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April, 2021
04.12.21
Biden budget, graduate education, politics on campus, combating hate
04.11.21
The Weekly Scan
04.09.21
Leadership voices, tenure, student debt, town & gown
04.08.21
Strategy, elite admissions, vaccine mandates, women in the academy
04.07.21
Restoring science, Title IX review, Hispanic serving, job market
04.06.21
New presidents, international students, anti-Asian racism, science in COVID
04.05.21
Admissions, board controversies, women athletes, equity efforts
04.02.21
Fundraising, community colleges, academic jobs, COVID surge
04.01.21
Leadership voices, infrastructure, LGBTQ students, partnerships
March, 2021
03.31.21
Strategy, athletics reform, health professions, vaccinating students
03.30.21
Closures, science funding, defrauded students, rankings
03.29.21
Compensation, naming, faculty speech, downtown campuses
03.28.21
The Weekly Scan
03.26.21
Leadership voices, doctor abuse, Asian Americans, combating COVID
03.25.21
Philanthropy, HBCUs, recruiting creativity, the next pandemic
03.24.21
Elites, pandemic burnout, reckoning with history, student surveys
03.23.21
Strategy, state funding, cybersecurity, completion & debt
03.22.21
Future of higher ed, athlete activism, student debt, business schools
03.21.21
The Weekly Scan
03.19.21
Value of college, Dreamers, hazing, economic development
03.18.21
Transitions, anti-Asian violence, transgender athletes, admissions
03.17.21
Leadership voices, LSU fallout, spring break, open access
03.16.21
Small colleges, racist speech, international students, for-profits
03.15.21
Fall planning, tuition refunds, labor unions, March Madness
03.14.21
The Weekly Scan
03.12.21
Spring enrollment, women in STEM, diversity training, activism
03.11.21
COVID relief bill, admissions, Chinese funding, student privacy
03.10.21
Online education, reckoning with history, divestment, fundraising
03.09.21
Strategy, faculty speech, campus policing, adult completers
03.08.21
Women in academe, Title IX overhaul, hazing deaths, rankings
03.07.21
The Weekly Scan
03.05.21
Presidential searches, free college, closures, mental health
03.04.21
Leadership voices, caregiving, reckoning with history, understanding students
03.03.21
Mergers, international students, affirmative action, combating COVID
03.02.21
Civics education, $150M, Cardona, financial aid, trust in science
03.01.21
Transitions, federal budget, campus climate, commencement
February, 2021
02.28.21
The Weekly Scan
02.26.21
Fall plans, giving for equity, adult returners, LGBTQ rights
02.25.21
Business model, naming, China fears, medical schools
02.24.21
Strategy, inclusion efforts, Capitol aftermath, town & gown
02.23.21
Leadership voices, endowments, adjunct faculty, majors
02.22.21
Admissions equity, program cuts, apprenticeships, philanthropy
02.21.21
The Weekly Scan
02.19.21
Future of higher ed, state funding, free speech, student debt
02.18.21
Strategy, activism watch, parenting in COVID, diversity plans
02.17.21
Leadership voices, crisis response, savings sports, teaching online
02.16.21
Tuition resets, Biden administration, international students, mental health
02.15.21
Small colleges, minimum wage, anti-racism, vaccinations
02.14.21
The Weekly Scan
02.12.21
Strategy, Chinese ties, academic calendar, economic impact
02.11.21
Future of higher ed, tenure, adult students, combating COVID
02.10.21
Leadership voices, finances, fan celebrations, rural students
02.09.21
Biden administration, philanthropy, at-risk students, careers
02.08.21
New presidents, workforce cuts, reckoning with history, global
02.07.21
The Weekly Scan
02.05.21
Mergers, free speech, sexual harassment, partnerships
02.04.21
Affirmative action, financial outlook, STEM diversity, graduation
02.03.21
Education Secretary, completion, online proctoring, veterans
02.02.21
Tuition, international students, athlete safety, research amid COVID
02.01.21
Innovation, admissions equity, dismissal policies, combating COVID
January, 2021
01.31.21
The Weekly Scan
01.29.21
Record gifts, athletics revenue, policing, politics on campus
01.28.21
Leadership voices, financial woes, vaccinations, rankings
01.27.21
Philanthropy, foreign ties, regional campuses, COVIC & research
01.26.21
Enrollment, fossil fuels, faculty & staff, health professions
01.25.21
Free college, financial aid, graduate education, outbreaks
01.24.21
The Weekly Scan
01.22.21
Strategy, federal relief, COVID vaccinations, skills gap
01.21.21
Biden actions, testing, COVID variants, liberal education
01.20.21
Value, Biden administration, community colleges, partnerships
01.19.21
Immigration policy, research espionage, testing, career paths
01.18.21
Science in DC, activism, faculty diversity, reckoning with history
01.17.21
The Weekly Scan
01.15.21
Leadership voices, federal relief, enrollment, giving for equity
01.14.21
Higher ed policy, haves and have-nots, mental health, repairing democracy
01.13.21
Online education, free speech, athlete activism, COVID lessons
01.12.21
COVID spring, debt relief, health professions, vaccinations
01.11.21
Strategy, Capitol aftermath, paying athletes, COVID mutations
01.10.21
The Weekly Scan
01.08.21
Leadership voices, cybersecurity, campus life, combating hate
01.07.21
Special Edition: Defending Democracy
01.06.21
Spring adjustments, federal funding, foreign influence, philanthropy
01.05.21
Tuition, cheating, graduate education, transfer students
01.04.21
Education Secretary, financial aid, vaccine decisions, completion
December, 2020
12.22.20
Federal stimulus, free college, renaming, rankings
12.21.20
Admissions, funding equity, cheating, college towns & COVID
12.20.20
The Weekly Scan
12.18.20
Retirements, public safety, fossil fuels, survey research
12.17.20
Tuition, athlete pay, public universities, prison education
12.16.20
Philanthropy, demographics, community colleges, spring break
12.15.20
Vaccinations, more spring plans, student behavior, COVID relief
12.14.20
COVID lessons, Native mascots, foreign funds, policy ideas
12.13.20
The Weekly Scan
12.11.20
Searches, reckoning with history, international students, COVID testing
12.10.20
Future of higher ed, deferring, graduate education, STEM diversity
12.09.20
Strategy, financial outlook, free speech, athletics and COVID
12.08.20
Leadership voices, restructuring, activism watch, snow days
12.07.20
Planning for spring, immigration, intellectual disabilities, trust in science
12.06.20
The Weekly Scan
12.04.20
In-person safety, staff hardship, liberal arts, financial strategies
12.03.20
Institutional survival, Covid testing, pandemic comms, professional enrollment
12.02.20
Betsy DeVos, academic innovation, careers, diversity planning
12.01.20
Covid vaccine, education and class, disability, student causes
November, 2020
11.30.20
Next administration, faculty speech, spring return, recruiting students
11.25.20
Leadership voices, pushback for cutbacks, athlete pay, study abroad
11.24.20
Strategy, crisis communication, town & gown, entrepreneurship
11.23.20
Leadership diversity, faculty speech, COVID, reckoning with history
11.22.20
The Weekly Scan
11.20.20
Faculty stress, sexual misconduct, COVID testing, performing arts
11.19.20
Mergers, debt forgiveness, residence halls, staff concerns
11.18.20
Enrollment, global academic freedom, Dreamers, Jill Biden
11.17.20
Spring plans, international students, abuse settlements, philanthropy
11.16.20
COVID surge, federal relief, medical schools, election impact
11.15.20
The Weekly Scan
11.13.20
Fall enrollment, Harvard admissions, athletics, first-year students
11.12.20
Tuition, international students, racial equity, business schools
11.11.20
Value, restructuring, higher ed jobs, faculty diversity
11.10.20
Future of higher ed, HBCUs, admissions, Thanksgiving break
11.09.20
Biden presidency, affirmative action, activism, construction
11.08.20
The Weekly Scan
11.06.20
Leadership voices, election impact, Greek life, military veterans
11.05.20
Revenue forecasts, combating COVID, student wellbeing, employers
11.04.20
Election 2020, strategic thinking, rankings, the great divide
11.02.20
Election 2020, endowments, disabled students, diversity partnerships
11.01.20
The Weekly Scan
October, 2020
10.30.20
Managing break, international students, sustainability, defending science
10.29.20
Leadership voices, affirmative action, free college, outdoor classrooms
10.28.20
Election impact, combating racism, community colleges, rankings
10.27.20
Financial pressures, naming, twindemic, Latinx students
10.26.20
Tuition discounts, ‘Eyes of Texas,’ COVID testing, humanities
10.25.20
The Weekly Scan
10.23.20
Elite admissions, visa crackdowns, privacy, apprenticeships
10.22.20
Leadership voices, federal aid, COVID outbreaks, voting
10.21.20
Fundraising, foreign gifts, campus climate, online education
10.20.20
Curricula, international students, Greek life, combating COVID
10.19.20
Future of higher ed, budget cuts, diversity training, town & gown
10.18.20
The Weekly Scan
10.16.20
Pay equity, giving for diversity, financial aid, campus life
10.15.20
Enrollment, value, cutting sports, resident advisers
10.14.20
Planning for spring, restructuring, mental health, economic impact
10.13.20
Strategy, financial pressures, vulnerable students, rankings
10.12.20
Leadership voices, Chinese scientists, transfer students, cybersecurity
10.11.20
The Weekly Scan
10.09.20
Philanthropy, war on diversity, women faculty, combating COVID
10.08.20
Governing boards, immigration, graduate education, voting
10.07.20
Higher ed employment, free college, diversity training, Nobel Prize
10.06.20
Transitions, online education, giving for equity, trust in science
10.05.20
Leadership voices, unmasked, admissions testing, Supreme Court
10.04.20
The Weekly Scan
10.02.20
Cost & value, admissions fairness, COVID testing, socializing safely
10.01.20
Presidential election, climate change, naming, course sharing
September, 2020
09.30.20
Enrollment, battling COVID, federal relief, women faculty
09.29.20
Strategy, free speech, cybersecurity, student journalists
09.28.20
Leadership voices, Supreme Court, STEM diversity, student voting
09.27.20
The Weekly Scan
09.24.20
Fall enrollment, reopening, campus climate, athletics cutbacks
09.23.20
Leadership searches, access, understanding COVID, public higher ed
09.22.20
Engagement, financial outlook, town & gown, economic recovery
09.21.20
Leadership voices, enrollment, University of Michigan, campus life
09.20.20
The Weekly Scan
09.18.20
Combating racism, COVID outbreaks, getting it right, rankings
09.17.20
Planning for spring, admissions, vulnerable students, employment
09.16.20
Tuition, race conscious, college football, Clery reporting
09.15.20
Mergers, faculty speech, graduate education, climate funding
09.14.20
Future of higher ed, rankings, admissions testing, discipline
09.13.20
The Weekly Scan
09.11.20
Planning for spring, outbreaks, workforce skills, social media
09.10.20
Strategy, quarantines, international students, racial equity
09.09.20
Jerry Falwell, brain drain, grading, vaccination policies
09.08.20
Free expression, activism, higher ed in India, stay or go?
09.06.20
The Weekly Scan: Special Holiday Edition
09.04.20
100 million gifts, financial cutbacks, job market, academic parents
09.03.20
Success stories, labor, reckoning with history, adult students
09.02.20
Philanthropy, student behavior, safety campaigns, rankings
09.01.20
Enrollment, town & gown, economic impact, student voting
August, 2020
08.31.20
Admissions reform, managing COVID, US v. China, digital divide
08.30.20
The Weekly Scan
08.28.20
Leadership voices, research funding, scientific integrity, activism
08.27.20
Future of higher ed, disaster response, COVID testing, cutting sports
08.26.20
Ethnic studies, COVID spikes, privacy issues, online learning rules
08.25.20
Enrollment trends, cybersecurity, activism, reforming policing
08.24.20
Affirmative action, party patrol, low-income students, dining
08.23.20
The Weekly Scan
08.21.20
Leadership voices, gap year, COVID testing, regional publics
08.20.20
Financial outlook, China, free speech, reckoning with history
08.19.20
Reopening Edition
08.18.20
Fall pivot, COVID clusters, admissions testing, job market
08.17.20
Leadership transitions, tuition, international students, Title IX
08.16.20
The Weekly Scan
08.14.20
Surveys, affirmative action, mental health, teaching online
08.13.20
Leadership transitions, college football, town & gown, credentials
08.12.20
Online strategy, reopening woes, COVID tracking, campaign issues
08.11.20
Leadership voices, Black@, pushing to play, masks
08.10.20
Executive orders, enrollment, enforcement, inclusive teaching
08.09.20
The Weekly Scan
08.07.20
Stay home,’ free college, student debt, future of higher ed
08.06.20
Leadership voices, athletics, student behavior, racial equity
08.05.20
Reopening, financial peril, public higher ed, gap year
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