8 big questions as colleges start fall 2022

Will higher ed’s financial picture clear? Can campuses innovate? Is a new generation of presidents ready to rise to the moment?

By Rick Seltzer • Sept. 6, 2022

Last week’s big number: 25 times more likely to have a parent with a Ph.D.

A recap of last week’s major higher ed news starts with a look at faculty members’ family backgrounds.

By Higher Ed Dive Staff • Sept. 5, 2022

Florida senator, a DeSantis ally, has clear path to become next leader of the state’s university system

A search committee recommended state Sen. Ray Rodrigues, who’s sponsored high-profile viewpoint diversity, post-tenure review and accreditation laws.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 29, 2022

Higher ed leaders praised the White House’s debt forgiveness plan — as a good start

Many viewed the student loan forgiveness as a much-need tourniquet, not as the complete solution to college's affordability crisis.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 24, 2022

Stop requiring diversity statements when hiring, academic freedom group says

The Academic Freedom Alliance calls diversity, equity and inclusion tests "forced pledges of conformity" amid struggles over hiring practices.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 23, 2022

How can leaders bridge the gap between higher ed and employers?

Report suggests making culture changes in higher ed and finding places colleges and employers can share space.

By Lilah Burke • Aug. 17, 2022

Indiana University, Purdue University lay plans to split IUPUI in 2 years

The 52-year-old Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis will be divvied up as leaders seek research and industry collaboration opportunities.

By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 16, 2022

NACUBO president dies shortly after saying she would step down

Susan Whealler Johnston died Friday after fighting cancer, the National Association of College and University Business Officers said.

By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 15, 2022

Fluid students flowing in and out of education are higher ed’s future. Here’s how colleges must adapt.

The Universities at Shady Grove's executive director adapts the fluid fan idea reshaping the business of sports, shedding light on higher ed's future.

By Anne Khademian • Aug. 15, 2022

President Speaks: What Agnes Scott College learned about recreating in-person experiences online

The private women’s college prides itself on offering in-person experiences, but it had to switch gears during the early days of the pandemic.

By Leocadia I. Zak • Aug. 8, 2022

Retiring York College president discusses walking a fine political line

Pamela Gunter-Smith reflects on her lengthy academic career and decade at the nonprofit institution in Pennsylvania.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 5, 2022

Thought leader is a vague job, but it still carries great responsibility

Two higher ed communications professionals outline recommendations and warn against pitfalls for campus leaders who publicly discuss big ideas.

By Jenny Petty and Teresa Valerio Parrot • Aug. 1, 2022

Over half of higher ed employees likely to seek another job, survey finds

Data from CUPA-HR also suggests workers are dissatisfied with a lack of opportunities to work remotely.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 22, 2022

Colleges are being hit by the Great Resignation. What can they do?

Retention and turnover were frequent topics at the National Association of College and University Business Officers' annual meeting. So were solutions.

By Rick Seltzer • July 22, 2022

Last week's big number: $975,000

A recap of last week's major higher ed news looks at the new University of Michigan president's compensation and contract.

By Higher Ed Dive Staff • July 18, 2022

U of Michigan won't give new president Santa Ono a faculty job if fired, breaking precedent

Mark Schlissel, the former president dismissed for an alleged inappropriate employee relationship, was allowed to keep his tenured professorship.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 15, 2022

U of Michigan picks Santa Ono as new president, months after ouster of Mark Schlissel

Ono, president and vice chancellor of the University of British Columbia, is one of the most prominent names in higher education leadership.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 13, 2022

Faculty focus on belonging can improve student experiences and grades, report finds

The Student Experience Project shares lessons from work with 295 professors.

By Laura Spitalniak • July 13, 2022

Researchers could only collect asset manager diversity data for 16 of 50 wealthy colleges

More than two-thirds of the wealthiest 25 private and 25 public colleges declined to share their asset manager rosters for analysis.

By Laura Spitalniak • July 7, 2022

Columbia U will skip next U.S. News rankings amid probe into data accuracy

The Ivy League institution said it was still reviewing allegations made by one of its professors that it was providing inaccurate information.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 1, 2022

'Accessibility is a journey': A DEI expert on disability rights

Employers can wait for a worker to request reasonable accommodations under the ADA, but Kelly Hermann asks: Why not be accommodating from the start?

By Caroline Colvin • July 1, 2022

New student housing slows from pace seen in 2010s

Just 26,000 new beds will be delivered by private developers this fall — a significant pullback from delivery rates through the previous decade.

By Mary Salmonsen • June 28, 2022

Higher ed leaders decry the overturning of Roe v. Wade

Some college leaders expressed concern and promised to help their students and employees retain access to abortions.

By Laura Spitalniak • June 27, 2022

Those of us who remember pre-Roe campuses recognize the challenges colleges now face

A former college president asks what institutions will do to prevent women's gains in higher ed from evaporating.

By Jo Ellen Parker • June 24, 2022

Last week’s big number: 70 bills to restrict college instruction

A recap of last week's major higher ed news includes an argument against laws targeting classrooms and shows how much colleges relied on relief funding.

By Higher Ed Dive Staff • June 13, 2022