNC expands system president's power to pick campus leaders

Faculty widely oppose the change, which allows Peter Hans to introduce candidates for chancellorships.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 17, 2020

Big Ten's football reversal may spur other changes to fall sports

The league was under immense pressure to play, resulting in a decision experts say was rash.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 16, 2020

U of Michigan graduate workers end strike, but pressure on university remains

Votes of no confidence in the university's president and its reopening plans narrowly failed Wednesday.

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Sept. 17, 2020

Colleges scrap spring break to limit coronavirus spread

While school officials can't so easily influence students' behavior, they can control the academic calendar, one higher ed professor said.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 15, 2020

PASSHE plans to 'affiliate' 3 universities as it tackles financial woes

The Pennsylvania system has yet to announce details of the arrangement, which differs from officials' original proposal this summer.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 15, 2020

Here's what changed in this year's U.S. News college rankings

The publication is taking a closer look at student debt and letting test-blind schools onto the list.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 14, 2020

Adtalem to buy Walden U in $1.5B deal expanding healthcare programs

Laureate Education is selling the for-profit online college, which enrolls around 50,000 students, as it looks to grow outside the U.S.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 11, 2020

With fall off to a sputtering start, colleges look ahead to spring

Several schools have announced their academic plans for the upcoming term, with a focus on online and hybrid classes.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 10, 2020

Inside a private university's decision to create a 2-year college

Drake University plans to start offering associate degrees in 2021 for students seeking an alternative to typical academic programs.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 9, 2020

Colleges met with strikes, collective action over fall reopening plans

Administrators should include faculty members in decision-making and negotiate with their unions over pandemic-related concerns, experts said.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 8, 2020

What's Next: How will the pandemic change college football?

Students and observers are questioning whether players should be treated better and if athletic departments need to be funded differently.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 4, 2020

Is robust coronavirus testing enough to prevent college outbreaks?

Illinois' flagship was lauded for its testing strategy, but a recent spike in campus cases has officials blaming students.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 3, 2020

Will fall bring more campus closures as coronavirus cases climb?

Moving classes online temporarily can give administrators a chance to mitigate the virus's spread, experts note.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 2, 2020

Grand Canyon Education announces MOU with Valparaiso U

The proposed partnership for online and hybrid healthcare and grad programs is part of the public company's shift from for-profit college operator to OPM.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 1, 2020

Why taking the 'long-ball view' is critical for college leaders during the pandemic

The president of Jackson College, in Michigan, shares why the institution made an early call to stay online this fall. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 28, 2020

College journalists push back on campus reopenings

These students have been among the loudest voices calling out administrators for what they say are unsafe conditions.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 25, 2020