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 on Campus
College DEI Efforts Are Widespread, Poorly Funded, and Ineffective
A survey says colleges’ efforts to recruit and retain students and employees of color are mostly not working. Conservative lawmakers want to limit those efforts. -
Race and Politics
The 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.