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December, 2019
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
08.04.19
The Weekly Scan
08.02.19
Federal budget, leadership, exploiting the system, sexual violence
08.01.19
Value, presidential searches, risk sharing, free college
July, 2019
07.31.19
Education in the election, Alaska, presidential parachutes, diversity in medicine
07.30.19
Financial outlook, liberal arts, admissions & aid scandals, textbooks
07.29.19
Rankings data, financial aid, student media, marijuana
07.28.19
The Weekly Scan
07.26.19
Leadership voices, campus climate, free speech, application fees
07.25.19
‘Red Scare,’ telescope protest, youth vaping, summer enrollment
07.24.19
Federal policy, closures, Africa presence, academic parents
07.23.19
Transitions, University of Alaska, politics on campus, test optional
07.22.19
Philanthropy, USC presidential search, college dropouts, campaign proposals
07.21.19
The Weekly Scan
07.19.19
Cost & affordability, Hampshire College, hunger, economic impact
07.18.19
Strategy, rankings, international students, cybersecurity
07.17.19
Employability, Israel boycotts, admissions scandal, community college
07.16.19
Leadership voices, Chinese influence, history, financial literacy
07.15.19
Severance pay, financial aid, re-enrollment, animals in research
07.14.19
The Weekly Scan
07.12.19
Strategic (un)planning, Epstein donations, publishing, climate change
07.11.19
Skills gap, talent wars, financial stability, public higher ed
07.10.19
Free college, mergers, Title IX pushback, income share
07.09.19
Minimum wage, academic conferences, partnerships, skipping college
07.08.19
Strategy, Alaska budget, foreign funding, prison education
07.07.19
The Weekly Scan: Life, Liberty, Happiness
07.03.19
Leadership voices, rural students, for-profits, global higher ed
07.02.19
Value, tax policy, joining the academy, student voting
07.01.19
Dreamers, state funding, athlete safety, internships
June, 2019
06.30.19
The Weekly Scan
06.28.19
Strategy, combating hate, espionage, beer in stadiums
06.27.19
Leadership voices, cost, financial literacy, data privacy
06.26.19
NCAA vs California, investigations, educating prisoners, employer benefits
06.25.19
Student debt, town & gown, apprenticeships, understanding students
06.24.19
Abrupt departures, campaign proposals, admissions scandal, veterans
06.23.19
The Weekly Scan
06.21.19
Leadership voices, philanthropy, corporate influence, revoking admission
06.20.19
Public opinion, federal and state funding, foster youth
06.19.19
Rankings, controversial speakers, athlete safety, reparations
06.18.19
Impact philanthropy, online education, housing, closures
06.17.19
Visas, sexual assault, Oberlin verdict, diversity & inclusion
06.16.19
The Weekly Scan
06.14.19
Presidents, donor relations, foreign ties, economic impact
06.13.19
Leadership voices, Chinese students, admissions, struggling colleges
06.12.19
College alternatives, career support, esports, public engagement
06.11.19
Title IX, athletics, enrolling veterans, economic impact
06.10.19
Philanthropy, value, activism watch, boot camps
06.09.19
The Weekly Scan
06.07.19
Leadership voices, business schools, international education, science & politics
06.06.19
Dreamers, admissions fraud, sustainability, tech transfer
06.05.19
Online education, engaged learning, student debt, fossil fuel divestment
06.04.19
Tuition freezes, international students, textbooks, corporate market
06.03.19
Graduate programs, HBCUs, gender and research, philanthropy
06.02.19
The Weekly Scan
May, 2019
05.31.19
Leadership voices, enrollment, international scholars, low-income students
05.30.19
Value & access, admissions, donor controversies, mascots
05.29.19
Strategy, new presidents, paying off loans, women in economics
05.28.19
Admissions frenzy, business schools, graduate student unions, libraries
05.26.19
The Weekly Scan
05.24.19
Completion, doctors and abuse, free speech, SAT fairness
05.23.19
Fundraising, enrollment, reckoning with history, early college
05.22.19
Outcomes, administrative costs, Dreamers, public impact
05.21.19
Research standing, student debt, town & gown, rankings
05.20.19
Small colleges, affirmative action, Ohio State, financial literacy
05.19.19
The Weekly Scan 5.19.19
05.17.19
Leadership voices, tax policy, standardized testing, immigration
05.16.19
Value, China conflict, graduate programs, job market
05.15.19
Strategy, sexual harassment, Chick-Fil-A, understanding students
05.14.19
Future of higher ed, federal funding, defending Weinstein, student housing
05.13.19
Enrollment, liberal arts, admissions & athletics, Greek life
05.10.19
Transitions, tuition discounting, polling, federal work-study
05.09.19
Naming, activism watch, basketball trials, first-gen students
05.08.19
Free college, international students, conflict of interest, retirees
05.07.19
President profiles, affirmative action, campus safety, partnerships
05.06.19
Value, graduate student unions, climate change, entrepreneurship
05.05.19
The Weekly Scan 5.5.19
05.03.19
Leadership voices, philanthropy, meeting basic needs, student parents
05.02.19
Admissions, prosecuting presidents, business schools, universities and K-12
05.01.19
UNC Charlotte shooting, federal funding, frat culture, Christian and LGBTQ
April, 2019
04.30.19
Presidential searches, tuition freezes, activism, community colleges
04.29.19
Leadership voices, adult students, graduate education, women in STEM
04.28.19
The Weekly Scan
04.26.19
Demand, Dreamers, measles, science funding
04.25.19
Tuition resets, student debt, sustainability, race in the academy
04.24.19
Strategy, HBCUs, employer partnerships, understanding students
04.23.19
Campaign proposals, LGBTQ rights, espionage, credentials
04.22.19
Turnaround efforts, cheating, protest season, educating prisoners
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