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

Inside one group's efforts to depoliticize UNC-Chapel Hill's governance

A coalition of faculty, alumni and others want to combat partisan influence they link to scandals over the last decade.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 7, 2021

How Bennett College's new board chair sees its microcollege model developing

Kwanza Jones takes over as board chair at the North Carolina HBCU as it tries to move forward from financial and accreditation struggles.

By Rick Seltzer • Dec. 2, 2021

How hiring college presidents has changed, and how to make it better

Today's colleges frequently use search firms to hire leaders. This three-part series asks what that means and what can be safely outsourced.

Nov. 23, 2021

How to improve hiring of college presidents

Don't outsource control of a search, two higher ed leadership researchers say. Finding a president is too important and expensive of an undertaking.

By Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein • Nov. 17, 2021

The people hiring college presidents don't have experience as college presidents

A review of nearly two dozen people leading college executive searches found few had experience in the big chair on campus.

By Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein • Nov. 16, 2021

A fundamental change in hiring college presidents is unfolding

Presidents are growing more diverse and staying for shorter stints, 40 years of hiring show. But using search firms in hiring may be the real change.

By Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein • Nov. 15, 2021