What colleges can do to counter coronavirus vaccine hesitancy

Strong uptake of the shots may allow schools to pull back some safety protocols, but getting buy-in on and off campus is critical.

By Danielle McLean • May 10, 2021

President Speaks: How one university plans to zero out its carbon emissions

Changing how it generates energy on campus isn't the only way Miami University, in Ohio, is thinking green.

By Gregory Crawford • May 7, 2021

President Speaks: 5 higher education trends the pandemic is accelerating

Technology, student choice and career prep will factor more heavily into colleges' decision-making going forward, one president explains.

By Adam Weinberg • April 26, 2021

Colorado bill would restrict public details on college president candidates

Public schools would only need to disclose the name of one finalist for the job.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 20, 2021

Adjunct college faculty taking the biggest hit from pandemic job losses

New annual employment data show which faculty groups were most affected by the pandemic-induced reductions.

By Hallie Busta • March 30, 2021

Colleges ready students to get vaccines as eligibility requirements open up

Higher ed institutions are using different tactics to encourage students to find appointments and sign up for shots.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 29, 2021

A learners-first system sounds simple, but changing the status quo won't be easy

Higher ed professor and former college president Peter Smith shares ideas for improving students' lifelong access to education.

By Peter Smith • March 26, 2021

Donor and federal windfalls seed 'transformational' change at HBCUs

The racial reckoning last summer inspired a stream of giving to these schools that stands to shrink institutional equity gaps — if the support continues.

By Danielle McLean • March 19, 2021

University of California strikes open-access publishing deal with Elsevier

The arrangement comes two years after the system let its subscription lapse with the world's largest scientific publisher. 

By Natalie Schwartz • March 17, 2021

3 ways the pandemic is changing colleges' mandate right now

The health crisis is accelerating the need to cater to adult students and unbundle degrees, college officials said during last week's virtual SXSW EDU conference.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 15, 2021

More colleges are planning for a return to in-person instruction in the fall

Their announcements come as schools begin to send out acceptance letters to prospective students.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 4, 2021

What colleges should know about the coronavirus variants

Infectious disease and public health experts discuss whether institutions should step up safety measures in response to the new strains.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 1, 2021

President Speaks: A case for income-share agreements at colleges

Clarkson University, in New York, offers the financing option to around two dozen students a year along with additional academic and career support.

By Tony Collins • Feb. 25, 2021

Can community colleges grow revenue without sacrificing their missions?

Author and consultant Carrie Kisker discusses how design thinking principles can help schools forge a new path.

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 22, 2021

One college is donating to charity in admitted students' honor. Will it get them to enroll?

The University of Puget Sound is rejecting typical school-themed admissions gifts to appeal to a socially conscious generation.

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 19, 2021

President Speaks: How higher education can avoid leaving the humanities behind

The president of Bennington College shares ideas for how universities contending with big budget cuts could work with liberal arts colleges.

By Laura Walker • Feb. 17, 2021

As coronavirus cases persist, colleges lock down campuses

The directives are meant to curb the disease's spread. In the fall, they signaled some institutions were about to send students home.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 17, 2021

President Speaks: Advice for being nimble during trying times

Clarity, intentionality, flexibility and creativity are key as colleges try to manage the crisis, writes the president of Florida International University.

By Mark B. Rosenberg • Feb. 1, 2021

What colleges should know about herd immunity

Health experts predict schools will need to continue safety measures into the fall, especially given the vaccine's slow rollout.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 25, 2021

Colleges head into the spring with varying coronavirus testing strategies

Some schools are testing students frequently while others are using wastewater and contact tracing to target their resources.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 21, 2021

Why a new research group wants to bust regional college myths

"They can't do anything if we continue to undercut them," said Kevin McClure, a higher ed professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 20, 2021

Higher ed leaders condemn Capitol insurrection, police response

College presidents expressed their horror at the mob attack and reaffirmed their commitments to democracy.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 7, 2021

HBCU leaders take active role in coronavirus vaccine education

A handful of college administrators are sharing videos of themselves getting the shots to build widespread trust in them.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 6, 2021

More colleges delay spring classes, return to campus

Observers say these last-minute changes give schools time to avoid post-holiday virus outbreaks and see whether peers can successfully reopen.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 5, 2021

5 higher education trends to watch in 2021

Enrollment changes, a return to campus, the future of admissions testing and more stories we'll be following this year.

By Hallie Busta • Jan. 3, 2021