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Colleges seek better ways to rename buildings

Campuses consider policies for renaming buildings as higher ed reexamines who deserves to be honored. Has a shared framework emerged?

By Laura Spitalniak • March 22, 2022

Why Chatham University brought back tenure 17 years after getting rid of it

The change will ease recruiting and let faculty diversify their work, says Joseph MacNeil, who led a committee that recommended reinstating tenure.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 17, 2022

AAUP strikes deal with AFT in bid to boost organizing power

All AAUP members would become members of the AFT under the deal, scheduled to be formally approved this summer.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 7, 2022

Florida public colleges' presidential searches will be confidential under new law

Supporters of the measure said publicly naming applicants could jeopardize their current employment.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated March 16, 2022

President Speaks: 5 ways small faith-based colleges can overcome today's biggest challenges

Leaders can help institutions meet difficult circumstances with creative ideas, says the president of Greenville University, in Illinois.

By Suzanne Davis • March 7, 2022

Colleges offer counseling, resources to students following invasion of Ukraine

Nationwide, institutions are working to identify and support students as they attempt to get in contact with loved ones and maintain their immigration status.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 3, 2022

5 ways to support employees affected by global crises

Russia's invasion of Ukraine set the globe on edge and upped workers' stress. Disaster psychologists explain how employers can be supportive.

By Emilie Shumway • March 2, 2022

How U.S. higher ed is reacting to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

MIT cuts ties with a technology institute it helped create in Russia. College presidents share personal thoughts. Faculty publicly discuss conflict's roots.

By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 28, 2022

I'm a college president. Teaching a 101-level course reminded me how important compassion is right now.

Kindness is key in helping students succeed during the pandemic, Pace University's president writes. Faculty and staff need compassion, too.

By Marvin Krislov • Feb. 22, 2022

Morgan State, Southern Poverty Law Center leaders testify on bomb threats against HBCUs

They urged lawmakers to help prevent future threats, which have taken a toll on students' mental health.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 17, 2022

As bomb threats keep targeting HBCUs, 64 higher ed groups tell Congress to act

The acts of terror strike at institutions that are symbols of Black strength and achievement, the American Council on Education wrote.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 15, 2022

What can institutions do to get ahead of a fast-changing higher ed market?

Universities need to reconsider their place in the world, according to a report from consulting firm EY that prompts leaders to look far into the future.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 14, 2022

Fired U of Michigan president could stay as faculty member

Mark Schlissel is entitled to a tenured professorship despite being dismissed over a relationship with a subordinate, the university says.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 31, 2022

Women-led colleges have better pay equity but are less common

Two new reports illustrate the extent to which gender inequities persist in the upper ranks of college administration.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 27, 2022

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