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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
12.22.22
New presidents, federal budget, diversity & inclusion, student voices
12.21.22
Leadership voices, STEM education, legal issues, refugee students
12.20.22
Science leadership, affordability, campus climate, rankings
12.19.22
Value, enrollment challenges, rural students, labor unions
12.18.22
The Weekly Scan
12.16.22
New presidents, leadership voices, tuition, anti-Semitism, re-enrollment
12.15.22
Philanthropy, conference realignment, LGBTQ+ climate, trust in science
12.14.22
Breakthroughs, industry funding, coaching buyouts, social media
12.13.22
Future of higher ed, financial outlook, student debt, housing
12.12.22
Free college, mental health, academic strikes, research productivity
12.11.22
The Weekly Scan
12.09.22
Leadership voices, closures, activism watch, international students
12.08.22
Leadership appointments, credentials, academic strikes, Great Divide
12.07.22
Business schools, affirmative action, foreign ties, open access
12.06.22
Fundraising, cost transparency, Idaho murders, gun violence
12.05.22
State funding, law schools, reckoning with history, completion
12.04.22
The Weekly Scan
12.02.22
Strategy, research integrity, low-income students, diversity & inclusion
12.01.22
Transitions, enrollment, China protests, immigration policy
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