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OpinionPresident Speaks: Colleges must do more to close the gender gap in financial fluency
The head of Barnard College at Columbia University explains how her institution is improving women's financial literacy on campus.
By Sian Beilock • July 12, 2021 -
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Mills College alumnae sue to halt possible merger
The two plaintiffs — one of whom currently sits on the college's governing board — allege the institution has withheld key financial information.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated July 7, 2021 -
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Georgia's college system still hasn't named a permanent chancellor. What's next?
The current head of the University System of Georgia retires Thursday. Politics has mired the hunt for his replacement.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 30, 2021 -
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Q&ALiving the student life: A glimpse into the job of a university chief experience officer
Quinnipiac's Tom Ellett has spent three decades in dorms — and he's not done yet.
By Hallie Busta • June 25, 2021 -
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Mills College explores merging into Northeastern University to avert closure
The partnership would allow the school to continue awarding degrees, but some say the board hasn't been transparent about its decisions.
By Natalie Schwartz • June 18, 2021 -
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Feedback on PASSHE mergers highlights extent of opposition
Public responses to the Pennsylvania system’s proposal to turn six institutions into two has been largely negative.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 10, 2021 -
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Did COVID-19 spur bigger changes to how colleges run sports?
The allure of Division I and heavy questions around Title IX compliance are weighing on schools' decisions, experts say.
By Hallie Busta • June 7, 2021 -
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The pandemic diminished faculty power at some colleges: survey
The American Association of University Professors polled nearly 400 faculty leaders about how the crisis affected shared governance at their institutions.
By Natalie Schwartz • June 3, 2021 -
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OpinionA better approach to diversity training for faculty
Colleges must reach beyond generic lists and clever acronyms to truly address systemic racism in the sector, one administrator and professor writes.
By H. Tuba Özkan-Haller • June 1, 2021 -
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Deep DiveA chancellor search in Georgia highlights the problems of 'partisan capture'
The state's Republican leaders have a strong hand in the public system's workings — a dynamic observers argue it must break free of.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 1, 2021 -
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College leaders used the pandemic to flout shared governance, AAUP says
The faculty organization ended an investigation into eight colleges, though it says its conclusions apply broadly to the sector.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 26, 2021 -
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Deep DiveWhat 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 -
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OpinionPresident 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 -
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OpinionPresident 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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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OpinionA 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 -
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Deep DiveDonor 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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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OpinionPresident 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 -
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Q&ACan 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
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