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A Sea Change
Colleges Have Agreed to Pay Athletes. What’s Next?
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A Tricky Relationship
He Came From the Frying Pan. Can He Manage the Fire?
Governance strife drove Kevin Guskiewicz from Chapel Hill to Michigan State University, where he has a pledge of good behavior from a board known for its meddling. Will it last? -
Leadership
Yet Another Congressional Hearing Came for Higher Ed. College Presidents Tried to Fight Back.
Lawmakers’ sharpest questions were directed at Northwestern University’s Michael H. Schill, who didn’t take it quietly.
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Data
Is College Worth It? Depends on the Student Debt.
Just 22 percent of respondents to a new Pew Research Center survey said the cost of a four-year degree was worth it if a student had to take out loans. -
More Questions From Congress
4 Things to Watch for During Thursday’s Antisemitism Hearing
Previous testimonies were disastrous for higher ed. Could this one be different? -
Held Accountable
Jonathan Holloway on the Hot Seat
On the eve of the Committee on Education and the Workforce’s latest round of university president-grilling, Rutgers’ president finds himself under fire from multiple directions. -
Meaningful Conversations
These Students Want to Talk About Oct. 7. They Say Their Peers and Colleges Hold Them Back.
A student-founded organization called Atidna offers a space to discuss what’s happening in the Middle East. It’s an uphill battle to persuade their peers to participate. -
Looming Liabilities
A Major Sports Settlement Is Poised to Cost Colleges Billions. How Would They Pay for It?
Hundreds of universities are hammering out a historic deal, the consequences of which could touch every part of campus. -
'There’s Some Kind of Mistake'
After Learning Her TA Would Be Paid More Than She Was, This Lecturer Quit
Labor activism has graduate teaching assistants out-earning some faculty members in the University of California system. -
Gazette
Transitions: New Presidents Named at Thomas Jefferson U. and the U. of New Hampshire
Susan C. Aldridge, interim president of Thomas Jefferson University, has been named to the post permanently. -
Campus Activism
Actually, HBCUs Have a Lot to Say About Gaza
No one disrupted President Biden’s commencement speech on Sunday at Morehouse College. That doesn’t mean students and faculty members are disengaged from the antiwar movement. -
Persistent Problems
For Some Frustrated Students, the FAFSA Is Still Broken
Despite recent fixes, the federal-aid form continues to hinder low-income applicants on the cusp of college. -
Enrollment Tension
Colleges Are Swimming in Financial Uncertainty Amid the FAFSA Mess
Typically, May brings clarity about incoming fall classes. This year, no one’s sure who’s going to show up.