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August, 2020
08.04.20
Surveys, leadership structure, faculty & staff, child care crisis
08.03.20
Online strategy, tuition, activism, sexual misconduct
08.02.20
The Weekly Scan
July, 2020
07.31.20
Budget & pay cuts, mergers, HBCUs, fall move-in
07.30.20
Leadership searches, foreign ties, employee fears, housing
07.29.20
Philanthropy, COVID chaos, immigration, heading outside
07.28.20
Federal stimulus, changing plans, Greek life, college towns
07.27.20
Quarantines, transfer, disparities, interesting approaches
07.26.20
The Weekly Scan
07.24.20
Enrollment, business schools, COVID & exams, higher ed innovation
07.23.20
Ethnic studies, international students, athletes & activism, town & gown
07.22.20
Reopening woes, tuition discounts, federal aid, student housing
07.21.20
Leadership voices, COVID testing, foreign ties, combating racism
07.20.20
Financial pressures, changing plans, immigration, liability
07.19.20
The Weekly Scan
07.17.20
Presidential pay, activism, fundraising, reopening schools
07.16.20
Transitions, financial aid, free speech, women scholars
07.15.20
International students, conduct pledges, divestment, upskilling
07.14.20
Value, access to care, Greek life, interesting approaches
07.13.20
Leadership voices, visa battles, COVID testing, biased algorithms
07.12.20
The Weekly Scan
07.10.20
Financial pressures, international students, federal aid, working parents
07.09.20
Visa backlash, athletics, student experience, reopening schools
07.08.20
International students, tuition, sports cancellations, activism
07.07.20
Partially back, immigration, renaming, workforce skills
07.06.20
New presidents, changing plans, research integrity, student voices
07.02.20
Reopening guidance, student behavior, policing, MBA programs
07.01.20
Leadership voices, reopening concerns, naming, partnerships
June, 2020
06.30.20
Enrollment, reopening safely, mental health, artificial intelligence
06.29.20
Value, reckoning with history, community colleges, student surveys
06.28.20
The Weekly Scan
06.26.20
Tuition, racist speech, foreign influence, interesting approaches
06.25.20
Reopening plans, local economy, Title IX, women scholars
06.24.20
COVID cost, racist email, vulnerable students, residence halls
06.23.20
Leadership voices, immigration, removing names, football & COVID
06.22.20
New presidents, Confederate memorials, labor unions, reopening schools
06.21.20
The Weekly Scan
06.19.20
Leadership voices, DACA ruling, financial aid, actions on race
06.18.20
Enrollment, fundraising, activist athletes, face coverings
06.17.20
Reopening guides, student behavior, policing, open access
06.16.20
LGBTQ rights, racial equity, affirmative action, admissions testing
06.15.20
Presidential searches, endowments, removing names, Dreamers
06.14.20
The Weekly Scan
06.12.20
Faculty concerns, activism, policing, canceled speech, rankings
06.11.20
Philanthropy, race in the academy, HBCUs, cutting sports
06.10.20
Financial peril, speech, Chinese students, online education
06.09.20
Value, reopening K-12 schools, Confederate memorials, taking action
06.08.20
Restructuring, defunding police, research integrity, athletics and COVID
06.07.20
The Weekly Scan
06.06.20
Spotlight on Fall
06.05.20
Enrollment, speech and climate, cybersecurity, workforce skills
06.04.20
New presidents, police protests, campus initiatives, humanities & COVID
06.03.20
Strategy, faculty & COVID-19, admissions testing, business schools
06.02.20
Racism & policing, affirmative action, restarting research, gap year
06.01.20
Nationwide protests, leadership voices, Generation COVID
May, 2020
05.31.20
The Weekly Scan
05.29.20
FAFSA, police protests, cutting sports, leadership lessons
05.28.20
Planning for fall, international students, liability, research funding
05.27.20
Value, admissions scandal, mental health, rankings
05.26.20
Leadership voices, online learning, testing & tracing, fossil fuels
05.24.20
The Weekly Scan
05.22.20
Planning for fall, admissions testing, international education, recruitment
05.21.20
Tuition, reopening schools, public funding, transfer students
05.20.20
Student surveys, housing, college football, travel restriction
05.19.20
Fall scenarios, espionage, community colleges, Generation C
05.18.20
Federal relief, gap year, Advanced Placement, college towns
05.17.20
The Weekly Scan
05.15.20
Leadership voices, campus life, grad education, future of higher ed
05.14.20
Fundraising, financial pressures, abuse cases, Dreamers
05.13.20
Fall planning, COVID-19 testing, research labs, child care
05.12.20
Leadership voices, mental health, job market, contact tracers
05.11.20
Business model, teaching online, surveillance, jobs & education
05.10.20
The Weekly Scan
05.08.20
Strategy, fall enrollment, defending science, return of sports
05.07.20
Federal relief, Title IX, contingent faculty, indigenous land
05.06.20
Leadership voices, fall scenarios, grad students, commencement
05.05.20
Publics, legal risk, reopening schools, COVID-19 research
05.04.20
Tuition refunds, student renters, Epstein ties, internships
05.03.20
The Weekly Scan
05.01.20
Fall enrollment, China & COVID-19, admissions testing, town & gown
April, 2020
04.30.20
New presidents, athlete compensation, sexual abuse, free college
04.29.20
How it’s going, enrollment, academic calendar, insurance
04.28.20
Reopening campus, recruitment, activism, federal funding
04.27.20
Leadership voices, financial crisis, fall enrollment, virtual commencement
04.26.20
The Weekly Scan
04.24.20
Strategy, gap year, cutting sports, sparking change
04.23.20
Tuition adjustments & lawsuits, stimulus givebacks, forecasting
04.22.20
Stimulus funding, Harvard, public higher ed, sustainability
04.21.20
Planning for fall, immigration, student assistance, creative coping
04.20.20
Cost cutting, fundraising, flouting orders, study abroad
04.19.20
The Weekly Scan
04.17.20
Leadership voices, Dreamers, online events, coronavirus reflections
04.16.20
Reopening America, testing, financial aid, open science
04.15.20
Enrollment, tuition freezes, executive pay cuts, stuck on campus
04.14.20
Planning for fall, Asian Americans, COVID courses, football
04.13.20
Filling the void, financial planning, job market, supporting students
04.10.20
Federal aid, demanding refunds, faculty jobs, business boost
04.09.20
Retention, canceled internships, research progress, more surveys
04.08.20
New leaders, financial pressures, grad students, health professions
04.07.20
Leadership voices, access restrictions, teaching online, COVID-19 research
04.06.20
Admissions recruitment, refunds, zooming, pitching in
04.05.20
The Weekly Scan
04.03.20
Economic outlook, assistance funds, town & gown, pitching in
04.02.20
Admissions requirements, admissions scandals, defying travel bans, COVID-19 updates
04.01.20
Summer and fall, financial and research impacts, science to the rescue
March, 2020
03.31.20
Federal funding, Zoom problems, athletics, student voices
03.30.20
Survey data, COVID-19 updates, grading, residence halls
03.29.20
The Weekly Scan
03.27.20
Leadership voices, international students, staff, planning
03.26.20
Stimulus bill, activism watch, medical students, resources
03.25.20
Prospective students, coronavirus updates, vulnerable groups, virus researchers
03.24.20
Coronavirus updates, graduation, xenophobia and racism, mental health
03.23.20
Enrollment impact, coronavirus updates, refunds, leadership searches
03.22.20
The Weekly Scan
03.20.20
Admissions impact, coronavirus updates, accreditation policy, future of online education
03.19.20
Coronavirus scientists, coronavirus updates, crisis communications, student voices
03.18.20
Online experiences, financial impact, coronavirus updates, spring break
03.17.20
Leadership voices, COVID-19 updates, impact on staff, rankings
03.16.20
COVID-19 update, coronavirus and science, admissions, free college
03.15.20
The Weekly Scan
03.13.20
Leadership voices, misconduct at Michigan, coronavirus, online in a hurry
03.12.20
Coronavirus updates, vulnerable students, sporting events, working remotely
03.11.20
Small colleges, coronavirus updates, affordable housing, veterans
03.10.20
Strategy, coronavirus & enrollment, business schools, climate activism
03.09.20
Coronavirus Developments
03.08.20
The Weekly Scan
03.06.20
Appointments, college cost, adjuncts, coronavirus science
03.05.20
Leadership voices, federal funding, international enrollment, LatinX
03.04.20
Turnaround efforts, reckoning with history, student debt, textbooks
03.03.20
College presidents, partnerships, COVID-19 update, science in DC
03.02.20
Campaigns, mishandling assaults, graduate student unions, majors
03.01.20
The Weekly Scan
February, 2020
02.28.20
Mergers, coronavirus, online education, international students
02.27.20
Philanthropy, affirmative action, basic needs, the aging faculty
02.26.20
Town & gown, enrollment, four-year degrees, career preparation
02.25.20
College alternatives, foreign ties, coronavirus, women in science
02.24.20
Future of higher ed, legacy admissions, on strike, sustainability
02.23.20
The Weekly Scan
02.21.20
Leadership voices, free tuition, politics on campus, rankings
02.20.20
LGBTQ, doctors and abuse, student discipline, publishing research
02.19.20
Campaign platforms, low-income, international students, brain gain
02.18.20
Outcomes, relationship policies, student debt, foster youth
02.17.20
Strategy, coronavirus, students & police, state roundup
02.16.20
The Weekly Scan
02.14.20
New presidents, divestment, reporting misconduct, science storytelling
02.13.20
Confederate monuments, foreign funding, tax policy, homelessness
02.12.20
Leadership voices, campus climate, athlete pay, employers
02.11.20
Federal budget, closures, relationship violence, graduate education
02.10.20
Boards, economic impact, international students, admissions scandal
02.09.20
The Weekly Scan
02.07.20
Outcomes, Chinese funding, cybersecurity, entrepreneurship
02.06.20
Philanthropy, revamped programs, faculty diversity, activism
02.05.20
Competing for students, transfers, MBA & STEM, students & politics
02.04.20
Appointments, mega-gifts, standardized testing, dual enrollment
02.03.20
Leadership voices, travel bans, mergers, candidates on campus
02.02.20
The Weekly Scan
January, 2020
01.31.20
Reckoning with history, Brexit and science, fossil fuels, coronavirus
01.30.20
Endowments, tech transfer, free speech, academic parents
01.29.20
Future of higher ed, foreign ties, facial recognition, credentials
01.28.20
Giving for aid, Iranian students, affordable housing, anti-Semitism
01.27.20
Satellite campuses, NCAA, rural students, coronavirus update
01.26.20
The Weekly Scan
01.24.20
Leadership voices, coronavirus, speech, supporting DACA students
01.23.20
State of U.S. science, sexual misconduct, legacies, philanthropy
01.22.20
Online education, tuition, international students, business schools
01.21.20
Provosts, Chinese censorship, market pressures, adult students
01.20.20
Presidential searches, diversity, fossil fuels, state funding
01.19.20
The Weekly Scan
01.17.20
Leadership transitions, admissions scandal, rankings, architecture
01.16.20
Strategy, grad student unions, NCAA vs everyone, free college
01.15.20
Executive compensation, tuition freezes, Iran conflict, academic culture
01.14.20
Leadership voices, admissions, graduate education, ROI
01.13.20
Controversial donors, free speech, jobs and activism, football
01.12.20
The Weekly Scan
01.10.20
Economic impact, small colleges, state funding, education benefits
01.09.20
Value, online education, racist robocalls, student privacy
01.08.20
Innovation, Confederate monuments, law schools, liberal arts
01.07.20
Completion, FAFSA and the draft, young conservatives, global activism
01.06.20
Academic redesign, ethnic studies, Chinese students, housing deals
01.05.20
The Weekly Scan
01.03.20
College savings, vaping, food insecurity, economic impact
01.02.20
Leadership voices, research security, social mobility, college in prison
December, 2019
12.23.19
Transitions, admissions, master’s degrees, understanding students
12.22.19
The Weekly Scan
12.20.19
Strategy, federal budget, donor controversies, global
12.19.19
Market analysis, low-income students, partnerships, selling art
12.18.19
Athletics, standardized testing, research security, impact
12.17.19
Leadership voices, federal funding, financial aid, reckoning with history
12.16.19
Public perception, enrollment, income share, community colleges
12.15.19
The Weekly Scan
12.13.19
Strategy, admissions, academic job market, town & gown
12.12.19
Enrollment, Trump executive order, textbooks, sustainability
12.11.19
Anti-Semitism, presidential searches, free college, adulting
12.10.19
Value, completion, campus climate, student newspapers
12.09.19
Universities and K-12, conflict of interest, privacy, immigration
12.08.19
The Weekly Scan
12.06.19
Leadership voices, donor ethics, activism watch, rural students
12.05.19
Transitions, refugee students, global academic freedom, dining
12.04.19
Leadership voices, climate action, campaign proposals, football
12.03.19
Philanthropy, 4-year degrees, grad student unions, understanding students
12.02.19
Future of Higher Ed, admissions, reckoning with history, parenting in the academy
November, 2019
11.27.19
Grand challenges, mental health, student housing, entrepreneurship
11.26.19
Turnarounds, Title IX, naming, remedial education
11.25.19
Mergers, faculty speech, activism watch, standardized testing
11.24.19
The Weekly Scan
11.22.19
Leadership voices, publishing deals, speech, paying athletes
11.21.19
Perceived value, Greek life, FAFSA, giving for veterans
11.20.19
Humanities, campus climate, HBCUs, rankings
11.19.19
Forecasting closures, espionage, study abroad, activism watch
11.18.19
Market pressures, international students, first gen, recovery programs
11.17.19
The Weekly Scan
11.15.19
Federal policy, safety abroad, science engagement, mega-gifts
11.14.19
Value, financial aid, student deaths, STEM diversity
11.13.19
Foundation mega-gifts, affirmative action, DACA, global activism
11.11.19
Strategy, racial slurs, veterans, tech talent wars
11.10.19
The Weekly Scan
11.08.19
System presidents, financial aid, gift policies, economic impact
11.07.19
Affordability, DACA, foreign influence, veterans
11.06.19
Philanthropy, governing boards, completion, campus climate
11.05.19
Leadership voices, suicide, affirmative action, partnerships
11.04.19
Enrollment, hazing, travel ban, business schools
11.03.19
The Weekly Scan
11.01.19
Leadership voices, research funding, activism, computing power
October, 2019
10.31.19
Future of higher ed, cost, Wayne State, Asian American students
10.30.19
Paying athletes, reparations, HEA reauthorization, credentials
10.29.19
Mergers, off-campus parties, college counseling, archives
10.28.19
Tuition resets, LatinX students, student data, parents
10.27.19
The Weekly Scan
10.25.19
Transitions, tax policy, state funding, student voting
10.24.19
Transformative gifts, curriculum, student media, career support
10.23.19
Leadership voices, foreign influence, hazing, faculty diversity
10.22.19
Market pressures, protesting ICE, textbooks, rankings
10.21.19
Graduation rates, tuition perks, adult returners, acknowledging history
10.20.19
The Weekly Scan
10.18.19
Leadership voices, immigration, mental health, rural students
10.17.19
Online education, Chinese students, vaping, tech transfer
10.16.19
Strategy, economic impact, admissions, sports betting
10.15.19
Federal policy, MBA programs, sexual misconduct, income share
10.14.19
State of higher ed, low-income & first-gen, activism, civil discourse
10.13.19
The Weekly Scan
10.11.19
Growing enrollment, free speech, opioid funds, educating prisoners
10.10.19
Reshaping education, hazing, transfer students, dual enrollment
10.09.19
Philanthropy, graduate education, libraries, conflict of interest
10.08.19
Mergers, Yale-NUS course, testing, campaign pledges
10.07.19
Strategy, financial aid, presidential searches, immigration
10.06.19
The Weekly Scan
10.04.19
Leadership voices, endowments, athlete pay, sustainability
10.03.19
Enrollment, mental health, Harvard ruling, middle class
10.02.19
Affirmative action, performers & speech, activism, community colleges
10.01.19
Paying athletes, HBCUs, academic parents, skills gap
September, 2019
09.30.19
Future of higher ed, admissions, campus climate, study abroad
09.29.19
The Weekly Scan
09.27.19
Leadership voices, enrollment, tainted funding, intellectual diversity
09.26.19
Philanthropy, student debt, marching bands, social mobility
09.25.19
Strategy, foreign influence, MIT Media Lab, data science
09.24.19
Leadership profiles, student voting, admissions, student media
09.23.19
Graduate student unions, international students, employers, vaping
09.22.19
The Weekly Scan
09.20.19
Academic freedom, federal budget, low-income students, civil discourse
09.19.19
Leadership transitions, data privacy, re-enrolling dropouts, hotels
09.18.19
Free college, climate activism, fossil fuels, labor unions
09.17.19
Strategy, mergers, mental health, gender identity
09.16.19
Leadership voices, meritocracy, vocational education, contraception
09.15.19
The Weekly Scan
09.13.19
Town & gown, free college, online education, admissions
09.12.19
Data analytics, Epstein scrutiny, preventing assault, rankings
09.11.19
Purpose of higher ed, faculty diversity, paying athletes, parents
09.10.19
Philanthropy, partisan divide, affordability, medical debt
09.09.19
Business outlook, Epstein fallout, vaping, crisis planning
09.08.19
The Weekly Scan
09.06.19
Curriculum, Epstein ties, cost of scandal, public opinion
09.05.19
Future of higher ed, tribal colleges, student debt, rankings
09.04.19
International students, college admissions, students on social
09.03.19
Leadership voices, foreign influence, debt relief, global higher ed
August, 2019
08.30.19
Leadership voices, campus safety, housing, views on access
08.29.19
Strategy, pricing, grad student mental health, Lauren McCluskey
08.28.19
Value, international students, SAT adversity score, orientation
08.27.19
Rankings season, dropping out, cybersecurity, dining
08.26.19
Presidential searches, publics, entrepreneurship, veterans
08.25.19
The Weekly Scan
08.23.19
Leadership voices, women leaders, STEM diversity, mold in dorms
08.22.19
Athlete philanthropy, controversial donors, active shooters, graduate earnings
08.21.19
Strategy, global programs, sexual misconduct, transgender students
08.20.19
Partisan divide, enrollment booms, out-of-state students, beer in stadiums
08.19.19
Turnaround efforts, adult students, admissions, pet friendly
08.18.19
The Weekly Scan
08.16.19
Leadership voices, activism, Dreamers, reckoning with history
08.15.19
Perceived value, MBA programs, ethnic studies, online marketing
08.14.19
Affordability, University of Alaska, civic engagement, cheating
08.13.19
Philanthropy, immigration policy, food insecurity, financial aid
08.12.19
Rankings season, mental health, online harassment, disabilities
08.11.19
The Weekly Scan
08.09.19
Paying for college, admissions & aid scandals, medical education, retirement
08.08.19
Leadership vision, foreign ‘risk,’ gun research, high school football
08.07.19
Leadership voices, activism watch, online education, housing
08.06.19
Combating hate, international students, state funding, bots on campus
08.05.19
Perceptions of science, mergers, student debt, educating about immigration