The Scan Archives

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March, 2023

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

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

September, 2022

09.30.22
Leadership voices, enrollment, faculty diversity, tackling hunger

09.29.22
Strategy, student housing, academic freedom, neurodiversity

09.28.22
Brain science, tuition resets, campus safety, student voting

09.27.22
Climate action, rising wages, hate crimes, business schools

09.26.22
Presidential searches, China initiative, LGBTQ rights, refugees

09.25.22
The Weekly Scan

09.23.22
Leadership voices, transfer, conference realignment, rankings

09.22.22
Future of higher ed, legal issues, debt relief, research & innovation

09.21.22
Strategy, social mobility, job market, student data & privacy

09.20.22
Non-degree credentials, closing programs, admissions testing, repatriation

09.19.22
Value, aid & access, rankings criticism, understanding students

09.18.22
The Weekly Scan

09.16.22
Transitions, federal science, Michigan State, fossil fuel divestment

09.15.22
Mega gifts, ethnic studies, LGBTQ rights, post pandemic

09.14.22
Enrollment trends, campus climate, Dreamers, competing with China

09.13.22
Strategy, graduate education, affirmative action, student parents

09.12.22
Faculty recruitment, rankings, hazing culture, academic freedom

09.11.22
The Weekly Scan

09.09.22
Online education, financial aid, campus police, free speech

09.08.22
Public-private partnerships, affordability, student experience, repatriation

09.07.22
Strategy, college preparedness, water crisis, managing COVID

09.06.22
Leadership voices, summer melt, civil discourse, rankings

09.02.22
Credentials, intellectual diversity, activism, HBCU renaissance

09.01.22
Philanthropy, mental health, hate speech, remedial education

August, 2022

08.31.22
Climate change, four-year degrees, remote proctoring, cost & debt

08.30.22
Gen ed, affirmative action, bomb threats, teacher shortages

08.29.22
Leadership voices, open access, student debt, partnerships

08.28.22
The Weekly Scan

08.26.22
Value of college, staffing issues, COVID, pox & polio, global science

08.25.22
Leadership voices, endowments, debt forgiveness, LGBTQ+

08.24.22
Strategy, enrollment winners, equity & access, legal issues

08.23.22
Free college, academic freedom, town & gown, understanding students

08.22.22
Presidential pay, direct admissions, campus police, rankings

08.21.22
The Weekly Scan

08.19.22
Athletics, adult learners, fraternities, philanthropy

08.18.22
Public perceptions, Title IX and athletics, HBCUs, global academia

08.17.22
Student health, persistence, climate action, careers

08.16.22
Social mobility, student loans, learning technology, tenure

08.15.22
Cost and affordability, student success, strategy, building the pipeline

08.14.22
The Weekly Scan

08.12.22
Leadership transitions, social mobility, fixing higher ed, Title IX

08.11.22
Student debt, college cost, mental health, student belonging

08.10.22
International students, affirmative action, abortion, economic impact

08.09.22
Transfer students, perceived value, housing costs, job market

08.08.22
Leadership voices, enrollment trends, stranded credits, monkeypox

08.07.22
The Weekly Scan

08.05.22
Student experience, labor unions, paying athletes, sustainability

08.04.22
Financial woes, research funding, apprenticeships, reproductive care

08.03.22
STEM diversity, faculty speech, Dreamers, Native American students

08.02.22
Leadership voices, online education, affirmative action, town & gown

08.01.22
Academic programs, endowments, publics, reckoning with history

July, 2022

07.31.22
The Weekly Scan

07.29.22
Leadership voices, China, bomb threats, conference realignment

07.28.22
Online education, ransomware, anti-Semitism, student housing

07.27.22
Perceived value, affirmative action, activism watch, adult students

07.26.22
Future of higher ed, employee retention, adjunct faculty, innovation

07.25.22
Enrollment, international campuses, antitrust lawsuit, cancel culture

07.24.22
The Weekly Scan

07.22.22
New presidents, dating violence, career preparation, NIL deals

07.21.22
Mergers, housing shortages, Great Resignation, rankings

07.20.22
Strategy, racial equity, abortion access, first-generation students

07.19.22
Leadership voices, completion, suicide prevention, COVID surge

07.18.22
Partnerships, free college, retreat rights, campus policing

07.17.22
The Weekly Scan

07.15.22
Leadership voices, federal funding, academic freedom, liberal arts

07.14.22
Strategy, legacy admissions, abusive coaches, town & gown

07.13.22
Financial outlook, degree optional, campus safety, future of work

07.12.22
Transitions, affordability, state funding, neurodiverse students

07.11.22
Philanthropy, Title IX changes, combating hazing, business schools

07.10.22
The Weekly Scan

07.08.22
Financial aid, admissions testing, political pressure, doctors & Dobbs

07.07.22
Online education, student debt, research security, breakthroughs

07.06.22
Tuition, summer programs, affirmative action, student housing

07.05.22
Leadership pipelines, mergers, fentanyl crisis, mental health efforts

07.01.22
Leadership voices, conference realignment, LGBTQ+, rankings

June, 2022

06.30.22
Philanthropy, politics on campus, mental health leaves, Supreme Court

06.29.22
Enrollment data, ban the box, research funding, outbreaks

06.28.22
Strategy, degree earners, wildfire risk, Pell 50th anniversary

06.27.22
Spotlight on Dobbs Decision

06.26.22
The Weekly Scan

06.24.22
Leadership profiles, Title IX at 50, anti-Asian racism, value

06.23.22
Leadership voices, enrollment, student data, STEM diversity

06.23.22
Apology for technical issues with The Scan

06.22.22
Strategy, faculty compensation, commencement issues, completion

06.21.22
Governing boards, reckoning with history, completion, long COVID

06.17.22
Enrollment, income share, student engagement, pseudoscience

06.16.22
Partnerships, presidential searches, town & gown, employee morale

06.15.22
Strategy, Chinese influence, hazing prosecutions, DACA anniversary

06.14.22
Future of higher ed, LGBTQ+ students, tenure, remedial education

06.13.22
Hispanic serving, departures, gun violence, understanding students

06.12.22
The Weekly Scan

06.10.22
Leadership voices, political interference, abortion, civic engagement

06.09.22
Transitions, athlete mental health, naming & renaming, rankings

06.08.22
Philanthropy, foreign funding, job market, staff compensation

06.07.22
Strategy, free speech, diversity & inclusion, financial independence

06.06.22
Online education, campus shootings, defrauded students, NIL

06.05.22
The Weekly Scan

06.03.22
Transitions, student cheating, tech transfer, global higher ed

06.02.22
Strategy, anti-Asian racism, gun research, space planning

06.01.22
Leadership voices, student debt, mental health, state funding

May, 2022

05.31.22
Value of college, STEM diversity, activism watch, tax policy

05.29.22
The Weekly Scan Special Focus: Gun Violence

05.27.22
Philanthropy, affirmative action, abuse settlements, reenrolling dropouts

05.26.22
Enrollment, gun violence, presidential searches, student parents

05.25.22
Tuition increases, combating hate, managing COVID, nursing shortages

05.24.22
Leadership voices, international students, activism, Title IX policy

05.23.22
Leadership, college towns, OPMs, understanding students

05.22.22
The Weekly Scan

05.20.22
Financial health, faculty speech, tenure, scientific innovation

05.19.22
Presidential searches, college cost, dual enrollment, women athletes

05.18.22
Values in action, combating hate, free college, repatriation

05.17.22
Leadership voices, philanthropy, affirmative action, new buildings

05.16.22
Executive compensation, enrollment, sexual harassment, indigenous students

05.15.22
The Weekly Scan

05.13.22
Online education, cost and access, LGBTQ students, HBCU partnerships

05.12.22
Leadership voices, completion, state funding, paying athletes

05.11.22
Student wellbeing, athletes and police, credentials, employer education

05.10.22
Admissions testing, overdose deaths, mental health, addressing slavery

05.09.22
Leadership appointments, transfers, disabilities, understanding students

05.08.22
The Weekly Scan

05.06.22
Leadership voices, affordability, China Initiative, teacher shortages

05.05.22
Increasing impact, philanthropy, higher ed workforce, grading

05.04.22
Roe v Wade, political interference, cybersecurity, graduation ceremonies

05.03.22
Strategy, enrollment indicators, labor unions, changing NCAA

05.02.22
Presidential searches, sexual harassment, rankings controversy, humanities

05.01.22
The Weekly Scan

April, 2022

04.29.22
Quantum science, value of college, affordability, free speech

04.28.22
Leadership voices, diversity & inclusion, pandemic learning, rankings

04.27.22
Transitions, reckoning with history, affirmative action, rankings

04.26.22
Philanthropy, admissions season, student debt, academic parents

04.25.22
Strategy, mental health, wellness focus, leaves & probation

04.24.22
The Weekly Scan

04.22.22
Mission & values, sustainability efforts, tenure attacks, physics

04.21.22
Closures, reenrolling dropouts, campus safety, job market

04.20.22
Leadership voices, global research, hazing, ombuds role

04.19.22
Diversity & inclusion, enrollment, college degrees, career education

04.18.22
Strategy, tuition increases, labor unions, student engagement

04.17.22
The Weekly Scan

04.15.22
Leadership voices, financial pressures, testing, changing workplace

04.14.22
Transitions, governing boards, financial aid, managing COVID

04.13.22
Sustainability, philanthropy, reckoning with history, court rulings

04.12.22
Minimum wage, academic freedom, rankings, sexual assault awareness

04.11.22
International students, foreign ties, faculty salaries, paying athletes

04.10.22
The Weekly Scan

04.08.22
Transitions, haves and have-nots, student unions, public higher ed

04.07.22
Online education, free speech, legislating speech, COVID variant

04.06.22
Innovation, student debt, adjunct faculty, understanding students

04.05.22
Leadership voices, college cost, financial aid, Ukraine war

04.04.22
Future of higher ed, free college, mental health, social mobility

04.03.22
The Weekly Scan

04.01.22
Admissions season, LGBTQ students, activism, degree requirements

March, 2022