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October, 2020
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
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