Dan Bauman is a reporter who investigates and writes about all things data in higher education. Tweet him at @danbauman77, or email him at dan.bauman@chronicle.com.
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International EnrollmentsNumber of New Chinese Students at U.S. Colleges Plummeted This Fall, Visa Data Show
But student-visa issuances over all held steady, thanks to an explosion in interest from India. -
Work Force
Higher Ed’s Work Force Has Returned to Its Pre-Pandemic Size
The sector added 3,400 jobs in August, according to estimates by the federal government. -
Finance
A Pandemic-Era Cut With a Hidden Price Tag
Private colleges slashed retirement contributions to their employees by $728 million in 2020. -
Sticker Prices
Despite Sky-High Inflation, No Sign Yet of Surging Tuition Costs
Muted fee inflation and the increased cost of most goods and services are likely to squeeze colleges financially. -
Online Education
Two Years After Promising a ‘Transformational’ Partnership, the U. of Arizona and Zovio Part Ways
The plan was to create an online mega-university and extend Arizona’s reach, but the University of Arizona Global Campus struggled to turn a profit. -
Federal Aid
Will Your College Get Any Money From the Last Round of U.S. Covid Relief? Check Our List
The Education Department released an institution-by-institution breakdown of pandemic stimulus allocations. -
DATA
How the Pandemic Hammered a Key U.S. Export: Education
A key measure of the economic activity generated by services to international students has shown a significant fall-off, federal data show. -
A Messy Divorce
In Its Latest Public Filings, Liberty U. Blasts the President Who Turned It Into a Billion-Dollar Behemoth
The university accuses Jerry Falwell Jr. and his family of benefiting from dubious transactions. Federal filings tell a more complicated story. -
Marketing
‘Whose Brilliant Idea Was This?’: How Ohio State Successfully Trademarked the Word ‘THE’
Records show the unusual brand word wasn’t popular with everyone in the university community. And one expert called its approval “a very stupid decision.” -
Hot Properties
Some Colleges Pay for Space on a Classic Game. It Ain’t Monopoly Money.
Landing your campus’s name on the board and box can cost as much as $60,000 — unless you’re Harvard or MIT.
