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Rick Seltzer

Rick Seltzer

What I Cover

I write the Daily Briefing newsletter, a look at the most important higher-ed news from The Chronicle and across the country, plus major trends to keep an eye on, developing questions, notable job changes, and a little bit of fun to start your day — all delivered to your inbox every morning.

My Background

I’ve covered college presidents, banking, health care, local government, and everything in between.

Before joining The Chronicle in 2023, I was senior editor at Higher Ed Dive. I started covering the sector at Inside Higher Ed, first as a reporter and later as projects editor. I’ve also been a reporter at the Baltimore Business Journal, The Bloomington Herald-Times in Bloomington, Ind., The Central New York Business Journal, and The Harrisburg Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa.

Connect

Email me directly at rick.seltzer@chronicle.com, call me at 202-630-1573, or reach me via Signal at rseltzer.42.

Highlights

Daily Briefing: Florida’s no good, very bad, land-grant summer
Wear a mask, show ID at Va. Commonwealth. Another start-of-term delay at Saint Augustine’s. Columbia’s interim chief appeals for tolerance, and more.
By Rick Seltzer August 16, 2024
Daily Briefing: Questions for the fall
Temple won’t acquire U. of the Arts. Board backs embattled Commonwealth U. president. All the insight you can buy for $4.6 million, and more.
By Rick Seltzer September 3, 2024

Recent Newsletters

Daily Briefing
May 22: What’s the Justice Dept. doing in Charlottesville?
Accreditor suspends DEI standard. Enrollment grew this spring. Rankings bigwig retires. And more.
Daily Briefing
May 21: Federal Student Aid stumbles
Here come the DEI auditors. A short-term budget for uncertain times. Falwell settlement worth $15 million. And more.
Daily Briefing
May 20: How college is making the rich get richer
Extortionists target students on visas. Faculty salaries lagged inflation over two decades. Rutgers hires away LSU’s president. And more.
Daily Briefing
May 19: The media is Trump’s higher-ed message
MIT dumps AI paper. DEI practices poll better than DEI itself. A warning sign for international enrollment. And more.
Daily Briefing
May 16: Santa J. Ono checks out
Hillsdale president blasts endowment tax. Oklahoma DEI ban becomes law. Hundreds have been punished for protected speech. And more.
Daily Briefing
May 15: Raises become rare
University systems talk about creating a new accreditor. Associations want new federal compact. Penn State winnows down closure list. And more.
Daily Briefing
May 14: Have public colleges lost pricing power?
Expanded endowment tax could hit dozens of colleges. NIH cuts tallied at $2.7 billion. Private university pivots toward trades. And more.
Daily Briefing
May 13: Diversified work force, federal investigation
Pentagon orders books pulled. What sets independent students apart? Campus encampments outlawed in Arizona. And more.
Daily Briefing
May 12: Is the public on higher ed’s side?
Judge orders Tufts student released. Feds probe Penn’s foreign funding. NIH grants come with fine print, and more.
Daily Briefing
May 9: Beware of gifts
Protests at Columbia U. and the U. of Washington. Santa Ono prepares for a Florida move. Documents suggest the NIH violated court order, and more.