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April, 2019
04.19.19
Leadership voices, mental health, online education, football
04.18.19
Value of education, outsourcing, gene editing, school shootings
04.17.19
Medical schools, financial aid, graduation speakers, reparations
04.16.19
Public confidence, activism watch, town & gown, purpose
04.15.19
Presidential searches, gender identity, admissions, apprenticeships
04.14.19
The Weekly Scan
04.12.19
Leadership voices, harassment, science & espionage, 4-year degrees
04.11.19
Transitions, abuse investigations, adjunct faculty, income share
04.10.19
Mega-gifts, affirmative action, state funding, predictive analytics
04.09.19
Leadership voices, open access, careers, student debt relief
04.08.19
Strategy, faculty, admissions scandal, athletics finances
04.07.19
The Weekly Scan
04.05.19
Elite education, faculty diversity, low-income students, internships
04.04.19
Economic impact, OPMs, faculty-student relationships, disabilities
04.03.19
Governing boards, activism, graduate education, international education
04.02.19
Affirmative action, Dreamers, epidemics, civil discourse
04.01.19
Small-college survival, admissions, financial literacy, police
March, 2019
03.31.19
The Weekly Scan
03.29.19
A.I., trigger warnings, understanding students, admissions reflections
03.28.19
Town & gown, wealth & privilege, low-income students, boot camps
03.27.19
Leadership voices, Asian Americans, public engagement, free speech
03.26.19
Sackler funding, China & academic freedom, employers, admissions
03.25.19
Fundraising, donors in admissions, public higher ed, science funding
03.24.19
The Weekly Scan
03.22.19
Leadership voices, executive order, legacies, free college
03.21.19
Transitions, USC, free speech, reckoning with history
03.20.19
Publics online, strikes, disciplining the students, public confidence
03.19.19
Strategy, education policy, standardized testing, sports betting
03.18.19
Value, mental health, minimum wage, admissions update
03.17.19
The Weekly Scan
03.15.19
Leadership voices, student loans, low-income students, admissions update
03.14.19
Focus on college admissions scandal
03.13.19
Admissions scandal, activism watch, campus jobs, rankings
03.12.19
Federal budget, ‘public interest’ tech, international students, affirmative action
03.11.19
Data science, higher ed policy, NCAA in court, cybersecurity
03.10.19
The Weekly Scan
03.08.19
Philanthropy, faculty speech, reckoning with history, women in science
03.07.19
Community college, HBCUs, sexual misconduct, textbooks
03.06.19
Faculty, diversity & inclusion, hate incidents, basketball corruption
03.05.19
Leadership voices, online education, espionage, vaccinations
03.04.19
Free speech, UC vs Elsevier, education policy, parenting in academe
03.03.19
The Weekly Scan
03.01.19
Leadership, arts philanthropy, closures, study abroad
February, 2019
02.28.19
Strategy, Confucius Institutes, ‘Ole Miss’ athletes, Hampshire College
02.27.19
Free college, privilege, history, promoting science
02.26.19
Fundraising, immigration, affirmative action, paying athletes
02.25.19
International students, debt, tainted funding, science vs humanities
02.24.19
The Weekly Scan
02.22.19
Governing boards, mental health, science ethics, credentials
02.21.19
Mega-giving, ethical lapses, open access, helicopter parents
02.20.19
Strategy, House Democrats, activism watch, adult learners
02.19.19
Medical schools, payroll deduction, STEM diversity, yearbooks
02.18.19
Enrollment, small colleges, redefining ‘vocational,’ economic impact
02.17.19
The Weekly Scan
02.15.19
Liberal arts & careers, race & access, state funding, science in D.C.
02.14.19
Affirmative action, finance, candidate proposals, school safety
02.13.19
Satellite campuses, fraternities, study abroad safety, fossil fuels
02.12.19
Leadership voices, finance, completion, computer science
02.11.19
Philanthropy, free college, faith-based education, honoring history
02.10.19
The Weekly Scan
02.08.19
Yearbooks, low-income students, community colleges, Gen Z
02.07.19
Leadership voices, global ties, international students, Dreamers
02.06.19
Appointments, faculty unions, dual enrollment, free agents
02.05.19
Racist history, HBCUs, higher ed reform, science & storytelling
02.04.19
Small colleges, campus safety, prison education, Title IX feedback
02.03.19
The Weekly Scan
02.01.19
Student data, homelessness, women’s colleges, measles
January, 2019
01.31.19
Leadership voices, endowments, gender discrimination, ‘menstrual equity’
01.30.19
Tuition freezes, admissions, education policy, Title IX
01.29.19
College presidents, international students, law schools, scooters
01.28.19
Strategy, Greek life, low-income students, online education
01.27.19
The Weekly Scan
01.25.19
Provosts, fight for survival, changing names, career support
01.24.19
Campus climate, foreign languages, gene editing, partnerships
01.23.19
Presidential searches, small colleges, shutdown help, income share
01.22.19
Leadership voices, accreditation, student debt, affordable housing
01.21.19
Dreamers, diversity, affirmative action, corporate ties
01.20.19
The Weekly Scan
01.18.19
Women in economics, data science, coding, employers & college
01.17.19
Financial pressures, global ties, Michigan State, soft skills
01.16.19
Mergers, free college, cost, state funding
01.15.19
Value, college access, leadership challenges, Greek life
01.14.19
Program cuts, government shutdown, Michigan State, philanthropy
01.13.19
The Weekly Scan
01.11.19
Leadership voices, student debt, student parents, logos
01.10.19
State of higher ed, hunger, aid verification, student demographics
01.09.19
Strategy, online education, tax policy, athletics and $$
01.08.19
Shutdown impact, education policy, financial aid, careers
01.07.19
Free college, for-profits, open access, student housing
01.06.19
The Weekly Scan
01.04.19
Private colleges, Chinese scholars, harassment in science, gap year
01.03.19
Strategy, admissions, online harassment, value of research
01.02.19
Leadership voices, federal shutdown, international students, rural schools
December, 2018
12.21.18
The Scan: Special Edition
12.20.18
Leadership voices, education policy, low-income students, mental health
12.19.18
Leadership, labor unions, teen vaping, big tech
12.18.18
Fundraising, federal budget, closures, Latino students
12.17.18
Admissions, Silent Sam, gene editing, retirement
12.16.18
The Weekly Scan
12.14.18
Federal policy, China, autism, views on the humanities
12.13.18
Leadership voices, open access, censoring the arts, Amazon & Apple
12.12.18
Admissions, faculty speech, investment policies, research impact
12.11.18
Fundraising, financial aid, college alternatives, defending science
12.10.18
Executive compensation, free speech, activism, combating hate
12.09.18
The Weekly Scan
12.07.18
Saudi ties, closures, liberal arts, views on Title IX
12.06.18
Presidential searches, doctors and abuse, anti-Semitism, studying in Israel
12.05.18
Financial pressures, Urban Meyer, Silent Sam, transfer students
12.04.18
Leadership voices, rankings, Greek life, post-college
12.03.18
Admissions fraud, reckoning with history, veterans, global programs
12.02.18
The Weekly Scan
November, 2018
11.30.18
International students, China, partnerships, multi-generational
11.29.18
Future of higher ed, career education, understanding students, tax policy
11.28.18
Student debt, mold in dorms, ban the box, public higher ed
11.27.18
Public perception, gene editing, humanities majors, selling art
11.26.18
Free college, mental health, global risks, prison education
11.25.18
The Weekly Scan
11.23.18
Leadership voices, Asian Americans, Bloomberg, graduate education
11.21.18
MSU, campus climate, town & gown, overcoming barriers
11.20.18
Strategy, middle-income aid, grad student unions, cannabis
11.19.18
Philanthropy, Title IX regulations, student debt, tech talent
11.18.18
The Weekly Scan
11.16.18
Transitions, affirmative action, sexual assault, veterans
11.15.18
Women leaders, campus climate, cybersecurity, Amazon HQ2
11.14.18
Leadership voices, California wildfires, legacy admissions, transfers
11.13.18
Strategy, international study, gun violence, partnerships
11.12.18
Fundraising, scholarships for women, remediation, defending science
11.11.18
The Weekly Scan
11.09.18
Leadership voices, admissions, immigration policy, veterans
11.08.18
Public perception, campus climate, online, out-of-state students
11.07.18
Midterm elections, careers, activism watch, athlete safety
11.06.18
Governance, global ethics, non-tenure faculty, concierges
11.05.18
Election Spotlight
11.04.18
The Weekly Scan
11.02.18
College pipelines, Title IX, understanding students, corporate partnerships
11.01.18
Strategy, medical education, affordability, philanthropy
October, 2018
10.31.18
Leadership voices, University of Maryland, concussions, campus planning
10.30.18
Rankings, research integrity, campus climate, civil discourse
10.29.18
Anti-Semitic attack, leadership transitions, testing, intellectual diversity
10.28.18
The Weekly Scan
10.26.18
Leadership voices, ethical investing, mental health, wealth & access
10.25.18
Basketball verdict, fundraising, international students, combating hate
10.24.18
Crime reporting, mergers, back to school, Harvard admissions
10.23.18
Saudi ties, transgender rights, tax policy, understanding students
10.22.18
Value, sexual abuse, financial aid, student voting
10.21.18
The Weekly Scan
10.19.18
Leadership voices, fraternities, cybersecurity, research impact
10.18.18
Cost, Harvard admissions, immigration, graduate education
10.17.18
Loan forgiveness, women, sexual misconduct, views on diversity
10.16.18
Strategy, rankings, labor unions, reckoning with history
10.15.18
Future of higher ed, Harvard trial, cost, hotels & dorms
10.14.18
The Weekly Scan
10.12.18
Strategy, online education, business schools, town & gown
10.11.18
Presidential searches, basketball trial, state funding, bullying
10.10.18
Future learners, endowments, Israel, activism watch
10.09.18
Public perception, public engagement, rural students, affirmative action
10.08.18
Enrollment, gender inclusive, standardized testing, China
10.07.18
The Weekly Scan
10.05.18
Fundraising, Title IX, international students, Nobel diversity
10.04.18
Coaching salaries, faculty speech, lawn mower parents, voting
10.03.18
Leadership voices, degree completion, cybersecurity demand, mascots
10.02.18
Leadership, aftermath of scandal, textbooks, partnerships
10.01.18
Selective admissions, athlete safety, teaching difficult topics, patents
September, 2018
09.30.18
The Weekly Scan
09.28.18
Finances, economic impact, activism watch, sexual assault
09.27.18
Rankings, affirmative action, college basketball, 529 plans
09.26.18
Fundraising, free college, punishing harassers, four-year degrees
09.25.18
Test-optional, access and equity, naming, academic publishing
09.24.18
Kavanaugh accusations, sexual assault, Maryland football, admissions
09.23.18
The Weekly Scan
09.21.18
Leadership voices, research misconduct, politics on campus, liberal arts
09.20.18
Strategy, college alternatives, racial profiling, curriculum
09.19.18
Online education, free speech, Greek life, experiential learning
09.18.18
Public perception, gender, international students, Alexa
09.17.18
Leadership voices, Hurricane Florence, federal funding, state funding
09.16.18
The Weekly Scan
09.14.18
Governing boards, Title IX process, fundraising, dual enrollment
09.13.18
Future of higher ed, football participation, free college, school safety
09.12.18
Cost, anti-Semitism, corporate partnerships, lead in schools
09.11.18
College ROI, conflict of interest, punishing harassers, civil discourse
09.10.18
Rankings, women in STEM, anthem protests, reckoning with history
09.10.18
Leadership voices, admissions, immigration policy, veterans
09.09.18
The Weekly Scan
09.07.18
Leadership voices, mental health, campus climate, understanding students
09.06.18
Enrollment, tuition reductions, fraternities, smoking
09.05.18
Re-naming, business schools, hunger, animals on campus
August, 2018
08.31.18
Affirmative action, small colleges, jobs for PhDs, intergenerational
08.30.18
Sexual misconduct, affordability, athletics culture, town & gown
08.29.18
Mega gifts, working students, prison programs, running for office
08.28.18
Leadership voices, admissions competition, career readiness, publics
08.27.18
Rankings, Silent Sam, student debt, scooters
08.26.18
The Weekly Scan
08.24.18
Leadership voices, naming, mentors, employer programs
08.23.18
Performance funding, immigration, guns on campus, screen time
08.22.18
Affordability, Title IX policies, med school tuition, credentials
08.21.18
Confederate monuments, philanthropy, single-gender, understanding students
08.20.18
Leadership voices, transparency movement, financial aid, comedians
08.19.18
The Weekly Scan
08.17.18
Free college, program cuts, athlete safety, civics education
08.16.18
Enrollment, abuse scandals, student debt, residence halls
08.15.18
Strategy, reckoning with history, school safety, civility
08.14.18
Rankings, Maryland football, medical school, vocational education
08.13.18
Leadership voices, activism watch, for-profits, cryptocurrency
08.12.18
The Weekly Scan
08.10.18
Charlottesville, education policy, truth in advertising, investing in youth
08.09.18
International students, USC leadership, NCAA basketball, partnerships
08.08.18
Reckoning with history, students and tech, mental health, social media
08.07.18
Leadership transitions, financial pressures, affirmative action, archives
08.06.18
Immigration, Urban Meyer, Greek life, speech policies
08.05.18
The Weekly Scan
08.03.18
Leadership voices, ‘living while black,’ benefits, free textbooks
08.02.18
Fundraising, abuse scandals, federal science, transfer students
08.01.18
Leadership, amicus briefs, dual enrollment, reckoning with history
July, 2018
07.31.18
Strategy, Koch Foundation, espionage, student data
07.30.18
Harvard admissions, Mizzou and race, social mobility, humanities
07.29.18
The Weekly Scan
07.27.18
Partisan perceptions, student political engagement, free college, athlete safety
07.26.18
Debt relief, international students, Temple rankings data, economic impact
07.25.18
Leadership voices, free speech, giving trends, income share
07.24.18
Universities and ICE, federal legislation, test-optional, esports
07.23.18
Strategy, tuition at publics, activism watch, military veterans
07.22.18
The Weekly Scan
07.20.18
Latino students, financial pressures, mergers, sports betting
07.19.18
Future of higher ed, online education, OSU investigation, brain drain
07.18.18
Public perception, leadership voices, workforce shortages, Great Divide
07.17.18
Leadership transitions, closures, women in STEM, mental health
07.16.18
Executive compensation, admissions marketing, affirmative action, diversity
07.15.18
The Weekly Scan
07.13.18
Strategy, art and free speech, donor controversies, international students
07.12.18
Leadership voices, skipping college, banning plastic, student debt
07.11.18
Supreme Court, falsified data, standardized testing, Chinese tech spying
07.10.18
Small colleges, online education, digital humanities, summer jobs
07.09.18
Legacy admissions, faculty speech, completion, community college
07.08.18
The Weekly Scan
07.06.18
Leadership voices, clarity on cost, activism, prison programs
07.05.18
Supporting science, travel bans, campus police, internships
07.03.18
Affirmative action, impact, humanities, student media
07.02.18
Leadership voices, grade inflation, admissions testing, community college
June, 2018
06.29.18
Combating hate, reckoning with history, Greek life, student data
06.28.18
Supreme Court, federal legislation, partnerships, tobacco-free
06.27.18
Travel ban, liberal arts, concussions, federal funding
06.26.18
Leadership voices, business schools, doctors and abuse, administrative ‘bloat’
06.25.18
Immigration, Harvard lawsuit, transgender rights, transfer partnerships
06.24.18
The Weekly Scan
06.22.18
Leadership voices, labor unions, mergers & acquisitions, intellectual diversity
06.21.18
Department of Education, enrollment, animal research, global higher ed
06.20.18
Deans, free speech, accreditation, autism
06.19.18
Turnarounds, advanced placement, sexual misconduct, views on diversity
06.18.18
Asian Americans, immigration, international students, value
06.17.18
The Weekly Scan
06.15.18
Leadership voices, student debt, social mobility, risky behavior
06.14.18
Admissions testing, federal legislation, MSU leadership, NCAA
06.13.18
Sexual harassment, affirmative action, online education, women experts
06.12.18
Student discipline, free speech, student data, employers
06.11.18
Philanthropy, impact, for-profits, vaping
06.10.18
The Weekly Scan
06.08.18
Office of Civil Rights, suicide, town & gown, residence halls
06.07.18
Leadership voices, Chinese espionage, financial aid confusion, public funding
06.06.18
Future of higher ed, rankings, sexual harassment, adult students
06.05.18
Value, affordability, liberal arts, curricular change
06.04.18
Leadership voices, strategy, financial aid, graduate education
06.03.18
The Weekly Scan
06.01.18
Higher ed act, Turning Point USA, intellectual dark web, understanding students
May, 2018
05.31.18
Rankings, tax policy, completion, education benefits
05.30.18
Philanthropy, international students, endowment scrutiny, free college
05.29.18
Leadership voices, USC leadership, majors, predatory colleges
05.27.18
The Weekly Scan
05.25.18
Immigration, social mobility, public support, identifying talent
05.24.18
Data on higher ed, online education, speech policies, disabilities
05.23.18
New presidents, USC, school shootings, student parents
05.22.18
Enrollment, presidents and the faculty, politics on campus, universities and K-12
05.21.18
Public perception, financial challenges, low-income students, summer jobs
05.20.18
The Weekly Scan
05.19.18
Leadership voices, strategy, Michigan State, liberal arts
05.18.18
More on value, apprenticeships, publics, talking about race
05.17.18
Views on value, sexual abuse, sports betting, ethics of tech
05.16.18
Dreamers, free college, transfer students, student debt
05.15.18
Social mobility, immigration, LGBTQ youth, public-private partnerships
05.14.18
Department of Education, depression and suicide, police, commencement
05.13.18
The Weekly Scan
05.12.18
Future of higher ed, leadership voices, campus climate, understanding students
05.11.18
Philanthropy, international students, Title IX, partnerships
05.10.18
Leadership voices, religious colleges, paying athletes, humanities and STEM
05.09.18
College presidency, enrollment, labor unions, town & gown
05.08.18
Mental health, inclusive teaching, reckoning with history, ‘Big Tech’
05.07.18
Value, shakeout, campus climate, artificial intelligence
05.06.18
The Weekly Scan
05.05.18
Spotlight on Careers
05.04.18
Free speech, athletics and academics, transfer students, preschool
05.03.18
Strategy, international students, donor influence, innovation
05.02.18
Public funding, productivity metrics, soft skills, honors
05.01.18
Leadership voices, textbooks, Chinese influence, cost of scandal
April, 2018
04.30.18
New leaders, higher ed legislation, revoking honors, part-time students
04.29.18
The Weekly Scan
04.28.18
Philanthropy, admissions season, politics on campus, white nationalists
04.27.18
Standardized testing, Greek life, Koch funding, HBCUs
04.26.18
Leadership voices, college basketball, mergers, adult students
04.25.18
Immigration, defending science, grad student unions, high-impact practices
04.24.18
Enrollment, low-income students, faculty dating students, clinical trials
04.23.18
Endowment tax, Mount Ida, activism, overcoming barriers
04.22.18
The Weekly Scan