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September, 2023
09.29.23
Research funding, presidential searches, admissions diversity, migrants
09.28.23
Free college, government shutdown, enrollment rebounds, rankings
09.27.23
Philanthropy, artificial intelligence, local taxes, combating hazing
09.26.23
Cost transparency, leadership turmoil, tenure, student housing
09.25.23
Leadership voices, credentials, academic freedom, mental health
09.24.23
The Weekly Scan
09.22.23
Leadership voices, admissions, staff retention, understanding students
09.21.23
Online education, mergers, diversity & inclusion, more on rankings
09.20.23
Strategy, affirmative action, free expression, faculty & staff pay
09.19.23
Public perception, athletics misconduct, climate activism, generative AI
09.18.23
Quantum science, U.S. News rankings, financial woes, labor union
09.17.23
The Weekly Scan
09.15.23
Leadership voices, completion, immigrant students, politics on campus
09.14.23
HBCUs, admissions testing, gun violence, managing COVID
09.13.23
Presidential searches, enrollment, federal budget, LGBTQ climate
09.12.23
Aid & access, academic freedom, town & gown, athletes & CTE
09.11.23
Philanthropy, research impact, admissions changes, severe heat
09.10.23
The Weekly Scan
09.08.23
Leadership voices, social mobility, dual enrollment, immigrant students
09.07.23
Strategy, three-year degrees, activism watch, rankings season
09.06.23
Public perception, artificial intelligence, labor unions, orientation
09.05.23
Transitions, admissions fairness, conference realignment, civic engagement
09.01.23
Increasing access, campus safety, employee salaries, languages
August, 2023
08.31.23
Value & purpose, enrollment diversity, textbooks, faculty & staff morale
08.30.23
Research competitiveness, financial aid, intellectual disabilities, rankings
08.29.23
UNC & Jacksonville shootings, presidential pay, student debt, research equity
08.28.23
Leadership voices, Asian American students, activism, campus police
08.27.23
The Weekly Scan
08.25.23
Admissions changes, political conflict, cybersecurity, more on COVID
08.24.23
Mergers, community colleges, labor unions, sports gambling
08.23.23
Transitions, affordability, legacy admissions, academic conferences
08.22.23
Value, affirmative action battles, defamation lawsuits, internships
08.21.23
Strategy, enrollment, budget & program cuts, managing COVID
08.20.23
The Weekly Scan
08.18.23
Leadership voices, access & equity, labor unions, AI
08.17.23
Strategic partnerships, Advanced Placement, China tensions, rankings
08.16.23
Online education, academic freedom, legal issues, campus safety
08.15.23
Transitions, post-affirmative action, spending, workforce needs
08.06.23
The Weekly Scan
08.04.23
Credentials, civil discourse, research integrity, athletics realignment
08.03.23
Transitions, admissions changes, housing crunch, student debt
08.02.23
Strategy, federal budget, legacy admissions, international students
08.01.23
Leadership voices, elite colleges, first-gen students, affordability
July, 2023
07.31.23
Diversity & inclusion, program cuts, LQBTQ+ climate, student media
07.30.23
The Weekly Scan
07.28.23
Departures, financial aid, economics climate, student success
07.27.23
AI, regional publics, affirmative action, understanding students
07.26.23
Leadership voices, legacy admissions, ethnic studies, paying athletes
07.25.23
Access & equity, Latino students, hazing culture, using data
07.24.23
Philanthropy, Diversity Battles, Student Debt, Job Market
07.23.23
The Weekly Scan
07.21.23
Research integrity, affirmative action, HBCUs, brain drain
07.20.23
Transitions, legacy admissions, sexual misconduct, intellectual diversity
07.19.23
Presidential pay, Chinese ties, FAU search, homeless students
07.18.23
Leadership voices, admissions changes, federal budget, free speech
07.17.23
Public perception, free college, access & equity, social media
07.16.23
The Weekly Scan
07.14.23
Data science, tuition increases, affirmative action, rankings
07.13.23
Mergers, financial headwinds, legacy admissions, student debt
07.12.23
Leadership voices, admissions, STEM diversity, academic parents
07.11.23
Research centers, financial aid, athletics hazing, labor unions
07.10.23
Closures, online education, AI and science, regional development
07.09.23
The Weekly Scan
07.07.23
Value, foreign influence, defending diversity, fixing admissions
07.06.23
Leadership voices, legacy admissions, cybersecurity, prison education
07.05.23
Transitions, admissions changes, student debt, state legislation
07.02.23
The Weekly Scan
June, 2023
06.30.23
Spotlight on Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling
06.29.23
Foundation giving, tuition freezes, mathematics, degree requirements
06.28.23
Strategy, state funding, Jewish students, legal issues
06.27.23
Enrollment successes, LGBTQ+ climate, activism watch, accreditation
06.26.23
Leadership voices, DEI, Dobbs anniversary, mental health efforts
06.25.23
The Weekly Scan
06.23.23
International students, state funding, HBCU enrollment, rankings
06.22.23
Future of higher ed, free college, academic freedom, grading
06.21.23
Strategy, affirmative action, direct admissions, performance funding
06.20.23
Transitions, enrollment cliff, adjunct faculty, social media
06.18.23
The Weekly Scan
06.16.23
Mergers & break-ups, higher ed policy, state politics, partnerships
06.15.23
Philanthropy, war on diversity, campus police, global science
06.14.23
Governing boards, postdoc support, free speech, career preparation
06.13.23
Value, affirmative action, campus safety, civic engagement
06.12.23
Transitions, online education, labor unions, understanding students
06.11.23
The Weekly Scan
06.09.23
Leadership voices, paying athletes, state legislation, trust in science
06.08.23
Enrollment, Hispanic students, town & gown, public-private partnerships
06.07.23
International students, housing migrants, intellectual diversity, state funding
06.06.23
Future of higher ed, affirmative action, admissions reform, cybersecurity
06.05.23
Research universities, shifting majors, budget crises, student debt
06.04.23
The Weekly Scan
06.02.23
Leadership voices, admissions testing, accreditation, foster youth
06.01.23
Philanthropy, federal budget, transcript holds, skipping college
May, 2023
05.31.23
Value of college, food insecurity, trans health, adult students
05.30.23
Strategy, political interference, sexual misconduct, understanding students
05.26.23
Leadership voices, anti-Semitism, affirmative action, rankings
05.25.23
Enrollment, research partnerships, war on tenure, undocumented students
05.24.23
Artificial intelligence, financial outlook, labor unions, philanthropy
05.23.23
Transitions, free speech, state legislation, dual enrollment
05.22.23
Tuition increases, federal budget, student debt, minority serving
05.21.23
The Weekly Scan
05.19.23
Strategy, admissions influence, Jeffrey Epstein ties, re-naming
05.18.23
Leadership voices, economic impact, graduation protests, combating hate
05.17.23
Grand challenges, cost & access, Black studies, baccalaureate degrees
05.16.23
Value, state funding, legacy admissions, transfer students
05.15.23
Research centers, 3-year degrees, governing boards, AI & cheating
05.14.23
The Weekly Scan
05.12.23
Transitions, activism watch, mental health, U.S. News rankings
05.11.23
Strategy, FAFSA changes, athletics reform, degree completion
05.10.23
Leadership voices, labor unions, state legislation, rankings
05.09.23
Civics institutes, free college, wealth bonus, animals in research
05.08.23
Online education, brain drain, aid & service, views on diversity
05.07.23
The Weekly Scan
05.05.23
Leadership voices, civil discourse, sustainability, civic engagement
05.04.23
Philanthropy, political influence, campus safety, job market
05.03.23
Transitions, tuition refunds, free speech, defending libraries
05.02.23
State funding, affirmative action, research integrity, internships
05.01.23
Future of higher ed, small colleges, academic voices, activism watch
April, 2023
04.30.23
The Weekly Scan
04.28.23
Leadership voices, mergers, brain drain, faculty salaries
04.27.23
Admissions recruitment, tenure, legal issues, student housing
04.26.23
Strategy, financial pressures, faculty speech, U.S. News rankings
04.25.23
Transitions, Black studies, LGBTQ rights, workforce training
04.24.23
Philanthropy, federal budget, admissions staffing, rankings
04.23.23
The Weekly Scan
04.21.23
Leadership voices, campus safety, state legislation, sustainability
04.20.23
Enrollment, affordability, job market, regional development
04.19.23
Strategy, campus police, activism watch, reckoning with history
04.18.23
Transitions, challenging tenure, campus safety, global scholarships
04.17.23
Partnerships, defending DEI, labor unions, global higher ed
04.16.23
The Weekly Scan
04.14.23
Presidents study, Dreamers, state legislation, academic freedom
04.13.23
Academic strategy, campus safety, China Initiative, higher ed policy
04.12.23
Philanthropy, budget crises, legacy admissions, rankings preview
04.11.23
Leadership voices, mergers, labor unions, nursing shortage
04.10.23
Enrollment, civil discourse, ‘swatting,’ understanding students
04.07.23
Transitions, transgender rights, deferred maintenance, job market
04.06.23
Admissions, degree requirements, labor unions, political divide
04.05.23
Leadership voices, rural students, repatriation, value of college
04.04.23
Philanthropy, rankings, international students, global science
04.03.23
New presidents, wealth gap, state legislation, athletics building
04.02.23
The Weekly Scan
March, 2023
03.31.23
Enrollment, gambling concerns, combating hate, student engagement
03.30.23
Leadership voices, transfer students, free speech, student voting
03.29.23
Leadership departures, affirmative action, labor unions, neurodiversity
03.28.23
Enrollment & politics, campus safety, financial aid, prison education
03.27.23
Strategy, academic freedom, political interference, credentials
03.26.23
The Weekly Scan
03.24.23
New presidents, Stanford law, Black studies, brain drain
03.23.23
Rankings, FAFSA reform, athletes and guns, AI policies
03.22.23
Admissions season, for-profits, civics education, medical residents
03.21.23
Research hubs, financial woes, anti-Semitism, skipping college
03.20.23
Leadership voices, accreditation, campus safety, sports betting
03.19.23
The Weekly Scan
03.17.23
DEI efforts, state legislation, labor unions, transgender students
03.16.23
Leadership voices, activism watch, tenure erosion, libraries
03.15.23
Enrollment, grad student unions, industry influence, arts censorship
03.14.23
Value, higher ed legislation, faculty speech, diversity data
03.13.23
Tuition increases, Biden budget, LGBTQ rights, community colleges
03.12.23
The Weekly Scan
03.10.23
Transitions, free college, war on diversity, civic engagement
03.09.23
Leadership voices, antitrust lawsuits, closures, diversity in medicine
03.08.23
Philanthropy, online program managers, naming, women in science
03.07.23
Strategy, boards & politics, substance abuse, apprenticeships
03.06.23
Rankings, research & innovation, China competition, student success
03.05.23
The Weekly Scan
03.03.23
Financial peril, admissions testing, gun violence, English majors
03.02.23
Free expression, mental health efforts, partnerships, risky research
03.01.23
Leadership voices, student debt, DEI statements, student media
February, 2023
02.28.23
State funding, program cuts, campus safety, rankings exodus
02.27.23
Political interference, activism, online learning, higher ed policy
02.26.23
The Weekly Scan
02.24.23
Tuition increases, credentials, diversity divide, Dreamers
02.23.23
Leadership voices, labor unions, Title IX, wealth bonus
02.22.23
Strategy, aftermath of tragedy, student debt, information literacy
02.21.23
Value of college, Advanced Placement, housing crunch, disabilities
02.20.23
Mega gifts, endowments, adult education, students & sleep
02.19.23
The Weekly Scan
02.17.23
Online education, school shootings, transgender rights, athletics
02.16.23
Transitions, affirmative action, STEM diversity, nuclear power
02.15.23
Fundraising, mental health, sexual harassment, sustainability
02.14.23
Leadership voices, campus safety, athletics hazing, rankings
02.13.23
Transitions, free college, reproductive rights, post-COVID
02.12.23
The Weekly Scan
02.10.23
Strategy, financial pressures, basic needs, global higher ed
02.09.23
Federal funding, attacks on DEI, labor unions, student voices
02.08.23
Closures, education policy, activism watch, financial aid
02.07.23
State funding, admissions testing, labor unions, diversity & inclusion
02.06.23
Purpose of college, enrollment, free speech, scientific frontiers
02.05.23
The Weekly Scan
02.03.23
Leadership trends, for-profits, repatriation, understanding students
02.02.23
Fundraising, African American studies, politics, civic engagement
02.01.23
War on diversity, college pipeline, graduate education, gun violence
January, 2023
01.31.23
Leadership voices, international students, free speech, teaching math
01.30.23
Artificial intelligence, sexual misconduct, risky research, rankings
01.29.23
The Weekly Scan
01.27.23
Leadership voices, OPMs, morale & retention, academic disciplines
01.26.23
Mergers & acquisitions, public higher ed, tenure reform, athletics
01.25.23
Rankings, financial outlook, federal funding, degrees & hiring
01.24.23
Enrollment, transfer students, campus safety, climate change
01.23.23
Strategy, activism watch, teaching about race, data use
01.22.23
The Weekly Scan
01.20.23
Value, mental health, gender affirming care, Confucius Institutes
01.19.23
New presidents, academic freedom, TikTok bans, AI and cheating
01.18.23
Rankings exodus, political influence, affirmative action, inequality
01.17.23
Philanthropy, anti-Asian hate, labor unions, research integrity
01.15.23
The Weekly Scan
01.13.23
State Funding, STEM Diversity, Animal Research, Managing COVID
01.12.23
Leadership profiles, labor unions, transportation, student debt
01.11.23
Higher ed policy, free speech, ransomware, reckoning with history
01.10.23
Transitions, 2023 outlook, political influence, economic impact
01.09.23
Leadership voices, affordability, diversity pushback, e-scooters
01.08.23
The Weekly Scan
01.06.23
Future of higher ed, regional publics, NCAA reform, TikTok bans
01.05.23
Federal budget, research & innovation, admissions, learning loss
01.04.23
Strategy, financial woes, academic freedom, information literacy
01.03.23
Rankings upheaval, labor unions, campus safety, gambling
December, 2022
12.22.22
New presidents, federal budget, diversity & inclusion, student voices
12.21.22
Leadership voices, STEM education, legal issues, refugee students
12.20.22
Science leadership, affordability, campus climate, rankings
12.19.22
Value, enrollment challenges, rural students, labor unions
12.18.22
The Weekly Scan
12.16.22
New presidents, leadership voices, tuition, anti-Semitism, re-enrollment
12.15.22
Philanthropy, conference realignment, LGBTQ+ climate, trust in science
12.14.22
Breakthroughs, industry funding, coaching buyouts, social media
12.13.22
Future of higher ed, financial outlook, student debt, housing
12.12.22
Free college, mental health, academic strikes, research productivity
12.11.22
The Weekly Scan
12.09.22
Leadership voices, closures, activism watch, international students
12.08.22
Leadership appointments, credentials, academic strikes, Great Divide
12.07.22
Business schools, affirmative action, foreign ties, open access
12.06.22
Fundraising, cost transparency, Idaho murders, gun violence
12.05.22
State funding, law schools, reckoning with history, completion
12.04.22
The Weekly Scan
12.02.22
Strategy, research integrity, low-income students, diversity & inclusion
12.01.22
Transitions, enrollment, China protests, immigration policy
November, 2022
11.30.22
Mergers, UC academic strike, financial aid, student debt
11.29.22
Regional publics, skipping college, early college, mental health
11.28.22
Leadership voices, tuition resets, sexual violence, student parents
11.23.22
Community colleges, nursing shortage, election impact, rankings
11.22.22
Philanthropy, free speech, student deaths, admissions testing
11.21.22
New presidents, law schools, academic freedom, student debt
11.20.22
The Weekly Scan
11.18.22
Supporting HBCUs, closures & completion, labor unions, renaming
11.17.22
Leadership voices, rankings, campus safety, digital divide
11.16.22
Strategy, college admissions, faculty retention, women athletes
11.15.22
International students, campus violence, labor unions, emissions
11.14.22
New presidents, debt relief, mental health, study abroad
11.13.22
The Weekly Scan
11.11.22
Leadership voices, online education, free speech, veterans
11.10.22
Election impact, financial aid, Asian Americans, metaverse
11.09.22
Mergers, graduate education, hazing & assaults, women’s colleges
11.08.22
Strategy, international education, preserving diversity, sustainability
11.07.22
Philanthropy, campus safety, medical schools, diversity in economics
11.06.22
The Weekly Scan
11.04.22
Transitions, governing boards, business schools, homeless students
11.03.22
First-year enrollment, workforce readiness, mold, student voices
11.02.22
Global science, performance funding, mental health, for-profits
11.01.22
Leadership voices, affirmative action, legacy admissions, debt relief
October, 2022
10.31.22
Affirmative action, fossil fuels, adult students, policing
10.30.22
The Weekly Scan
10.28.22
Leadership appointments, campus climate, learning loss, museums
10.27.22
Value, undocumented students, labor unions, trust in science
10.26.22
Philanthropy, financial aid & access, speech & protest, rankings
10.25.22
Strategy, affordability, online program managers, affirmative action
10.24.22
Leadership voices, enrollment trends, basic needs, voting efforts
10.23.22
The Weekly Scan
10.21.22
New presidents, student debt, campus safety, gender gap
10.20.22
Admissions, graduate education, research ethics, vaccine mandates
10.19.22
Enrollment, learning loss, free college, threats & hoaxes
10.18.22
Philanthropy, activism, affirmative action, reshaping higher ed
10.17.22
Endowments, indigenous identity, foreign ties, honoring history
10.16.22
The Weekly Scan
10.14.22
Transitions, anti-Semitism, transcript holds, economic development
10.13.22
International students, governing boards, abuse settlements, science
10.12.22
Online learning, activism, medical schools, prison education
10.11.22
Leadership voices, survival mode, sexual assault, mental health
10.10.22
Enrollment, DACA status, abortion access, reckoning with history
10.09.22
The Weekly Scan
10.07.22
Strategy, gun violence, STEM diversity, debating ‘rigor’
10.06.22
Value of college, Great Divide, staff shortages, ombuds role
10.05.22
Endowment tax, segregated majors, digital skills, abortion access
10.04.22
New presidents, aid & access, fossil fuels, activism watch
10.03.22
Philanthropy, Hurricane Ian, student debt, paid internships
10.02.22
The Weekly Scan