Eric Kelderman
Senior Reporter
The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Eric Kelderman has been a reporter at The Chronicle since 2008, covering a wide range of subjects, including money and accountability in higher education, state policy, accreditation, and legal affairs. He has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland at College Park, a master’s degree in music theory and composition from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and a bachelor’s degree in music from Luther College, in Decorah, Iowa. You can find him on Twitter @etkeld, or email him at eric.kelderman@chronicle.com.
Stories by this Author
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Race and PoliticsThe Plan to Dismantle DEI
Model legislation lays out how legislatures could outlaw public colleges’ efforts to attract and retain people of color and other marginalized groups. -
Leadership
How Mitch Daniels Made Purdue a University Conservatives Can Love
Was his tenure a model for how to navigate the partisan divide over higher ed? -
Leadership Upheaval
Ohio State President Leaves Big Plans Unfinished as She Steps Down
Her planned resignation, “a difficult decision,” she said, comes less than three years into a five-year contract. -
Enrollment Plunge
In Wisconsin, a Merger Can’t Save a Community College
The demographic cliff has already arrived in some parts of the country, forcing administrators to make tough decisions. -
In the States
Can Public Regionals Grow Their Way Out of Financial Trouble?
New Jersey City University’s ambitious plan backfired. What went wrong? -
Students Are 'Underprepared, Unengaged, and Unmotivated'
Community-College Leaders Wrestle With an Uncertain Future
At a recent conference, trustees talked about overhauling recruitment to bring back disaffected students. -
Academic Work Force
Pay Raises, Massages, and Free Food: Can Colleges Lift Employees’ Morale?
Administrators are going above and beyond to re-engage employees after the pandemic deflated faculty and staff morale. -
Leadership
2 College-Leadership Searches in Florida Struggle to Field Candidates
Experts cite the state’s political climate as a factor. -
A New Union
Antioch and Otterbein Tie the Knot
Two years ago, Antioch University identified 250 colleges to potentially merge with. In Otterbein, it found its perfect match. -
Sports and Money
Should Governing Boards Have More Say Over Athletic Decisions?
Regents of the University of California system say, when it comes to whether UCLA will move to the Big Ten, they get to make the final call.
