How Hampshire College is rebuilding its enrollment

"You have got to be very clear about what you do well and how what you do well matters," President Ed Wingenbach said.

By Rick Seltzer • May 27, 2022

College leaders on Uvalde shooting: 'unacceptable and heartbreaking'

Several college presidents called for gun control and culture change after the Texas elementary school shooting that killed children and teachers.

By Rick Seltzer • May 26, 2022

'Waiting for the next thing': What it's like teaching after a mass shooting

Educators are expected to teach through emotional and psychological side effects reaching far beyond communities impacted by tragedies.

By Naaz Modan • May 26, 2022

Attacks on new UW-Madison chancellor show how culture wars have come for college presidents

Experts say GOP rhetoric on selection of UCLA law dean Jennifer Mnookin undermines higher ed's autonomy and mission to serve the public good.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 20, 2022

Students, higher ed leaders diverge on post-COVID priorities

Survey says a quarter of North American colleges indicate they will stick to in-person teaching, but most students prefer a mixed course load.

By Laura Spitalniak • May 17, 2022

Colleges must improve their data use for racial equity efforts

In today's volatile political era, data can limit or expand what we understand about inequity on campus, argues a University of Michigan researcher.

By W. Carson Byrd • May 16, 2022

One year in, momentum builds from the Postsecondary Value Commission's work

Three members of the commission take stock of what higher ed has accomplished — and what is still to come.

By Mamie Voight, Mildred García and José Luis Cruz Rivera • May 12, 2022

Georgia system downsizes faculty role in presidential searches

Officials said a new process will bring consistency, but a faculty group argues the change flies in the face of shared governance.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 10, 2022

President Speaks: Why free speech and diversity and inclusion go hand in hand on campus

The president of DePauw University draws her commitment to free speech from growing up in a diverse working-class neighborhood.

By Lori White • May 2, 2022

Defense research funding for HBCUs, minority institutions lags, report says

The Pentagon trails other federal agencies in share of R&D spending for HBCUs and other institutions with a large share of minority students.

By Laura Spitalniak • April 29, 2022

Advisers for Mississippi public college president searches are now secret. They won't even know each other.

New policy change by the state's governing board makes the names of these group members confidential, even between each other.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 28, 2022

The humanities are the missing factor in tackling America’s free speech problem

The humanities offer tools to approach topics with openness, tolerance and curiosity, write a dean and a real estate developer.

By Alain-Philippe Durand and Bennett Dorrance • April 25, 2022

How Valerie Ashby plans to succeed outsized figure Freeman Hrabowski as head of UMBC

President-in-waiting doesn't feel pressure to mirror her predecessor and speaks highly of UMBC's investment in excellence through diversity.

By Laura Spitalniak • April 22, 2022

Tenure is under attack, so why do college presidents have retreat rights?

Lawmakers are unwinding tenure protections for researchers and instructors. But presidents who stopped publishing and teaching are guaranteed faculty jobs.

By Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein • April 19, 2022

Ombuds offer colleges conflict resolution in a contentious time

Ombudspeople provide employees with resources outside of the traditional HR hierarchy and improve workplace health, advocates say.

By Laura Spitalniak • April 19, 2022

What other colleges can learn from UC Berkeley's fraught town-gown relations

Dismiss temptations to write off a near crisis as NIMBYism run amok. It prompts leaders at all colleges to rethink how they navigate different groups.

By Rick Seltzer • April 14, 2022

How can college trustees oversee equitable student success?

Governing boards must actively work to ensure fair student outcomes, say two leaders at the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.

By Laura Spitalniak • April 1, 2022

Student affairs workforce faces retention issues, report says

Over 80% of survey respondents said burnout and low salaries could lead people to leave, NASPA found.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 30, 2022

Most college admissions staff are White. What should the field do about it?

NACAC report suggests ways to diversify the admissions field, but leaders face the issue of students of color being pushed toward higher-paying careers.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 28, 2022

Colleges seek better ways to rename buildings

Campuses consider policies for renaming buildings as higher ed reexamines who deserves to be honored. Has a shared framework emerged?

By Laura Spitalniak • March 22, 2022

Why Chatham University brought back tenure 17 years after getting rid of it

The change will ease recruiting and let faculty diversify their work, says Joseph MacNeil, who led a committee that recommended reinstating tenure.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 17, 2022

AAUP strikes deal with AFT in bid to boost organizing power

All AAUP members would become members of the AFT under the deal, scheduled to be formally approved this summer.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 7, 2022

Florida public colleges' presidential searches will be confidential under new law

Supporters of the measure said publicly naming applicants could jeopardize their current employment.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated March 16, 2022

President Speaks: 5 ways small faith-based colleges can overcome today's biggest challenges

Leaders can help institutions meet difficult circumstances with creative ideas, says the president of Greenville University, in Illinois.

By Suzanne Davis • March 7, 2022

Colleges offer counseling, resources to students following invasion of Ukraine

Nationwide, institutions are working to identify and support students as they attempt to get in contact with loved ones and maintain their immigration status.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 3, 2022