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University of Akron braces for workforce cuts
The public Ohio institution’s president said that rising expenses and cuts in state appropriations have weighed on its budget.
By Ben Unglesbee • Nov. 5, 2024 -
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Harvard University suspends library access for faculty protesters
One legal expert questioned the institution’s decision to penalize participants despite their study-in appearing to be "totally non-disruptive.”
By Laura Spitalniak • Oct. 25, 2024 -
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Grappling with budget woes, colleges and universities are making program cuts and changes that are having a major effect on faculty and staff.
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Saint Louis University lays off 23 staffers, eliminates 130 positions
The private Catholic institution said the cuts were necessary to meet a commitment to reduce expenses by 4% and balance its budget
By Ben Unglesbee • Oct. 21, 2024 -
Nearly 90 Portland State University faculty face potential layoffs
The public university’s AAUP chapter has criticized leadership for turning to job cuts while spending on construction and has questioned its budget stance.
By Ben Unglesbee • Oct. 17, 2024 -
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Columbia University temporarily bans polarizing pro-Israel professor from campus
Shai Davidai lost campus access because he “repeatedly harassed and intimidated” the institution’s employees, a university spokesperson said.
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Western Washington University to nix about 55 jobs amid $18M budget cut
The public institution blamed the structural deficit in part on “lingering pandemic revenue shortfalls,” salary increases and inflation.
By Ben Unglesbee • Oct. 16, 2024 -
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The fallout: A two-part look at the University of the Arts’ closure and legacy
Higher Ed Dive traveled to Philadelphia to chronicle the lasting impact of a beloved arts education institution’s sudden demise.
By Ben Unglesbee • Oct. 14, 2024 -
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AAUP: DEI statements can be valuable to faculty recruiting
The increasing attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts often conflate "institutional values with imposed orthodoxies,” the group said.
By Laura Spitalniak • Oct. 11, 2024 -
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Deep DiveThe fallout: University of the Arts haunted by unanswered questions months after sudden closure
Students and employees were left in the lurch after the nearly 150-year-old institution shuttered with just a week's notice.
By Ben Unglesbee • Oct. 8, 2024 -
Baldwin Wallace University to cut 10 programs, lay off 28 employees
The institution added to reductions announced earlier this year as it works to balance its budget and manage recent enrollment declines.
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Drexel University preps for workforce, benefits cuts after deficit balloons by $22M
The university blamed its financial woes on an enrollment decline, which leaders linked to the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
By Ben Unglesbee • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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Top higher education conferences to attend in 2025
We’re rounding up a list of events to help college leaders and administrators plan their calendar for next year.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 1, 2024 -
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The next wave of college cuts is already here
Institutions continue to ax majors and lay off employees to cope with rising costs and constrained enrollment.
By Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 30, 2024 -
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What traits make a great college president?
Top education executives most commonly listed attributes like trustworthiness and resilience as very relevant to their presidencies in a recent study by Academic Search.
By Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 27, 2024 -
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How colleges can close the persistent wage gap
Experts pointed to pay audits, pay transparency, standardizing promotions and improving workplaces as ways to tackle the issue.
By Danielle McLean • Sept. 26, 2024 -
3 Western Michigan U faculty unions vote no confidence in president
The resolution comes amid threats of a labor strike after protracted negotiations over compensation and healthcare.
By Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 23, 2024 -
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University of California faces unfair labor charge alleging free speech supression
Several faculty groups accuse the system of chilling academic instruction and retaliating against those who participated in pro-Palestinian protests.
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Temple University strikes tentative deal with faculty union
The five-year contract would give full-time union employees $10,000 across-the-board raises, the Temple Association of University Professionals said.
By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 19, 2024 -
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UNC System colleges eliminate 59 DEI-related positions
All 17 of the network’s colleges had until the beginning of this month to comply with the system ban on diversity, equity and inclusion jobs and offices.
By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 12, 2024 -
Wittenberg University to cut 5 majors, 40 employees
The Ohio-based nonprofit is eliminating staff and faculty roles as it tries to balance its budget by fiscal 2027.
By Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 10, 2024 -
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Attacks on higher ed could portend Southern ‘brain drain,’ AAUP says
Almost half of surveyed members saw a decline in applications for faculty positions, and more than a quarter reported seeking jobs elsewhere.
By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 10, 2024 -
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University of Dayton to shed faculty, weigh program cuts
The private institution has avoided deficits and steep enrollment declines, but wants to maintain ‘relative institutional strength.’
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Cal State San Bernardino braces for budget cuts amid $1B system deficit
With cuts and delays in state higher ed funding, the campus is grappling with a “devastating” budget crisis, its president said.
By Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 6, 2024 -
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University of Iowa employee bilked nearly $1M from campus machine shop, audit finds
A manager of the shop used staff and equipment to do work on behalf of a business he owned, according to a state auditor report.
By Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 5, 2024 -
Rider University cuts student newspaper budget amid wider reductions
The New Jersey-based private nonprofit has been struggling with declining enrollment and is trying to shrink operating deficits.
By Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 5, 2024
